The Result
Navigators - 3 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
47 wins - 54 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #3

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 4 at-bats

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
(did not hear)
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - two down
Popped-up at home plate and caught by the catcher
Out F2
Second at-bat
(did not hear)
Lefthanded pitcher
Runner at second base - two down
Well hit into deep centrefield
Out F8
Third at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Ball - outside
"Popped-up on the right-side and the fielder makes the catch standing in the first base coach's box"
Out F3
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
In the bottom of the eighth inning!!!
Navigators leading 3 runs to 1!!!
Brett is the tying run!!!
Called strike
Foul ball - back to the screen
"A that is a high chopper back to the mound and the pitcher fields it and makes the sure out at first base" - the runner advanced to second base
Out 1-to-3

Heard during the game
N/A

Email from Brett
N/A

Game Reports
Early deficit proves costly for Sea Dogs

When Sea Dogs starter Ryan Cameron left the field the after his fifth and final inning of work Sunday afternoon, Manager Ron Johnson bounded from the home dugout to give him a hearty handshake and to throw a congratulatory arm around his pitcher's shoulders.

No matter that Cameron was on the short end of a score that would not change, that he would be charged with Portland's 3-1 loss to the Norwich Navigators before a subdued sellout crowd of 6,975 at Hadlock Field.

Cameron had taken the makings of an ugly outing and turned it into something worthwhile.
After not throwing a strike until his seventh pitch, after walking two batters and hitting another before recording his second out, Cameron (2-3) settled down and held one of the better-hitting teams in the Eastern League to one bloop single through five innings.

"That's not an easy thing to do, to turn it around and be sitting in the fifth inning almost throwing a no-hitter," Johnson said.
"Realistically, the guy should have had a no-hitter, because the ball that fell in, we misplayed it."

With the bases loaded from Cameron's early wildness, a broken-bat ground out and the flare by Chris Curry that fooled Sea Dogs left fielder Mike O'Keefe and fell just in front of him resulted in a 3-0 first-inning lead for Navigators.

As it turned out, that was more than enough for Norwich starter Josh Habel (4-8), who allowed only three singles in his six innings.

Portland's only run came in the second.
Jeff Bailey singled and, after a walk and a wild pitch, scored on an an infield out by Kenny Perez.

The Sea Dogs put a runner on third in the seventh and eighth against Norwich reliever Scott Munter and Perez singled in the ninth off closer Alberto Montes, but the Sea Dogs failed to cash in.

"Even though we got a few guys on base, for the most part, Mr. Hamel dominated our offense," Johnson said.

With the wind blowing in from right field for a change, Hadlock became a little more spacious.

The only extra-base hit was a double off the left-field wall in the sixth by Sea Dogs nemesis Mike Cervenak, and he was nearly thrown out at second.

When the Sea Dogs last faced Habel it was at Norwich's Dodd Stadium, also known as Jurassic Park for its sizable dimensions.
O'Keefe and Stefan Bailie both took Habel deep in that game last Tuesday, the first of a stretch in which Portland has lost 5 of 6.

"There were a couple change-ups that I left up and they hit 'em out," Habel said Sunday, ice wrapped to his left shoulder.
"This time I tried to concentrate on keeping everything down."

The three runs Cameron allowed brought his total to 13 first-inning runs in his eight starts.
In the other 31-1/3 innings of his starts, opponents have managed only nine runs.
He retired 11 in a row after Curry's flare.

"Some of the great ones were like that," Johnson said.
"If you didn't get to Catfish Hunter in the first few innings, it was over.
If we knew why, I think we could just put that in paper form and probably make a lot of money."

Curry, Habel Lift Gators Past Dogs

Chris Curry hit a two-run single and Josh Habel pitched six strong innings as the Norwich Navigators defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 3-1 on Sunday.

Norwich (54-45) led 3-0 from the first inning.
After the Navigators loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batsman, they picked up one run when Daniel Ortmeier grounded out and two more runners scored on Curry's looping single to left.

The Sea Dogs (47-54) tallied their lone run in the second inning when Jeff Bailey singled, advanced to third on a walk and wild pitch and scampered home on Kenny Perez's groundout.

Habel was in command throughout his six-inning outing, striking out seven, walking two and allowing three singles and one run as he improved to 4-8.

Portland starter Ryan Cameron dropped to 2-3 with the loss.

EARLY RUNS DOWN SEA DOGS IN 3-1 LOSS
Norwich Scores 3 First Inning Runs

Chris Curry's bloop two-run single capped a three-run first inning, lifting the Norwich Navigators to a 3-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs before a sellout crowd of 6,975 at Hadlock Field Sunday afternoon.

The misplayed bloop hit was the only hit allowed by losing pitcher Ryan Cameron, who also walked two and hit a man in the first inning but allowed only one base runner in his final four innings.

Mike Lockwood singled twice and made a diving catch in left field to earn Allied Big Dog of the Game honors.

Portland went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position in the loss.

The Sea Dogs dropped five of seven games in the home-and-home series to fall into last place in the Eastern League's Northern Division.

NAVIGATORS WIN AGAIN
Three first-inning runs all Habel needs in 3-1 win

The Navigators finished an impressive week against the Sea Dogs by winning their fifth game in seven day against Portland 3-1.

Josh Habel earned the win, giving up one run and striking out seven in six innings.

Scott Munter pitched two scoreless innings of releif and Albert Montes nailed the save with a scoreless ninth.

The Navigators scored all their runs in the first thanks to some sloppy Portland play.
Carlos Valderrama and Derin McMains walked to start the game and Mike Cervenak was hit by an 0-2 pitch to load the bases.
Dan Ortmeier brought home the first run with an RBI groundout.
Chris Curry knocked in the next two with a bloop two-run single that fell in front of left fielder Mike O'Keefe, who broke late on contact.

Eastern League Game Summary - Norwich at Portland

Josh Habel tossed six solid innings and Chris Curry smacked a two-run single in the first inning as the Norwich Navigators jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-1 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs Sunday afternoon.

Habel (4-8) gave up just one earned run in his six innings to pick up his fourth win of the year.
He allowed three hits, walked two batters, and fanned seven.

Alberto Montes gave up one hit in the ninth and recorded his 14th save.

Curry finished 1-for-4 on the day with two RBI to lead the Norwich offense.

Ryan Cameron (2-3) took the loss after he allowed all three runs on just one hit in five innings.
Cameron walked three batters and struck out five.

Daniel Ortmeier got the scoring started in the first with an RBI groundout one batter before Curry's single.

Kenny Perez knocked in the lone Portland run with a second inning RBI groundout.

Both teams will have the day off on Monday and resume play Tuesday night.