The Result
Sea Dogs - 2 to 1

Sea Dogs - Year-to-Date
54 wins - 59 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing rightfield
Batting #3 (back to the third spot!!!)

At the end of the Game
2 hits from 4 at-bats - 2 x singles

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
(did not hear)
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at third base - one down
Ground ball to the Rock Cats first-baseman
Out PO3
Second at-bat
(did not hear)
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - none down
Base hit into rightfield - and the runner advanced to second base
Single
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Third at-bat
(did not hear)
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ground ball back to the pitcher
Out 1-to-3
Fourth at-bat
(did not hear)
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Hit
Single
Advanced to second base on an error by the pitcher (???)
Left stranded at the end of the innings

Heard during the game
(1) It was the bottom of the ninth innings!!!
The Sea Dogs were leading 2 runs to 1!!!
Two down!!!
BUT the Rock Cats had a runner at first base (the tying run) and the batter in the box (the winning run)
The pitch came in
......and it was belted to deep rightfield!!!
Here is the commentators call - "Roneberg is going back, back, back ...... and he is against the wall ...... and he leaps in the air ...... did he make the catch??? ...... HE DID!!! ...... an incredible play by Roneberg!!! ...... Brett, with his back against the fence, leaps in the air at the sixteen-foot high wall and makes a snow-cone grab ...... a sensational play by Brett to end the ballgame"
(see the game reports below)

(2) During the Post-Game-Show, the commentator announced that the above play was the "Weather Vane Seafoods - Catch of the Day"

Email from Brett
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Game Reports

CATS' COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN GAME ONE

Catcher Gabby Torres brought the crowd to its feet with a shot to right field with a runner on first and the Rock Cats down by one in the bottom of the ninth, but the ball fell into the glove of the leaping outfielder at the wall, Brett Roneberg, and Portland escaped with a 2-1 win.

The Rock Cats scored its only run on an RBI sacrifice fly by Kevin West in the ninth.

Cats' starter Jon Pridie (3-6) allowed a run in the first and second, but settled down to shutout the Sea Dogs through the next five innings.
He struck out 11 and walked just one.

Victor Moreno fired two shutout innings in relief, but the Cats' bat couldn't produce enough runs.

Eastern League Game Summary - Portland at New Britain

Bo Donaldson pitched four innings of two hit relief to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 2-1 victory over the New Britain Rock Cats in Eastern League action Saturday afternoon.

Donaldson improved his record to 2-3.

Portland scored their two runs in the first two innings on a Stefan Bailie RBI single in the first inning and a sacrifice fly by Clint Chauncey in the second inning.

After that it was all zeros until the ninth when New Britain put up their lone run of the game on a Kevin West sacrifice fly.

Portland starter Greg Montalbano pitched 3-1/3 innings giving up just three hits and no runs but didn't figure in the decision.

Marc Deschenes got his fourth save of the season giving up an earned run in an inning and 2/3rds pitched.

Jon Pridie was the tough luck loser for New Britain giving up two earned runs over seven innings pitched while striking out 11 batters.
His record dropped to 3-6.

The win improves Portland's record to 54-59.
They are currently in fourth place in the Eastern League's Northern Division.

The loss drops New Britain's record to 52-60.
They are currently in last place in the Eastern League's Northern Division.