By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jeff Wilson pitched six shutout innings and Josh Hoffpauir hit his
first home run of the season, leading the Bowie Baysox to a 3-0 win
over the Trenton Thunder in an Eastern League game yesterday.

Wilson (3-4) allowed two hits and one walk, while striking out five
in his first start for the Baysox since 2002.

Trenton starter Matt Smith (2-2) pitched five innings for his
shortest start this year, allowing three runs on eight hits and two
walks, while striking out five.

Bowie (44-49) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Kris Wilken
had an RBI groundout to score Juan Diaz and Ruben Rivera drove in
Ivanon Coffie on a bloop single to right-center.

Hoffpauir capped the scoring for Bowie with his fifth-inning homer.
Coffie had three hits and Diaz and Hoffpauir each had two hits for
the Baysox.

Trenton (45-48) had more than one man on base just once in the game
and did not advance a runner past second. Jason Maule, Dioner Navarro
and Teuris Olivares had the only hits for the Thunder.

Eddy Rodriguez pitched 1 scoreless innings for his sixth save.

Bowie improved to 4-3 against Trenton this season.

Eastern League

North Division

W L Pct. GB Portland (Red Sox) 48 42 .533  New Haven (Blue Jays) 50
44 .532  New Britain (Twins) 44 46 .489 4 Trenton (Yankees) 45
48 .484 4 Norwich (Giants) 41 51 .446 8 Binghamton (Mets) 42 53 .442
8 South Division

W L Pct. GB Akron (Indians) 61 36 .629  Altoona (Pirates) 54 38 .587
4 Reading (Phillies) 45 49 .479 14 Bowie (Orioles) 44 49 .473 15 Erie
(Tigers) 44 50 .468 15 Harrisburg (Expos) 42 54 .438 18


Yesterday's Games

Bowie 3, Trenton 0

Binghamton 10, New Haven 0, 1st game

Binghamton 6, New Haven 4, 2nd game

Norwich 7, Portland 5

Reading 8, Harrisburg 2

New Britain 5, Erie 2

Akron 8, Altoona 4


Tonight's Games

Trenton at Bowie, 7:05

Akron at Altoona

Binghamton at New Haven

Erie at New Britain

Portland at Norwich

Reading at Harrisburg