TITANS STAY HOT, WIN THIRD IN A ROW
Ottawa, ON - The Ottawa Titans (20-23) stayed hot, defeating the Quebec Capitales (23-20) 8-1 on Friday, winning their third consecutive game.
For the second-straight night, the Titans posted a big inning in the first, sending eight to the plate. Jackie Urbaez led off with a solo homer to right off Carlos Sano (loss, 3-2) for his third of the season, making it 1-0. Later, the Titans loaded the bases with two outs as Sano plunked Evan Berkey, scoring Jamey Smart to make it 2-0.
Brandon Bannon started off the second inning with his first professional home run over the left-field wall, extending the lead to 3-0. AJ Wright's single in the third plated Sicnarf Loopstok's double before Jake Gitter added a pair with a two-run double of his own, extending the lead to 6-0.
The Titans knocked Sano out of the game after three innings, scoring six times on seven hits.
Zac Westcott (win, 3-5) would roll through the first three innings, retiring nine of the first ten batters he faced.
The Capitales got on the board with a TJ White solo blast in the fourth, spoiling the shutout bid.
Westcott would slide back into the win column with seven and a third of one-run ball. The veteran righty won his first decision since May 23rd by allowing six hits, walking one, and striking out six.
The Capitales' bullpen would silence the Titans' bats through the middle innings, only allowing a pair of walks. Four arms combined to keep the deficit at five.
In the eighth, the Titans tallied a pair of runs against Kenny Pierson, as Brandon Bannon and Jackie Urbaez each plated one with singles.
Jackie Urbaez, Sicnarf Loopstok, and Brandon Bannon all recorded multi-hit performances, while AJ Wright went 1-for-1 with three walks and an RBI.
Sauget, IL (June 30, 2023) – Due to lighting concerns following a brief power outage during a storm on Friday night that arrived just prior to first pitch, the Gateway Grizzlies announce that their game against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles has been postponed.
The contest will be made up as part of a doubleheader this Sunday, July 2, beginning at 3:00 p.m. CT. For further information, contact the Grizzlies at (618) 337-3000, or check the Grizzlies' official social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
The Grizzlies and Aigles are scheduled to begin their series with a single, nine-inning contest on Saturday, July 1, at 6:45 p.m. CT.
AVON, Ohio — The Lake Erie Crushers scored their second walk off victory of the season at Mercy Health Stadium on Friday night, as they came from behind to defeat the New York Boulders, 4-3.
The win for the Crushers (18-25) snapped a four game home losing streak, while the loss for the Boulders (23-18) was their 13th in 21 road games this season.
Jarrod Watkins delivered the game winning hit for the Crushers in the bottom of the ninth inning to provide the Crushers with their second victory in their final at bat. It was a single to left field which came on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Sam Frontino.
Starting pitching was very strong on both sides. After four scoreless innings, the Boulders got on the board first in the top of the fifth when Giovanny Garbella blasted a solo homer to right, his fifth of the season.
Lake Erie was able to answer an inning later in similar fashion. With the bases empty and one out, Jack Harris launched a solo homer over the wall in left field, his seventh of the season to tie the game at 1-1.
New York regained the lead with a pair of two out runs in the top of the seventh. Gabriel Garcia drove in the first run on a single to left which scored Joe Deluca. Thomas Walraven drew a bases loaded walk to bring Garbella home, giving the Boulders a 3-1 lead.
The Crushers tied the game in the bottom of the eighth. Kemuel Thomas-Rivera smoked a one out double to right and came home a few moments later when Drew Galassi stroked a RBI triple down the line in right. Galassi scored the game tying run a few pitches later on a wile pitch.
Gabe Snyder got the Crusher rally started in the bottom of the ninth on a one out single to right, and Frontino came on to pinch run for him. Todd Isaacs Jr. reached on a walk, before Harris made his way to first on a fielder's choice. With two outs and runners at the corners, Watkins singled Ryan Munoz's 0-2 pitch to left field to score Frontino and win the game.
Darrien Ragins (2-1) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth inning to pick up the victory. He and Ean Walda both tossed scoreless innings of relief. Yasel Santana took a no decision, but pitched well for the Crushers, allowing three runs on five hits with a trio of walks and five strikeouts over 6.2 innings of action. Mitchell Senger (0-1) took the loss for New York after surrendering a run on one hit over an inning of work.
The walk off win for the Crushers was their first since defeating the Empire State Greys, 2-1 in their final at bat back on May 18. Harris and Thomas-Rivera led the Crusher offense with two hits each. They both extended their hitting streaks to five games in the process.
The Crushers will continue their three game series with the Boulders at Mercy Health Stadium on Saturday night. Right-hander Matt Mulhearn (2-2, 4.71) will get the start for the Crushers and the Boulders will counter with righty July Sosa (2-1, 3.94). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM.
CRESTWOOD, IL – The ThunderBolts reached a new season-high hit total of 16 in a 12-4 win against the Florence Y'alls at Ozinga Field on Friday night.
The Bolts (18-25) got off to a hot start as Peyton Isaacson singled to put them up 1-0 in the bottom of the first. The Y'alls (21-22) quickly responded in the top of the second with a home run from Zade Richardson.
Windy City got the bats going again in the bottom of the second, as Jonathan Waite and Dan Robinson hit back-to-back singles. Troy Viola hit a bases clearing triple to right field to put the Bolts up 3-1. After the triple, Will Riley knocked in Viola ending the inning at 4-1.
The hot bats did not end there as the ThunderBolts continued to slug away in the bottom of the third inning. Micah Yonamine hit a ground-rule RBI double, and Waite chipped in with a two-RBI single putting the Bolts ahead 7-1.
The Y'alls were unable to put a second run on the board until the top of the fifth with a Ray Zuberer III RBI single, making it 7-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Viola started things off with a single and Riley proceeded to walk. Jake Boone was able to bring Viola home with a single through the right side putting the score at 9-2.
The ThunderBolts topped things off as they came out slugging in the bottom of the eighth with a Junior Martina double that was followed by back-to-back home runs from Isaacson and Micah Yonamine for a final score of 12-4.
Taylor Sugg (3-2) received the win going six innings giving up only two runs and ending with five strikeouts. Evan Brabrand (2-5) took the loss, giving up 11 hits and eight runs.
TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (25-18) improved to a season-high seven games above .500 after defeating the New Jersey Jackals (27-14) on Friday by a score of 4-3 to open a three-game series at Hinchliffe Stadium.
Both teams were held scoreless through the first two innings before Tri-City got on the board in the third. Jakob Goldfarb doubled off John Baker. Goldfarb swiped third for his 13th consecutive steal to begin the 2023 campaign. Jaxon Hallmark plated a run with a groundout to provide the ValleyCats with a 1-0 lead.
Tri-City took advantage of a pair of free passes in the fourth. Robbie Merced and Pavin Park walked. Ian Walters picked up a single, and Merced was thrown out at the plate by Alfredo Marte. Goldfarb followed suit with a three-run blast to put the ValleyCats on top, 4-0. All of Goldfarb's seven homers have come in the last 10 games, and he has 21 RBI during that span.
New Jersey responded in the bottom of the fourth. Garrison Bryant issued a walk to Rusber Estrada. Alex Torel grounded out, and Estrada went to second. Nilo Rijo advanced Estrada to third with a single. Rijo stole second, and Estrada came home on a throwing error from Cale Jones to cut the deficit to 4-1.
The Jackals tacked on another run in the fifth. James Nelson doubled, and Keon Barnum singled him to third. Estrada lifted a sac fly to make it a 4-2 game.
New Jersey nearly pulled ahead in the seventh. Elliot Carney allowed a walk to Phillip Ervin, and Barnum. Greg Veliz gave up a walk to Josh Rehwaldt to put a runner at each square base. Estrada collected his second sac fly of the night to trim the deficit to 4-3. Veliz hit Marte with a pitch, but induced a groundout from Torel to get out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam.
The Jackals had a chance to strike in the eighth. Rijo singled off Coleman Huntley, and was replaced at first base after Ti'Quan Forbes reached on a fielder's choice. Ervin singled before Huntley struck out Nelson, and turned the ball over to Reymin Guduan. Despite Forbes swiping third, Guduan struck out Barnum, and followed suit by striking out the side in order in the ninth to nail his fifth save of the season.
Bryant (2-3) earned the win in a bounce back start. He hurled five frames, yielding two runs, one earned on eight hits, walking three, and striking out three.
Baker (2-4) received the loss. He tossed six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, walking three, and striking out seven.
Tri-City continues its three-game weekend road trip in New Jersey tomorrow, Saturday, July 1. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM.
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Blake Berry tripled home a pair of runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers scored three runs to upend the Washington Wild Things 6-4 in the opener of a weekend series in Pennsylvania.
Washington struck first with a run in the opening frame against Shumpei Yoshikawa. Travis Holt tied the game with a sacrifice fly to score Blake Grant-Parks in the second. Andrew Czech homered to open the fourth but a fielder's choice and an error led to the Boomers taking a 3-2 lead in the sixth. The lead held until Washington scored twice on a two-out double from Tristan Peterson in the bottom of the eighth.
The ninth opened with two outs before Kyle Fitzgerald singled, Brett Milazzo walked and Chase Dawson reached on an error to load the bases. A wild pitch brought home the tying run before Berry's triple.
Jake Joyce struck out the side in the ninth to earn his fourth save. Cristian Lopez picked up the win in relief after Yoshikawa tossed a season high seven innings, allowing just two runs with eight strikeouts. Berry finished with four hits in the win.
The Boomers continue the series with Washington tomorrow night with another 6:05pm CST contest. The team will return home for the Fourth of July Festivities beginning on July 3 against Joliet.
