QUÉBEC WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE FRONTIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Québec Capitales | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
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Evansville Otters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
The Québec Capitales jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and cruised to a 12-3 victory in the winner-take-all game five of the Frontier League Championship on Sunday evening at Evansville's Bosse Field. Québec wins the Frontier League championship for a second straight season. Evansville's quest for a third championship will continue in 2023. Québec started the game with two walks and an RBI single from Justin Gideon to chip across the first run. Tommy Siedl and David Glaude each hit homers in the second inning and a Jonathan Lacroix bases-loaded double scored a pair of runs in the third for a 6-0 Québec lead. The Otters started a brief comeback charge in the fourth. Jeffrey Baez and Gary Mattis notched base hits to start the inning. Jomar Reyes blasted a double off the wall in right to score two runs. Evansville trimmed the deficit to 6-3 with a final run in the fifth. George Callil reached on an error and scored on a Josh Allen sacrifice fly. The Capitales blew the game open in the sixth, scoring four runs. A Siedl double opened the frame, while Ruben Castro, Greg Bird, and Juremi Profar each contributed singles.
Quebec added three more runs in the seventh frame with three straight two-out singles from David Glaude and T.J. White. The Otters used five different pitchers in the ballgame. Parker Brahms suffered the loss. Leoni De La Cruz tossed 2.2 innings to finish the game with three strikeouts. Abdiel Saldana earned the win for Québec with eight strikeouts in his five inning start. Baez led the Otters with two hits. Mattis finished the championship series with a team-best seven hits and six runs.
The title was Québec's ninth in team history, the most for any independent league organization. The Otters reached the Frontier League Championship series for the seventh time in franchise history. Evansville finished with at least 50 wins this year for the seventh straight season. Upcoming details about the 2024 season will be released on the Frontier League website and social media in the coming months.
