FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 16
The Quebec Capitales became the first team to clinch a Frontier League playoff spot after their win and an Ottawa loss last night. Catch up with the August 16 scoreboard below.
DOUBLEHEADERS
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 4 @ NEW JERSEY JACKALS 5
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 7 @ NEW JERSEY JACKALS 4 - The Schaumburg Boomers were unable to hold a 4-0 lead in the opener but rallied from down 4-0 in the second game to split a pair of contests with the New Jersey Jackals on Saturday night.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 1 @ BROCKTON ROX 2
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 0 @ BROCKTON ROX 1 - The Brockton Rox kept the Tri-City ValleyCats at bay during a doubleheader sweep at Campanelli Stadium on Saturday evening. The Rox won the first game 2-1 and then shut out their opponents 1-0.
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LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 8 @ MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 15 - The Mississippi Mud Monsters responded to Friday's beat down on Saturday with a 15-8 trouncing of the Lake Erie Crushers at Trustmark Park.
FLORENCE Y'ALLS 6 @ TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 7 - The Florence Y'alls dropped a 7-6 heartbreaker to Trois-Rivieres on Saturday night. The loss makes Florence 0-8 on Saturday road games this season.
JOLIET SLAMMERS 0 @ EVANSVILLE OTTERS 6 - The Evansville Otters (31-52) won their fourth consecutive game and second straight series with a 6-0 win over the Joliet Slammers (38-45) on Saturday night.
DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 11 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 18 - The Down East Bird Dawgs traded blows with the Sussex County Miners in a back-and-forth slugfest Saturday night, but a six-run fifth inning proved too much to overcome in an 18-11 loss at Skylands Stadium.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 4 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 7 - The Québec Capitales clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night with their 7-4 victory over the Washington Wild Things at Stade Canac (compounded with the outcome of the Ottawa-New York game).
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 8 @ GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 1 - The ThunderBolts scored two runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed on their way to an 8-1 win over the Gateway Grizzlies at Arsenal BG Ballpark Saturday night.
OTTAWA TITANS 2 @ NEW YORK BOULDERS 10 - After waiting out a two-hour rain delay, the New York Boulders scored the game’s final nine runs to earn a crucial 10-2 victory over the Ottawa Titans on Saturday night at Clover Stadium.
