FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 22
The Schaumburg Boomers win last night made them the third Frontier League to lock up a playoff berth! Read all about it by clicking on their name on the Friday scoreboard below.
TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 1 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 3 - The Québec Capitales opened their final series against the Trois-Rivières Aigles with a win, moving one step closer to clinching the division.
JOLIET SLAMMERS 5 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 1 - The Joliet Slammers (40-48) kicked off their series in Troy, NY with a 5-1 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats (55-33) on Friday night in the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 7 @ NEW JERSEY JACKALS 4 - The Sussex County Miners powered past the New Jersey Jackals on Friday night at Hinchliffe Stadium, taking the opener of the series 7-4.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 1 @ EVANSVILLE OTTERS 2 - The Evansville Otters (36-52) took the opener in a pitcher’s duel against the Windy City ThunderBolts (35-53) on Friday night 2-1. They have now won nine games in a row, tying the franchise record set in 2008 and 2022.
NEW YORK BOULDERS 11 @ DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 3 - The New York Boulders took out their week of frustration on the Down East Bird Dawgs (34-53), ending a season-high five-game losing streak with an 11-3 rout at Grainger Stadium on Friday night.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 5 @ FLORENCE Y'ALLS 7 - The Florence Y’alls, presented by Towne Properties, defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 7-5 in a comeback win on Friday night.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 2 @ WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 14 - Washington snapped its seven-game skid with a 14-2 win over the Mississippi Mud Monsters. The Wild Things with this win also are now four games ahead of Mississippi in the playoff race for the last wild card spot in the Midwest Conference and own a playoff magic number of five.
BROXTON ROX 2 @ OTTAWA TITANS 5 - Returning home following a fantastic road trip, the Ottawa Titans (48-40) continued their winning ways in a 5-2 victory over the Brockton Rox (24-50) on Friday - winning their sixth in a row and continuing to hold the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Conference.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 8 @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 5 - The Schaumburg Boomers celebrated on Friday night in Ohio, securing the team’s fourth Frontier League playoff appearance in five years by dispatching the Lake Erie Crushers 8-5 in the opener of the weekend series. The win, coupled with a loss by the Mississippi Mud Monsters, pushed the Boomers into the postseason after missing out by a half game last season.
