FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 26
The final week of the Frontier League regular season opened with high-stakes matchups on Tuesday night, highlighted by extra-inning victories in Joliet and Mississippi, late-inning rallies in Sussex County and Schaumburg, and a dominant offensive showing in Evansville as teams continued to jockey for playoff position. Read all about it by clicking on their name on the Tuesday scoreboard below.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 3 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 2 - The Sussex County Miners earned a 3–2 win over the Québec Capitales on Tuesday night at Stade Canac, breaking a tie in the late innings to come away with the victory.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 5 @ SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 6 - The Schaumburg Boomers scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a two-run deficit and post a 6-5 win over the Windy City ThunderBolts in the opener of the final home series of the regular season at Wintrust Field.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 6 @ JOLIET SLAMMERS 7 - The Joliet Slammers opened the final week of the regular season with a dramatic 10-inning victory over the Washington Wild Things, as Bryant Flete delivered a game-winning double in the bottom of the 10th to seal the back-and-forth contest.
FLORENCE Y'ALLS 5 @ EVANSVILLE OTTERS 10 - The Evansville Otters (38-53) kept up their winning ways with a 10-5 victory over the Florence Y’alls (39-52) Tuesday night. With the win, Evansville has now won 11 of their last 12 games.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 3 @ MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 4 - The Mississippi Mud Monsters earned a hard-fought 4–3 victory in extra innings over division rival Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday night at Trustmark Park, opening the series on a winning note.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 8 @ NEW JERSEY JACKALS 5 - The Tri-City ValleyCats (58-33) defeated the New Jersey Jackals (27-60) 8-5 on Tuesday at Hinchliffe Stadium.
DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 7 @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 3 - In the first-ever meeting between the Down East Bird Dawgs and Lake Erie Crushers, Down East broke open a tie game with a four-run fifth inning on the way to a 7-3 victory Tuesday night at Crushers Stadium.
BROXTON ROX 6 @ TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 6 - A six-run sixth inning propelled Trois-Rivières to a 6-3 victory on Tuesday night at Stade Quillorama. Les Aigles improved to 36-55 for the season, while the Rox fell to 35-52.
OTTAWA TITANS 5 @ NEW YORK BOULDERS 11 - The New York Boulders opened their final home series of the regular season with a crucial 11-5 victory over the Ottawa Titans on Tuesday night at Clover Stadium
