FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 27
The playoff race heated up on Wednesday night with clutch performances across the Frontier League, including Trois-Rivières’ walk-off win in extras, Québec clinching the North Division title, and Ottawa exploding for 14 runs. Read all about it by clicking on their name on the Wednesday scoreboard below.
BROXTON ROX 3 @ TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 4 - Aigles fans were treated to some heroics when Juan Carlos Negret delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the tenth inning, giving Trois-Rivières a 4-3 victory over Brockton on Wednesday night at Stade Quillorama. With this win, Les Aigles improved their season record to 37-55, while the Rox fell to 35-53.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 0 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 1 - The Québec Capitales earned a close 1-0 win over the Québec Capitales on Tuesday night at Stade Canac, which earned them the North Division Championship title.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 8 @ NEW JERSEY JACKALS 4- The Tri-City ValleyCats (59-33) defeated the New Jersey Jackals (27-61) 8-4 on Wednesday at Hinchliffe Stadium.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 7 @ MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 4 - The Gateway Grizzlies grabbed an early lead, lost it, regained it, then came up clutch in the ninth to add insurance in what became a 7-4 victory over the Mississippi Mud Monsters on Wednesday afternoon at Trustmark Park, bouncing back after being walked off in the series opener just 13 hours prior.
DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 5 @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 12 - The Lake Erie Crushers (51-39) needed a win in the worst way possible on Wednesday, and they got just that with a 12-5 victory over the Down East Bird Dawgs (36-55).
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 1 @ SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 4 - Christian Johnson carried a no-hitter through 6.2 innings to help the Schaumburg Boomers to a 4-1 victory over the Windy City ThunderBolts at Wintrust Field on Wednesday night, lowering the magic number to win the West Division down to two.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 6 @ JOLIET SLAMMERS 2 - Behind a three-homer night for the offense and a quality start from Zach Kirby, Washington took a middle game they led from nearly the start, 6-2 over Joliet.
FLORENCE Y'ALLS 4 @ EVANSVILLE OTTERS 2 - The Florence Y’alls, presented by Towne Properties, defeated the Evansville Otters 4-2 on Wednesday night at historic Bosse Field.
OTTAWA TITANS 14 @ NEW YORK BOULDERS 5 - The Ottawa Titans (50-42) stormed out of the game early in a big 14-5 victory over the New York Boulders (48-43) on Wednesday - getting back in the win column and securing the season series victory.
