FINAL SCORES - JULY 7
The Down East Bird Dawgs broke the game open with a nine-run sixth inning, while Gateway matched its season high with 16 runs and Ottawa erupted for eight runs in the fifth to power past New Jersey. Tri-City slugged four home runs in a win over Trois-Rivières, Sussex County got a complete-game shutout from Rob Hensey, and Washington, Québec, Windy City, and Mississippi also picked up victories on Tuesday.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 6 @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 0 – The Sussex County Miners defeat the Lake Erie Crushers 6-0 behind a complete game shut-out from Rob Hensey, a win that takes them to just one game under .500 on the season.
TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 6 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 8 – The Tri-City ValleyCats hammered out four home runs and rode a five-run fourth to an 8-6 win over the Trois-Rivières Aigles in front of 1,847, including the crew of the USS Marinette, a U.S. Navy combat ship, who are in the Port of Albany as part of the International Navy Review in New York Harbor and the Fourth of July and America250 festivities.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS 6 @ OTTAWA TITANS 10 – Back home to start a season-long nine-game homestand, the Ottawa Titans (26-25) erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat the New Jersey Jackals (25-25) by a 10-6 final on Tuesday night.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 6 @ FLORENCE Y’ALLS 2 – The Wild Things took their fourth in a row since dropping back-to-back games on the road near the beginning of the nine-game trip in Evansville by defeating the Florence Y’alls behind a steady attack of offense and strong pitching throughout. Making his second pro start, Kelvin Perez earned his third win of the year to set the tone in five innings for the Wild Things, who scored all they needed in the fourth before winning 6-2.
NEW YORKS BOULDERS 6 @ DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 10 – A nine-run sixth inning turned a tight game into a blowout as the Down East Bird Dawgs cruised past the New York Boulders 10-6 at Historic Grainger Stadium Tuesday night, with Kalae Harrison's bases-clearing double capping the decisive frame, and Jace Miner tying the franchise record with eight strikeouts to open the six-game series in style.
BROCKTON ROX 3 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 6 – The Québec Capitales defeated the Brockton Rox 6-3 on Wednesday night at Stade Canac.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS 1 @ GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 16 – The Gateway Grizzlies blew out the Evansville Otters on Tuesday night, tying their season-high in runs scored in a 16-1 result to decisively break their three-game overall losing streak and seven-game home losing skid at Arsenal BG Ballpark.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 3 @ WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 4 – The Windy City ThunderBolts battled through 10 innings before earning a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory against the Schaumburg Boomers Tuesday night at Ozinga Field.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 6 @ JOLIET SLAMMERS 5 - Samil De La Rosa’s bat provided two big sparks to lift the Mississippi Mud Monsters (23-29) over the Joliet Slammers (21-29) in a Sudden Death thriller resulting in a 6-5 walk-off win.
