FINAL SCORES - SEPTEMBER 3
The Frontier League Wild Card Round opened with fireworks on Wednesday night, as Quebec’s late surge powered an 11–4 win over New York, Gateway rallied past Washington 6–5, Tri-City shut down Sussex County 5–1, and Schaumburg’s early offense fueled a 9–3 road victory over Lake Erie. All four winners now sit one game away from advancing to the Conference Finals.
QUÉBEC CAPITALES 11 @ NEW YORK BOULDERS 4 - The Quebec Capitales used a pair of explosive late innings to roll past the New York Boulders, 11–4, on Wednesday night at Clover Stadium. The Capitales are now one win away from advancing in the Frontier League Playoffs.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 5 @ GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 6 - The Gateway Grizzlies trailed early in the initial game of the best-of-three Wild Card series against the Washington Wild Things, but came back with clutch hitting behind a stupendous pitching performance out of the bullpen from Claudio Galva (1-0), recording a 6-5 victory at Arsenal BG Ballpark.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 1 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 5 - The Tri-City ValleyCats (1-0) defeated the Sussex County Miners (0-1) 5-1 on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Game 1 of the Wild Card Round.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 9 @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 3 - The Schaumburg Boomers scored in their first four trips to the plate to ease past the Lake Erie Crushers on the road 9-3, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three wild card series.
