FINAL SCORES - SEPTEMBER 5
The Frontier League Wild Card Round wrapped up Friday with four sweeps, as Quebec blanked New York 4–0 behind Greg Duncan’s 10-strikeout gem, Gateway powered past Washington 9–4, Tri-City edged Sussex County 4–3, and Schaumburg walked off Lake Erie 5–3 on Nick Podkul’s ninth-inning homer to punch tickets to the Division Series.
NEW YORK BOULDERS 0 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 4 - Behind a dominant pitching performance from Greg Duncan and timely late offense, the Quebec Capitales shut out the New York Boulders, 4–0, on Friday night at Stade Canac to sweep their Wild Card Round series, 2–0.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 9 @ WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 4 - The Gateway Grizzlies got a dominant performance on the mound from Lukas Veinbergs (1-0), with the fourth-year veteran allowing one run over seven innings while tying his career-high with 10 strikeouts in a 9-4 victory over the Washington Wild Things at EQT Park on Saturday night. With the win, the Grizzlies advance to the Midwest Conference Finals, sweeping the best-of-three Wild Card series two games to none.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 4 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 3 - The Tri-City ValleyCats (2-0) defeated the Sussex County Miners (0-2) 4-3 on Friday at Skylands Stadium in Game 2 of the Wild Card Round. The ValleyCats won the best-of-three series against the Miners, and have advanced to the next round of the playoffs: the Atlantic Conference Finals.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 3 @ SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 5 - Nick Podkul hit a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers rallied to a 5-3 win over the Lake Erie Crushers to sweep the Frontier League Wild Card Series on Friday night.
