FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 14
Schaumburg extended their winning streak to seven games, while Evansville won their fifth straight and seventh consecutive game at home. Washington’s win brought their magic number down to seven, while Québec’s 1-0 victory lowered their magic number to four. Down East, Windy City, Gateway, New Jersey and Trois-Rivières also picked up wins on Friday
BROCKTON ROX 6 @ DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 7 – Trotter Harlan delivered a go-ahead infield single in the top of the tenth inning, and Greg Martinez closed it out in the bottom half, lifting the Down East Bird Dawgs to a 7-6 victory over the Brockton Rox at Campanelli Stadium Friday night and opening the series with a win.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 6 @ FLORENCE Y’ALLS 5 – The Schaumburg Boomers did not trail in securing a seventh consecutive victory, toppling the Florence Y’Alls 6-5 in the opener of a weekend road series on Friday night.
NEW YORK BOULDERS 0 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 1 – The Québec Capitales held off the New York Boulders for a 1-0 victory in Friday night’s series opener at Stade Canac.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS 6 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 2 – The Jackals jumped out early and relied on their ace on their way to a 6-2 win on Friday night against the Sussex County Miners.
TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 5 @ TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 10 – The Trois-Rivières Aigles opened their series against the Tri-City ValleyCats with a 10-5 victory on Friday night.
OTTAWA TITANS 6 @ GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 8 – The Gateway Grizzlies mounted yet another comeback at Arsenal BG Ballpark on Friday night, rebounding from 5-0 down to shock the Ottawa Titans 8-6, ending a four-game losing streak in the process.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 2 @ EVANSVILLE OTTERS 4 – The Evansville Otters (50-32) won their fifth-straight game and seventh-straight contest at home as they took game one of three against the Lake Erie Crushers (32-47) on Friday night, 4-2.
JOLIET SLAMMERS 9 @ WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 10 – The ThunderBolts erased a six-run deficit and scored the game-winning run on a Victor Cerny RBI single in the eighth inning as they beat the Joliet Slammers 10-9 at Ozinga Field Friday night.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 11 @ MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 4 - Behind a five-run fourth inning and a six-run seventh inning, Washington upended Mississippi to take a 3-1 advantage in the six-game series by a final of 11-4 Friday night at Trustmark Park.
