FINAL SCORES - JUNE 5
The New York Boulders exploded for 17 runs behind a Frontier League record-tying 10 RBI performance from Fritz Genther while the Windy City ThunderBolts and Joliet Slammers combined for another wild high-scoring extra-inning battle on Friday night. Elsewhere, Washington blanked Florence behind Kobe Foster’s shutout, Schaumburg snapped its seven-game skid, and Ottawa rallied late to edge Tri-City in extras. Read more about your favorite team by clicking their name on the scoreboard below.
OTTAWA TITANS 7 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 6 - Down to their final three outs, the Ottawa Titans (13-11) tied the game, then pushed across the winning run in extras to defeat the Tri-City ValleyCats (7-16) by a 7-6 final on Friday night.
DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 4 @ NEW YORK BOULDERS 17 - The Boulders got a franchise record (and Frontier League record-tying) ten RBI’s from SS Fritz Genther as they rolled over the Down East Bird Dawgs 17-4 in
the first of a three-game series at Clover Stadium on Friday night.
TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 6 @ BROCKTON ROX 16 - The Brockton Rox were victorious over a familiar rival of the Atlantic North Division in the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. The Rox came out hot from the start and never looked back, winning this one 16-6 and moving to 11-13 now on the season.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 2 @ QUÉBEC CAPITALES 9 - The Québec Capitales grabbed the first game of the series at Stade Canac against the Lake Erie Crushers in a 9-2 final on Friday night.
FLORENCE Y'ALLS 0 @ WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 10 - Kobe Foster threw the second shutout of his professional career to lead the Wild Things to a 10-0 win in the series opener against the Florence Y’alls. A crowd of 3,243 fans filled EQT Park on Friday night, marking Washington's fourth sellout of the season as the Wild Things celebrated with a postgame fireworks show, presented by Range Resources.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS 6 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 8 - The Sussex County Miners (9-14) defeated the New Jersey Jackals (13-11) 8-6 on Swiftie Night at Skylands Stadium. The Miners’ third straight win knocked their in-state rivals out of first place in the Atlantic East Division.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS 4 @ SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 11 - The Schaumburg Boomers scored in six of their eight trips to the plate to open a weekend series at Wintrust Field with an 11-4 victory over the Evansville Otters, ending a seven-game slide.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 0 @ GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 3 - The Gateway Grizzlies came home to begin their longest home stand of the season on Friday night, and Ben Harris (4-2) pitched them to victory on the mound, tossing eight and one-third shutout frames while striking out a season-high seven batters in a 3-0 Gateway victory at Arsenal BG Ballpark.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 19 @ JOLIET SLAMMERS 18 - One day after dropping a 20-19 decision, the ThunderBolts bounced back to win a similarly crazy game, taking the series opener from the Joliet Slammers 19-18 in ten innings.
