Big Innings Power Titans to Victory

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Ottawa, ON - The Ottawa Titans (19-23) earned a 12-4 victory over the Sussex County Miners (25-16) on Thursday to take the rubber match of the series.

With a pair of one-out walks aboard against Mark Moclair (loss, 2-2) in the bottom of the first, Sicnarf Loopstok got the scoring started with a single off the right-field wall. Two batters later, AJ Wright went the opposite way to right for a two-run double, extending the Titans' lead to 3-0.

In the second against Alec Thomas (win, 2-2), the Miners pulled within one with a two-run single from Edwin Mateo.

As the lead was cut down to one, Jamey Smart blasted his career-high tying fifth homer of the year to make it 6-2 with a three-run homer.

Throwing up zeros through the middle innings, Thomas left the game with one out in the sixth as the Miners threatened to make it a 6-4 game. Nick MacDonald entered the contest, walking and hitting the first two he faced to load the bases. Facing the heart of the order, MacDonald got Gavin Stupienski to strike out and Oraj Anu to ground out to end the inning.

Thomas went five and a third on Thursday, allowing four runs on nine hits, walking three, and striking out three in the win.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Titans were able to breathe a sigh of relief by scoring five runs on six hits against Freisis Adames. Taylor Wright, Kanta Kobayashi, and Jackie Urbaez each knocked in one while AJ Wright's second double of the game scored two, seeing the Titans blow it open to 11-4.

Evan Berkey joined in on the fun with an RBI single in the eighth, extending the lead to 12-4.

Following an inning and two-thirds from MacDonald on the hill, Chris Burica and Erasmo Pinales tossed shutout frames to secure the series win.

In the victory, each member of the Titans order reached base. Jamey Smart went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and walk, while AJ Wright went 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI.

The Ottawa Titans continue their six-game home stand with the opener of a three-game set against the Quebec Capitales for a pre-Canada Day celebration on Friday night at 6:30 pm at Ottawa Stadium. All the action can be heard on CKDJ 107.9 and 94,5 UNIK FM and live-streamed on Flo Baseball. For information on season tickets, group outings, and nine-game mini packs, visit the Titans’ official website at www.ottawatitans.com.