OFFICIAL FRONTIER LEAGUE BOX SCORE

The New York Boulders got out early Friday night and never looked back, earning a 7-4 win over the Florence Y’alls in the first game of a three-game road series.

David Vinsky drove in Tucker Nathans in the first inning to give the Boulders a lead out of the gate, but Florence quickly retaliated in the bottom of the second inning with two runs of its own. The Boulders used back-to-back three-run innings in the third and fourth to build a comfortable lead they would not relinquish.

Thomas Walraven blasted a three-run home run in the third inning for New York. Giovanni Garbella’s two-run homer and Patrick Kivlehan’s solo blast in the fourth inning anchored the Boulders offensive eruption. Walraven and Garbella have now each homered four times in their last 11 games.

Kivlehan, Nathans, and Vinsky each recorded two hits in the win. Ray Zuberer drove in two runs for Florence, both of which came off a two-run double in the third inning. Craig Massey and Lane Hoover also drove in one run in the loss.

Boulders starting pitcher July Sosa earned the win, allowing four earned runs over six innings of work. Dylan Smith picked up his seventh save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth inning. Rodney Hutchinson, Jr. took the loss for Florence after allowing three earned runs in two innings of relief.

The Boulders (27-20) and Y’alls (21-28) face off again Saturday, with a first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. To purchase tickets, value packs and more, head to the Boulders’ website at www.nyboulders.com.