Boulders Rally for Huge Win

Take Rubber Game at Down East

Kinston, NC – The New York Boulders came back from 3-1 down with two outs in the eighth inning and got by the Down East Bird Dawgs, 4-3, in the rubber game of their series at Grainger Stadium.

New York (47-42) fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, drew even in the top of the sixth on a two-out RBI single by LF Fritz Genther, then saw Down East (35-54) go back in front, 3-1, in the bottom of the seventh inning.

But the Boulders got righty reliever Scott Harper (W, 2-1) o the hook and in line for the win when they erupted for three runs in the top of the eighth; Genther’s second ribby single of the day made it 3-2, then RF Alfredo Marte drilled a script-flipping two-run, ground rule double to center field.

LHP Grady Gorgen worked around a leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth before RHP Tyler Vail put the first two Bird Dawgs on in the ninth, then retired the final three batters for his league lead-tying 15th save of the season.

Also of note:

* The Boulders are 4½ games behind Sussex County for first place in the East Division and trail Ottawa by 1½ for the Atlantic Conference’s final playoff spot

* Genther recorded his third straight two-RBI game and has driven in at least one run in five consecutive games

After a day off , the Boulders host Ottawa for a monumental three-game series, with major playoff implications. The Titans have a magic number of 5 to clinch the final Wild Card. First pitch Tuesday night is scheduled for 7:00pm EDT.

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