Down East Bird Dawgs at the plate

Bird Dawgs Drop Heartbreaker on Walk-Off in Series Finale

AUGUSTA, N.J. - The Down East Bird Dawgs dropped a heartbreaker Sunday afternoon, falling 5-4 on a walk-off single by Sussex County's Edwin Mateo in the ninth inning, ending Opening Weekend with a 1-2 record. Down East struck first when Lyle Miller-Green drove in Christian Adams on an infield single in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Sussex County answered with a two-run home run from Mahki Backstrom in the third, f... Full Story