Emmanuel Tapia of the Down East Bird Dawgs rounds the bases

Bird Dawgs Battle to the End in Series Opener

KINSTON, N.C. - Despite a strong start, the Down East Bird Dawgs fell 5-4 to the Sussex County Miners on Tuesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. A two-run homer in the seventh inning proved the difference as Sussex County held off a late Bird Dawgs push to take the series opener. The Bird Dawgs struck first when Emmanuel Tapia hit a two-run homer in the second to give Down East a 2-0 lead. Sussex County answered in t... Full Story