Jaylen Smith of the Down East Bird Dawgs

Bird Dawgs Drop Doubleheader to Miners

KINSTON, N.C. - The Down East Bird Dawgs struggled to slow down the Sussex County Miners on Thursday, dropping both games of a doubleheader at Grainger Stadium, 7-2 and 17-2. Jaylen Smith put the Bird Dawgs on the board first in Game 1 with a solo home run in the second inning for a 1-0 lead. Sussex County tied it in the fourth when Sean Roby Jr. lifted a sacrifice fly. The Miners broke the game open with six runs in the... Full Story