Bird Dawgs Blank Miners 5-0 Behind Dominant Pitching
July 8, 2025 - Frontier League (FL)
Down East Bird Dawgs News Release
Down East Bird Dawgs pitcher Danny Beal
(Down East Bird Dawgs)
AUGUSTA, N.J. - The Bird Dawgs opened their three-game series against the Sussex County Miners with a 5-0 win Tuesday night.
Elias Stevens put the Bird Dawgs on the board in the sixth inning, launching a leadoff home run. Yassel Pino followed with a sacrifice fly to give them a 2-0 lead.
Momentum continued later in the inning when Cameron Masterman hit an RBI single to center field. In the seventh, Jaylen Smith added a run with a sacrifice fly, and Emmanuel Tapia followed with an RBI groundout to extend the lead to 5-0.
The Bird Dawgs pitching staff was dominant, allowing just two hits in the shutout. Caden O'Brien opened the game with one inning, walking the bases loaded but escaping without allowing a run. Danny Beal (2-3) earned the win, throwing seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six. Luke Trueman pitched the ninth, facing four batters to close out the win.
Billy Parsons (6-2) took the loss for the Miners, allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out five over seven innings.
The Bird Dawgs improve to 22-28 and will look to clinch the series against the Sussex County Miners in Game 2 of 3 on Wednesday, July 9, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Skylands Stadium.
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