Bird Dawgs Fall in Inaugural Season Opener
May 9, 2025 - Frontier League (FL)
Down East Bird Dawgs News Release
KINSTON, North Carolina - The Down East Bird Dawgs came up short in the first regular season game on Friday, May 9th as they fell to the Ottawa Titans 10-3.
After a one-two-three first inning for both sides, the Ottawa Titans struck first in the top of the second as Lamar Briggs came home on a fielder's choice hit by Jonah Sebring. Sebring then came home after a base hit to left field by Michael Fuhrman, followed by Taylor Wright, who scored on an error.
The Bird Dawgs found a run in the bottom of the fourth as Stephen DiTamaso secured the first hit with a single to center and run in franchise history as Emmanuel Tapia smacked a sacrifice fly to bring him home to make the score 3-1.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Bird Dawgs inched closer as DiTamaso scored once again from a sacrifice fly hit by Cameron Masterman, trailing 3-2.
Ottawa extended their lead in the seventh as Fuhrman scored on a Jackie Urbaez single to right. Jeremy Piatkiewicz was brought home by a Jo Oyama sacrifice fly to take a 5-2 lead.
The Bird Dawgs scored their final run in the bottom of the eighth as Tapia hit a single to score Trey Law to make it 5-3, Ottawa.
The Titans exploded in the ninth as they scored five runs highlighted by Piatkiewicz who finished four for four with two runs and an RBI as Ottawa won 10-3.
Grant Larson (1-0) earned his first victory of the season as he delivered six innings, giving up two runs, and he struck out eight batters while walking none.
Spencer Johnston (0-1) was given the loss as he went five innings, striking out four batters and giving up two earned runs.
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