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Cywin Hurls Quality Start in Tough-Luck Loss

May 23, 2024 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


OTTAWA, CANADA - The Tri-City ValleyCats (4-8) dropped the series finale 3-1 to the Ottawa Titans (5-6) on Thursday at Ottawa Stadium.

RHP Chas Cywin and LHP Grant Larson each fired three scoreless frames before Tri-City threatened in the fourth. Alec Olund delivered a two-out double, and swiped third. Oscar Campos walked, and stole second before Larson induced a groundout to get out of the jam.

Ottawa took advantage in the bottom of the fourth. Jason Dicochea doubled, and went to third on a single from Jamey Smart. Jake Sanford lifted a sac fly to pull the Titans ahead, 1-0.

Ottawa tacked on a run in the fifth. Jackie Urbaez walked, and advanced to second on a single from Michael Fuhrman. A.J. Wright doubled in a run, but the ValleyCats cut down Fuhrman at the plate on an 8-4-2 putout to keep it at a 2-0 deficit.

Tri-City countered in the sixth. Ryan Cash led off with a double. Jaxon Hallmark moved Cash to third after grounding out. Two batters later, Olund hit a sac fly to make it a 2-1 affair.

The Titans added an insurance run in the seventh. Taylor Wright singled, and Christian Ibarra walked before Rolando Heredia-Bustos entered the game. Urbaez laid down a sac bunt to advance the runners 90 feet. Fuhrman drove in a run with a single to put Ottawa on top, 3-1, but Hallmark collected his third assist in the last two games, starting at 8-3-2 relay to nail Ibarra at the dish. Heredia-Bustos would go on to throw two shutout innings.

The ValleyCats put pressure on Ottawa in the ninth. Erasmo Pinales issued a leadoff walk to Olund, and one-out free pass to pinch-hitter Dylan Broderick. Ian Walters reached on a 3-6 fielder's choice to place the runners at the corners before Pinales recorded his fourth save of the season after inducing a flyout.

Larson (1-1) earned the win. He pitched 7.1 innings, giving up a run on four hits, walking one, and striking out five.

Cywin (0-2) received the loss. He turned in a quality start, tossing six frames, yielding three runs on five hits, walking three, and striking out three.

Tri-City begins a three-game set tomorrow, Friday, May 24 th against the Québec Capitales. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM EDT.

FINAL | OTTAWA 3 | TRI-CITY 1

W: Grant Larson (1-1)

L: Chas Cywin (0-2)

S: Erasmo Pinales (4)

Attendance: 2,608

Time of Game: 2:07

Season 22 of ValleyCats baseball and entertainment continues as single game tickets, ticket plans and group outings are available to purchase. The 'Cats continue their road trip against the Québec Capitales from May 24-26. Tri-City returns to Joe Bruno for its first six-game homestand on Tuesday, May 28 th . You can be a part of the excitement by logging on to tcvalleycats.com or by calling 518-629-CATS (2287).

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