Grills Guides Titans to Victory
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Grills Guides Titans to Victory

Published on June 12, 2025 under Frontier League (FL)
Ottawa Titans News Release


Ottawa Titans pitcher Evan Grills
Ottawa Titans pitcher Evan Grills
(Ottawa Titans)

Québec City, QC - A complete game from veteran Canadian left-hander Evan Grills (win, 1-2) helped the Ottawa Titans (9-20) snap a six-game slide with a well-deserved 5-3 win over the Québec Capitales (25-5) on Thursday, avoiding the sweep.

In total, Grills recorded his first win for the Titans in almost three years, allowing three runs on five hits, not walking a batter, and striking out three. Grills retired 12 of the final 13 that he faced, earning his second career complete game with the Titans.

Locked in a pitchers' duel, Marc-Antoine Lebreux smashed a two-run homer to break the scoreless tie to straight-away centre in the fifth to make it 2-0.

After leaving the bases loaded in the fourth inning, the Titans saw themselves with a second chance at it in the seventh inning. Victor Cerny started a two-out rally with a single, knocking starter Ty Buckner (ND, 4-1) out of the game. Australian right-hander Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis (loss, 5-2) allowed two to reach - setting up a game-tying two-run single from Michael Mugan. Next, AJ Wright picked up his team-leading eighth double of the year down the left-field line to score a pair, making it 4-2.

For good measure, Aaron Casillas cracked his first pro homer to lead off the eighth inning off of Franklin Parra to put the game out of reach.

Attempting a comeback, Kyle Crowl crushed his third homer of the series with a two-out solo shot to left to make it close.

Michael Mugan finished the night 2-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base, while Canadian Victor Cerny picked up his second consecutive multi-hit performance by going 2-for-4 with a triple.

Not only did the Titans snap their six-game skid, but they also ended a ten-game losing streak on the road, and a five-game slide at Stade Canac (regular season and playoffs combined). For the Capitales, they saw their historic 16-game winning streak come to an end.

The Ottawa Titans head back home to start a three-game series against the Trois-Rivičres Aigles on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Stadium. It is Friday, June 13, when the club will wear special theme uniforms, and fans will be entertained with post-game fireworks, presented by Archangel Fireworks. All the action can be heard on CKDJ 107.9 and live-streamed on Frontier League TV, powered by HomeTeam Network.

For information on Ottawa Titans' 2025 Season Tickets, Group Outings, and Nine-Game Mini Packs, visit the Titans' official website at www.ottawatitans.com.

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