Harley Cruises in First Pro Start, Miners Series Win Streak Is Three
Published on July 8, 2026 under Frontier League (FL)
Sussex County Miners News Release
Avon, Ohio: The Sussex County Miners have gotten over .500 after defeating the Lake Erie Crushers 3-1 behind a great starting pitching display by Tristian Harley to improve to 25-24 on the season.
Much like yesterday's Game One, the Miners quickly got to work. After loading the bases early against Fraynel Nova, a sac-fly to right field by Evan Berkey would bring Hunter D'Amato home to give the Miners the early lead. Later in the inning Edwin Mateo, the offensive hero of game one produced the goods again. His line drive RBI single to center field doubled the lead.
Tristan Harley continued where Rob Hensey left off last night. Despite getting himself into some early trouble and giving up a single to Luis Acevedo to cut the lead to 2-1, Harley would work his way out of that jam and remain comfortable throughout his six innings pitched.
It was a pitching duel throughout, with the score remaining 2-1 through eight innings. But with bases loaded in the top of the 8th, Gabriel Maciel pulled through with a line drive RBI to right field, making it 3-1. The bullpen would hold off any potential Crushers comeback and in the bottom of the ninth inning, Parker Primeaux would earn the save with a nice and easy 1-2-3 inning.
With this win, the Miners have climbed back from a sloppy late May to Early June period and have gotten themselves back to over a .500 record on the season. A great achievement for a very talented Miners roster that's found their footing over the last several weeks. They look to sweep the Crushers in Avon, Ohio before travelling to Evansville to take on the Otters.
First pitch is scheduled at 6:15pm.
Fans can watch live on the Frontier League Network via HTN or listen on Mixlr. Streaming links are available at scminers.com.
Frontier League Stories from July 8, 2026
- Offence Erupts, Titans Take Series over Jackals - Ottawa Titans
- ValleyCats Honor Vets and Military, Fall to Aigles - Tri-City ValleyCats
- Crushers Quieted by Miners Bullpen in Loss - Lake Erie Crushers
- Harley Cruises in First Pro Start, Miners Series Win Streak Is Three - Sussex County Miners
- Down East Bird Dawgs Announce Contract Purchase of RHP Cam Cotter by Cincinnati Reds - Down East Bird Dawgs
- Wednesday's Game Suspended in Ninth Inning, to Resume Thursday at 6 p.m. - Down East Bird Dawgs
- Castillo's Six RBI Catapult Otters to Middle Game Win - Evansville Otters
- Grizzlies Pitching Continues to Struggle in Loss to Otters - Gateway Grizzlies
- Boomers Slug Past Windy City - Schaumburg Boomers
- Hensey Tosses Complete-Game Shutout, Miners Stomp Crushers - Sussex County Miners
- Bolts Drop Morning Contest in Schaumburg - Windy City ThunderBolts
- Florence Drowns Late on Splash Day - Florence Y'alls
- Wild Things Win Fifth in a Row on Road in Florence Day Game - Washington Wild Things
- Bolts Beat Schaumburg in Tenth - Windy City ThunderBolts
- Bird Dawgs Erupt for Nine Runs in Sixth, Cruise Past Boulders 10-6 in Series Opener - Down East Bird Dawgs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
