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Titans Fall in Opener to Aigles, See Win Streak End

Published on June 21, 2024 under Frontier League (FL)
Ottawa Titans News Release


Ottawa Titans' Zac Westcott in action
Ottawa Titans' Zac Westcott in action
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Trois-Rivières, QC - The Ottawa Titans (20-16) saw their season-high six-game win streak come to an end in an 8-1 loss to the Trois-Rivières Aigles (19-17) on Friday.

Tucker Smith (win, 2-3) dominated the Titans through six and a third for his second win of the season - not allowing a run on four hits - while striking out five. The Titans saw two left aboard in both the first and the fourth but could not break the ice.

Taylor Wright (ND, 0-0) tossed two scoreless innings to start things off for the Titans - in which the righty allowed just two singles in the second - and struck out one in his first start of the campaign.

Playing to a scoreless tie in the fifth - the Aigles broke through against Jonah Jenkins (loss, 0-3), who was in his third inning out of the bullpen. With a leadoff walk on base, a bunt from Brandon Hernandez went right back to the mound, and Jenkins airmailed the bag at second, pushing Willie Estrada over to third. Later. A wild pitch brought home the first run, a passed ball sent home another, and a sac fly from Dalton Combs made it 3-0.

The Aigles tacked on four more against Sam Downs - sending nine to the dish in the seventh to blow the game open to 7-0. Luis Curbelo knocked one in with a single before a sac fly from Brendon Dadson and a two-run knock from Willie Estrada put the game out of reach.

Jason Dicochea got the Titans on the board with the bases loaded with a sac fly off Logan Hofmann in the eighth - with the run being charged to reliever Hernando Mejia - who walked two in two-thirds of an inning of work.

Making his professional debut - Yuki Narita saw a leadoff walk to LP Pelletier plate on a Dalton Combs double to right in the eighth - making it 8-1. Narita signed earlier in the day after spending parts of the last two seasons with the Guelph Royals of the Intercounty Baseball League.

The Ottawa Titans continue their six-game road trip with the second of three against the Trois-Rivières Aigles on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. from Stade Quillormana in Trois-Rivières, Québec. After the set in Trois-Rivières, the Titans return home for a six-game homestand starting Tuesday night against the New England Knockouts. All the action can be heard on CKDJ 107.9 and 94,5 Unique FM and live-streamed on Flo Baseball.

For information on tickets, group outings, and nine-game mini packs, visit the Titans' official website at www.ottawatitans.com.

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