Sports stats



FL Tri-City ValleyCats

Tri-City Drops First Series at Home in 2023

August 30, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


TROY, NY - The Tri-City ValleyCats (53-38) were one-hit by the Sussex County Miners (51-40) on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, and ultimately fell 4-0. It was the third time the ValleyCats were shutout this season, and the second time in the last two weeks.

Sussex County had a runner in scoring position in the second and third innings, and eventually got on the board in the fourth. Anthony Gomez had an infield single off Dan Beebe. Edwin Mateo then laid down a bunt single off Dwayne Marshall. Willie Escala reached on a fielder's choice, and Gomez went to third. Oraj Anu had an RBI fielder's choice, and gave the Miners a 1-0 lead.

Gavin Stupienski went yard in the sixth to provide Sussex County with a 2-0 advantage.

Stupienski led off the eighth with a double against Greg Veliz. Johnny Hipsman followed suit with a two-run jack to pull the Miners ahead, 4-0.

Tri-City walked six times, and had two hit by pitches during the game. The ValleyCats were unable to score with the bases loaded and one out in the fifth, and runners on first and second with one out in the seventh. They were no-hit for the first eight frames by Jack Dellinger, Matt Still, Billy Parsons, and Ronnie Voacolo. Aaron Altherr led off the bottom of the ninth with a single off Robbie Hitt before the next three 'Cats were retired.

Dellinger (3-2) earned the win. He tossed five shutout, hitless frames, allowing four walks, hitting a batter, and struck out three.

Beebe (5-6) received the loss. He tossed four innings, yielding one run on three hits, walking three, and striking out four.

Tri-City concludes its last regular season homestand of the year against Sussex County tomorrow, Thursday, August 31. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM.

FINAL | SUSSEX COUNTY 4 | TRI-CITY 0

W: Jack Dellinger (3-2)

L: Dan Beebe (5-6)

Attendance: 2,105

Time of Game: 2:55

Season Twenty-FUN of ValleyCats baseball and entertainment continues tomorrow where there it be Fans for Life Night. To celebrate the last regular season home game this year, the 'Cats will be giving out a limited quantity of NYRA Bets jugs, and fans can compete for prize giveaways. There will also be postgame fireworks courtesy of Price Chopper/Market 32.You can secure your seats today and be a part of the excitement by logging on to tcvalleycats.com or by calling 518-629-CATS (2287).

Check out the Tri-City ValleyCats Statistics



Frontier League Stories from August 30, 2023


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.

OurSports Central