ValleyCats Hang on for First Road Series Victory
May 28, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release
Tri-City ValleyCats' Zach Biermann on game day
(Tri-City ValleyCats)
WASHINGTON, PA - The Tri-City ValleyCats (7-8) ended their first six-game road trip with a 5-4 win against the Washington Wild Things (7-8) on Sunday at Wild Things Park. The ValleyCats took two out of three against the Wild Things this weekend, and won the season series, 4-2. The 'Cats split the road trip against Washington and the Windy City ThunderBolts with a 3-3 record.
Tri-City jumped on Angel Landazuri in the first. Jaxon Hallmark collected a one-out single. Cito Culver grounded out to first, which advanced Hallmark to second. Carson McCusker notched an infield hit. Trey Hair brought in Hallmark with an RBI knock before Aaron Altherr walked to load the bases. Zach Biermann moved everyone ninety feet with a single to pull the 'Cats ahead, 2-0.
Washington retaliated in the bottom of the first. Scotty Dubrule found the outfield grass with a single off Garrison Bryant, and Wagner Lagrange then homered to tie the game, 2-2.
The Wild Things took a 3-2 lead in the second after a solo shot from Anthony Brocato.
Biermann launched a solo homer of his own in the fourth to knot the game at 3-3. The long ball was his team-leading fourth home run of the 2023 campaign.
Tri-City retook the lead after back-to-back doubles from Culver and McCusker to open the fifth inning. Hair followed suit with an RBI single to put the ValleyCats on top, 5-3.
Andrew Edwards tossed a scoreless eighth inning, but ran into some trouble in the ninth. Abraham Sequera went to first on a one-out walk. Robert Chayka reached on a hit by pitch. J.C. Santini laced an RBI single to cut the deficit to 5-4. Nick Gotta walked to load the bases. Edwards induced a lineout from Dubrule as the 'Cats defense turned a 6-4-3 game-ending double play. Edwards nailed down his first save of the year. He threw two innings, giving up one run on two hits, walking two, and striking out one.
Bryant (1-1) earned his first victory with Tri-City. He worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the third, and proceeded to retire 13 of the last 14 batters he faced. Bryant tossed seven frames, yielding three runs on four hits, walking three, and striking out two. It was his second quality start for the ValleyCats, and his longest start of the season.
Landazuri (0-2) received the loss. He went five innings, allowing five runs on 10 hits, walking two, and striking out one.
Tri-City begins its first six-game homestand of the season on Tuesday, May 30 with a three-game series against the Trois-Rivières Aigles. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM EDT.
FINAL | TRI-CITY 5 | WASHINGTON 4
W: Garrison Bryant (1-1)
L: Angel Landazuri (0-2)
S: Andrew Edwards (1)
Attendance: 1,804
Time of Game: 2:30
Images from this story
 Tri-City ValleyCats' Zach Biermann on game day |
Frontier League Stories from May 28, 2023
- Boomers Strand 13 in Loss to New York - Schaumburg Boomers
- Late Comeback Falls Short, Wild Things Drop Series - Washington Wild Things
- Otters Close Road Trip with Win Over Capitales - Evansville Otters
- ValleyCats Hang on for First Road Series Victory - Tri-City ValleyCats
- Jackals Walk-Off Titans with Ninth Inning Homer - Ottawa Titans
- Steve Brook Wins 600th Game, Grizzlies Sweep Joliet - Gateway Grizzlies
- Omaña, Power Bats Propel ThunderBolts to Victory - Windy City ThunderBolts
- Miners Drop Series Finale - Sussex County Miners
- Silent Offense, Sloppy Defense Doom Y'alls in 5-3 Loss - Florence Y'alls
- Crushers Avoid Sweep, Shut out Miners in 2-0 Win - Lake Erie Crushers
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.
