Tigers Take Tight Contest in Extras Against Hudson Valley
Wappinger Falls, NY - Jake Holton went 2-for-4 with two RBI and the Connecticut Tigers (33-35) defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades (38-29) by a final score of 6-5 in 11 innings. This is Holton's second straight game with an RBI. Ryan Kreidler got the Tigers on the board with an
Wappinger Falls, NY - Jake Holton went 2-for-4 with two RBI and the Connecticut Tigers (33-35) defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades (38-29) by a final score of 6-5 in 11 innings. This is Holton's second straight game with an RBI.
Ryan Kreidler got the Tigers on the board with an RBI triple to make it 1-0. Holton drove in Kreidler two batters later to make it 2-0 after the top half of the first frame.
Hudson Valley did not score their first runs of the contest until the fifth inning. In the frame,
Holton added an RBI double in the top half of the sixth to give the Tigers the lead, but Hudson Valley answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh. The game stayed scoreless through the final few innings of the contest. Andrew Magno worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to keep the game tied.
Hudson Valley scratched across a run on a wild pitch by Ted Stuka (Save, 2), but Stuka finished off the contest stranding the tying run at first base.
The Connecticut Tigers will be back in action tomorrow against the Renegades. You can catch all the action at Dodd Stadium on the Norwich Courtyard by Marriott Connecticut Tigers Radio Network on 1310 WICH. Elijah Gonzalez will have the call. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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