Offensive stays quiet in Titans’ loss to Eagles

June 22, 2024 – Frontier League (FL)
Ottawa Titans Press Release

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Trois-Rivières, QC – The Ottawa Titans (20-17) managed to register only four hits in a 7-4 loss against the Trois-Rivières Aigles (21-16) on Saturday, losing series.

With a great opportunity in the first – the Titans saw a double from Jackie Urbaez standing 90 feet away as the runners stood in the corners with two downs against Jesen Therrien (win, 5-1) – where the veteran right-hander escaped the jam by getting a popout to the infield to put the side away.

The former big leaguer pitched a season-high eight innings in the middle of the Series, allowing four hits, walking three, striking out three and striking out five.

Scott Prins (loss, 1-3) gave up a two-run homer to former Titan Rodrigo Orozco, which gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead in the second half.

In the third, the Eagles added another run with a Steve Brown sac fly – seeing the home team take advantage of a pair of hits that opened the frame.

The Titans got on the board with the bases loaded in the top of the fourth – with Jamey Smart cashing in the Titans’ first run with a sac fly to center. However, the Titans ran into an out on the base paths after the bag was stolen – as Michael Fuhrman was thrown out at second trying to advance to retire the team – halting any sort of momentum for the offensive.

With a man and two out in the fourth, things started to go downhill for the Titans, as an RBI single by Raphael Gladu added another run and knocked Prins out of the game. Inheriting a pair, Bryan Peña allowed a pair of singles, as the Eagles took a 6-1 lead.

Prins’ final line read three and two thirds – allowing six runs, three earned, on eight hits – walking one in his fourth start of the year.

Peña allowed an RBI double to Raphael Gladu in the sixth – all but three and a third in one-run relief – during which the left-hander walked two and struck out six.

AJ Wright once again made things a fight with his team-leading eighth homer of the season – a three-run shot to left off Therrien – as the Titans managed to get only 7- 4.

The Titans recorded just two hits starting in the fifth inning as the club lost its second straight series of the year to their Canadian rivals.

The Ottawa Titans finish their six-game road trip with the final of three against the Trois-Rivières Aigles on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. at Stade Quillormana in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. 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 streamed live on Flo Baseball.

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

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