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Ottawa, ON - Opening up a crucial series, the Ottawa Titans (40-36) came out of a doubleheader with the New York Boulders (42-32) with a split, falling 10-5 in game one and winning 6-5 in Sudden Death in game two on Friday night.

Game One - New York 10, Ottawa 5

Five homers powered the Boulders to the series-opening victory as they doubled up the Titans. Joe DeLuca, Thomas Walraven, Tucker Nathans, and a pair of long balls from Gabriel Garcia backed a solid outing from Alec Huertas (win, 2-2) to get the visitors off on the right note.

Taylor Wright (loss, 0-1) started for the second time this season, allowing two runs (one earned) in two innings on the bump. In the fourth, his 9^th homer of the season got the Titans on the board with a two-run blast.

Down 7-2 entering the sixth, Jamey Smart left the yard for the first time since the all-star break to get the Titans within four on his eighth homer of the season.

After Wright, Gleyvin Pineda worked just one inning before Kenny Williams worked the final four frames on the hill in game one. The Boulders tacked on three more in the top of the seventh inning against Williams to reach double digits.

Facing Ryder Yakel in the seventh, a one-out walk set up back-to-back doubles from Taylor Wright and Jamey Smart, seeing a pair cross the dish.

Despite some late life, Yakel shut things down by getting the next two to fly out to end the contest.

Game Two - Ottawa 6, New York 5 (Sudden Death)

A back-and-forth emotional nightcap saw the Titans emerge victorious for the fourth time this season in the Sudden Death tiebreaker.

The Boulders connected for a pair of runs on four hits against Chris Burica (ND, 6-2) in the second inning to take the early lead. Jimmy Costin and Austin Dennis put the guests ahead 2-0 after an inning and a half.

Following two quick outs against Ryan Munoz (ND, 4-6), Taylor Wright kicked off a rally with an opposite-field double. After a walk, Evan Berkey put the Titans on the board with an RBI single up the middle. With two on, Michael Fuhrman launched his first professional homer to put the Titans in front 4-2.

Down by two, the Boulders chipped away and added single tallies in the fifth and sixth to tie the score. A homer from David Vinsky to start the fifth followed by Joe DeLuca's single off Nick MacDonald in the sixth tied the game as it plated the last of Chris Burica's responsibility to pull the score level.

The Boulders' rally came after turning their first triple play in franchise history in the fourth. After tying the game in the sixth, a bases-loaded walk to Jimmy Costin with Erasmo Pinales on the bump put the Boulders pack in front in extras.

With the potential tying run at third in the bottom of the eighth against Dylan Smith, AJ Wright tied the game with an RBI single to centre.

Electing to play defence, Augie Gallardo (win, 2-2) saw the potential winning run in Austin Dennis end up 90 feet away at third with one out. The veteran then walked a pair intentionally to set up a force at any base, or a double play. Gallardo didn't need either as he struck out both Gabriel Garcia and Giovanni Garbella to put the Titans back in the win column.

The Ottawa Titans continue their four-game series with the New York Boulders on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. at Ottawa Stadium. All the action can be heard on CKDJ 107.9 and 94,5 UNIK FM and live-streamed on Flo Baseball. For information on 2023 single-game tickets, group outings, and nine-game mini packs, visit the Titans’ official website at www.ottawatitans.com.