Sanford homers again in Titans' loss

Cole Harbour Cardinals alum Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.), right, homered for the Ottawa Titans on Saturday. Photo: Ottawa Titans (file photo)

July 2, 2022

Official Ottawa Titans News Release

Pomona, N.Y. - Up 5-1 entering the bottom of the fifth, the Ottawa Titans (27-15) allowed five unanswered runs to drop the third game of the series 6-5 to the New York Boulders.

Jackie Urbaez stayed hot, belting a lead-off homer off right-hander Josh Loeschorn to give the Titans an early 1-0 lead.

Kenny Williams got the nod on Saturday, making his first appearance since June 4 at Sussex County, and worked a 1-2-3 first. In the second, Chris Kwitzer lined a double to right, scoring Gian Martellini to tie the game.

Urbaez belted his second homer of the night to give the Titans a 3-1 lead in the third. The homer from Urbaez marked his sixth big fly in the last six games.

Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) blasted a Loeschorn offering over the wall in right, to make it a 5-1 advantage in the fifth. Sanford’s 13th homer contributed to his lead-leading 49 RBIs.

Williams came on for the bottom of the fifth, with the Boulders beginning the rally, scoring one. With two on and one out, the Titans brought in righty Zack LeBlanc to face Giovanni Garbella.

The Boulders right-fielder belted a LeBlanc offering and tied the game with a three-run blast.

In the seventh, David Vinsky doubled to lead off the frame and advanced to third on a passed ball. With the infield in, Grant Larson rolled a ground ball off the bat of Austin Dennis that went off Larson’s mitt, scoring the eventual winning run.

Right-hander July Sosa tossed four scoreless innings in his first professional appearance to keep the come-from-behind lead intact.

The Titans placed the potential tying runs on base in both the eighth and ninth innings, but Sosa managed to get out of the frames scoreless to secure the win.

The Ottawa Titans are back in action on Sunday for the finale of their four-game series with the New York Boulders at 5:45 p.m. from Clover Stadium. Following the series with the Boulders, the Titans finish off the trip with a visit to the Tri-City ValleyCats on Monday. The Titans return home for a seven-game homestand starting on Tuesday against New Jersey at 6:30 p.m.