Boulders Sweep DH and Series in New Jersey

The New York Boulders completed their first doubleheader sweep away from home since 2017 by beating the New Jersey Jackals, 14-2 and 1-0, on Saturday night at Hinchliffe Stadium.

The Boulders (36-28) scored the only run of the nightcap when SS Austin Dennis crossed home on an infielder error with two outs in the top of the fourth inning.

It was just enough support for LHP Mitchell Senger (W, 1-1 / 5.2 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K), who picked up his first win of the season, while RHP Scott Harper got help from his defense to finish the sixth inning – CF Ryan Vogel gunned down Sam Angelo at home plate for the final out – and RHP Tyler Vail worked around a pair of two-out walks and a barely-foul groundball in the bottom of the seventh to rack up his 11th save and preserve the Boulders’ sixth straight win.

New Jersey (21-43) RF Arbert Cipion appeared to have smacked a walk-off two-run double past third base, but the ground ball was ruled foul by home plate umpire Tyler Melhop and Cipion bounced into a game- ending force play on the very next pitch.

Earlier in the evening, the Boulders rolled to a 14-2 win after falling behind 2-1 in the first inning. They took the lead for good on second inning RBI singles from CF Ryan Vogel and 2B Kyle Hess, then poured it on by scoring six runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth.

Rosso and RF Enzo Apodaca both lofted two-run homers over the high net in right field, while Rosso also had a two-run double, with LF Fritz Genther and 1B Christian Ficca contributing two-run singles, all backing Garrett Cooper’s second complete-game victory of the year. The righty upped his record to 6-1, giving up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.