When the Tri-City Valleycats began play last week, they had the 3rd playoff spot in the Eastern Division of the Frontier League, and swept Trois Rivieres in a rain shortened series.
But, then, the 'Cats dropped a weekend series to the NY Boulders, and were held to two runs by New England's Sam Ryan in a complete game performance last night, as the Knockouts beat the 'Cats, 7-2.
Back to the Boulders. It's not just ex-Valleycats Chris Kwitzer & Austin Dennis that the 'Cats need to be concerned with. As Tri-City signed former Queensbury star Brett Rodriguez last month, the Boulders also looked to Section II's recent past to fortify their offense, signing Jake Reinisch (Shen), who graduated from Wake Forest in May. Reinisch, the son of Troy High AD Paul Reinisch, himself a Wake grad, wasn't drafted during last month's MLB Entry Draft.
No stranger to Bruno Stadium, Reinisch hurt the 'Cats on Saturday with a homer to help the Boulders mount a comeback en route to a win. He also drove in the only run in Sunday's nightcap with a sacrifice fly as the 'Cats salvaged the finale, 2-1.
Tri-City's series at New England continues tonight, but there are just six home dates left, the period from August 20-25, before the 'Cats close out on the road, and they'll need to win out to secure their first Frontier League playoff berth.
Stay tuned.
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