Miners edge Jackals on 9th inning comeback
| 01 Aug 2017 | 11:49
Sussex County batter Jay Baum swings and misses in the third inning. Photos by George Leroy Hunter
In the second inning the Jackal's Lee Sosa tags out the Miner's Nick Giarraputo at home plate.
Sussex County's J.J. Fernandez contributed two runs batted in.
Sussex County's Nick Giarraputo.
New Jersey Jackals batter Brian Burgamy connects in the second inning.
Miner Juan Duran waits on the pitch.
New Jersey Jackals catcher Adam Martin and pitcher Lee Sosa confer on the mound.
Sussex County Miners outfielder Rubi Silva trots towards the dugout after catching a fly ball in the first inning.
New Jersey pitcher Lee Sosa brings it. Sosa threw for eight innings with six strikeouts and no earned runs allowed on seven hits and one walk.
Sussex pitcher Kenny Roder on the mound.
AUGUSTA — The Sussex County Miners defeated the New Jersey Jackals (Little Falls, Passaic County) in baseball on Sunday, July 30 2017. The final score was 6-5. The minor league baseball game took place at Skylands Stadium in Augusta, New Jersey.
The Miners made a monumental comeback in the ninth inning from four runs down. The game was the Miners fourth straight win. The other three wins were also against the New Jersey Jackals. The Sussex County Miners played the New Jersey Jackals on July 27th (5-4), 28th (3-2) and the 29th (7-0).