Bird Dawgs Drop Finale, Split Series with Jackals
KINSTON, N.C (August 21, 2025) – The Down East Bird Dawgs settled for a series split Thursday night, falling 8-2 to the New Jersey Jackals at Historic Grainger Stadium.
New Jersey jumped in front in the first when Isaac Bellony doubled to drive in a run, and Jimmy Costin followed with an RBI single. The Jackals added another in the second as Ryan Ford singled to make it 3-0.
Elias Stevens put the Bird Dawgs on the board in the third with a solo home run, but New Jersey broke the game open with five runs in the fourth to stretch the lead to 8-1.
Down East scored its final run in the eighth on a Yassel Pino sacrifice fly.
Drew Henderson (4-4) took the loss, allowing seven earned runs on 13 hits with four strikeouts over four innings.
Anthony Leak (2-2) earned the win for New Jersey, striking out 10 and allowing just one run on four hits through seven innings.
With the loss, the Bird Dawgs fell to 34-52 and remain at home Friday to open their final homestand of the season against the New York Boulders.
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About the Down East Bird Dawgs
The Down East Bird Dawgs are a professional baseball team in the Frontier League, an MLB Partner League. The team began their inaugural season in May 2025 at Historic Grainger Stadium, in Kinston, NC. The team is continuing baseball traditions in the Kinston community with competitive play, captivating promotions, and top-notch community involvement & events.
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