KINSTON, N.C. (May 31, 2026) – Jacob Corson stepped off the bench and delivered when it mattered most, driving in two runs on a pinch-hit infield single in the eighth inning to erase a one-run deficit and lift the Down East Bird Dawgs to a 5-3 series-closing victory over the Ottawa Titans at Historic Grainger Stadium Sunday afternoon, completing a dominant 5-1 series win and sending Down East on the road with a three-game winning streak.

Down East grabbed an early advantage on an RBI single from Danell Figueroa in the second and added another run in the fourth on a Yeniel Laboy single to center to make it 2-0.

Ottawa cut into the lead with a run in the sixth before Kaiden Cardoso and Taylor Wright delivered back-to-back RBI singles in the eighth to put the Titans ahead 3-2.

Corson answered immediately off the bench, lining a two-run infield single to give Down East the lead before Trey Law added an insurance run on a base hit to close out the 5-3 final.

Davis Blair (1-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on two hits over 1⅓ innings with one strikeout. Elian Almanzar collected his first save of the season, walking two and striking out two in a hitless ninth.

Heitor Tokar (2-1) took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits with three strikeouts and one walk over 1⅔ innings.

The Bird Dawgs (10-11) head to Brockton carrying a three-game winning streak and 79 hits over the six-game series, opening a road series against the Brockton Rox on Tuesday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. ET at Campanelli Stadium.