POMONA, N.Y. (June 18, 2026) – The Down East Bird Dawgs fought back from two separate deficits, getting home runs from Christian Adams, Yeniel Laboy, and Ali LaPread, but a four-run sixth and a four-run eighth from the New York Boulders proved decisive in an 11-7 series-finale loss at Clover Stadium Thursday night, dropping Down East to 16-20 ahead of a weekend series at Sussex County.

Adams gave the Bird Dawgs an early lead with a two-run homer in the first, but New York answered immediately on a Jason Agresti RBI double to cut it to 2-1.

The Boulders took the lead with a Julian Boyd RBI single in the second and an Agresti RBI groundout in the third to go up 3-2.

Down East responded in the fourth as Laboy launched a solo homer and DiTomaso singled in a run to reclaim the lead, then extended it in the fifth on a LaPread two-run homer to make it 6-3.

New York surged back in front with four runs in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead, but Adams drew a bases-loaded walk — capping his day going four-for-four with three RBIs — in the eighth to tie it at 7-7. The Boulders answered with four more runs in the bottom half to pull away for the 11-7 final.

Jose Moreno started for Down East, allowing three runs on four hits over 2⅔ innings before exiting with an injury. Greg Martinez (0-1) took the loss in his first outing in 370 days, allowing four runs on three hits over ⅔ of an inning with two walks.

Alex Barker started for New York, allowing six runs on 10 hits over five innings with three strikeouts and three walks. Jalon Long (2-0) earned the win, allowing one run on four hits over two innings with one strikeout and two walks.

The Bird Dawgs (16-20) drop the series two games to one and head to Sussex County for a weekend series beginning Friday, June 19, at 7:05 p.m. ET.