Baseball Winning Streak Halted, Boulders Drop Two of Three to Quebec by Sunil Sunder Raj July 8, 2016 The Rockland Boulders were on a five-game winning streak heading into a six-game Canadian road trip but the Quebec Capitales continued to have the Boulders number taking two of three in the series at Le Stade Municipal in Quebec City and six out of the eight games played between the teams’ this season. Rockland(27-19) is locked in a tight race in the Can-Am League standings only two and half games out of the first place with New Jersey holding a half game margin over Quebec and Ottawa three out. In game one of the series, Quebec jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after four innings of play but the Boulders answered back on a Mike Fransoso two-run single in the sixth. Jared McDonald made it a one game in the 7th belting a two-out single bringing in Elvin Soto. However, that is as close as Rockland would get with the Capitales tacking on two runs in the eighth putting the game away. The Capitales followed a similar script in game two of the series racing out to a 4-0 lead. Rockland refused to go away quietly scoring twice in the 4th on a Mike Montvile RBI groundout and Elvin Soto run-producing infield single. Starting pitcher Bo Budkevics was forced to leave the game in the fifth with an injury to his pitching hand. Quebec would take a 6-3 lead going into the ninth inning when Ed Charlton clubbed his first home run as a Rockland Boulder to dead center trimming the lead to 6-4. The Boulders put runners on first and second with one out only to see Capitales closer Jon Fitzsimmons strike out Marcus Nidiffer and Pat McKenna to secure the victory. In the series finale, Rockland’s bats set the tone in the first off former Boulder Nate Roe tallying fours with the big blow coming from Jared Schlehuber blasting a three-run shot over the right field wall. Mike Fransoso drilled a two-run single in the second extending the advantage to second. Despite encountering multiple jams in what would be his final start in a Rockland Boulders uniform, Markus Solbach tossed a gem allowing no runs on seven hits while fanning six and walking three to pick up his Can-Am League leading sixth victory of the season. The Boulders conclude their road trip with a three-game set at Trois-Rivières starting on Friday. Post Views: 1,041 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Sunil Sunder Raj Since July of 2014 Sunil Sunder Raj has been with In The Zone. Sunil has experience covering minor league baseball, high school and college sports. A beat writer for the Rockland Boulders for six years, Ramapo College men’s basketball for four years, NJIT men’s basketball and Seton Hall women’s basketball. Now focusing on feature articles about athletes, coaches and sports media professionals. A graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. Latest posts by Sunil Sunder Raj (see all) Exclusive Interview w/ Kyle J. Andrews, High School Sports Reporter from The Baltimore Sun (VIDEO) - April 24, 2021 Dave Sims Reflects on Successful Career in Sports (Video) - April 12, 2021 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur - February 9, 2021 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) - January 28, 2021 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... St. Lucie Mets Kevin Taylor Among Best in Florida State League LaHair Leads Patriots To 4-3 10-Inning Win