Doubledays win big late

AUBURN - It wasn't pretty, but the Auburn Doubledays' 5-2 win over Tri-City on Wednesday might have been the biggest victory of their season so far.

The Doubledays took their second straight game over the ValleyCats at Falcon Park despite a blown lead, a few rough pitching performances and a bases loaded situation in the ninth that could have cost them the game - and some important ground in a tight Pinckney Division.

Instead, Auburn persevered by scoring three runs in the eighth and then saw Justin Cryer strike out one of the most dangerous hitters in the New York-Penn League to seal the win.