It took another late rally, but with a five run eighth inning the Outlaws pulled out a win over the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs to put themselves in a virtual tie for second place in the Eastern Division of the NYCBL, just percentage points behind Cooperstown.

In a wild eighth inning that included Tim Panetta’s (UConn) third hit and fourth and fifth RBIs of the night, the Outlaws erased what was once a 4-0 deficit in the early innings and took the final lead on a ball that never left the infield.

Down by a run, Matt Goulas (Louisiana-Lafayette) had an infield it to the right side of the infield where second baseman Tyler Townsend (Kentucky) had trouble gathering the ball. Both Panetta and Jarred Clarkson (Lousiville) came around to score on the play ahead of the throw home, with Derrick Osteen then getting thrown out at third to end the inning.

Aaron Stull (Virginia) didn’t make it out of the second inning, giving up four runs in 1 2/3 innings with five walks before giving way to Taylor Austin (UC San Diego). Austin kept the Outlaws in the game, going 4 1/3 innings without walking a batter and giving up three runs. Brian Denneny (Oklahoma State) entered in the seventh and picked up the win going three hitless innings and striking out five.

The wild affair also so the first ejection at Damaschke Field this year, with MV coach Troy Gerlach getting the heave after a reversed a call. Outlaw coach Greg Zackrison argued that a slow roller in the infield hit by Clarkson was fair after he reached and a run scored, but the ball was ruled to have hit Clarkson in the box and was foul. The umpires eventually came together and reversed the call, leading to Gerlach getting his ejection, much to the delight of the Damaschke Field crowd.

Next up is a doubleheader tonight in Oneonta as the Watertown Wizards come to down. The first game will start at 5:00, and both games will be 7 innings.

- Jeff Dickson