Yorke's Two Homers, Five-Run Ninth Lift Dragons Past Utica 12-11

Down four runs with three outs to work with, the Dragons erupted for five in the ninth and stole a 12-11 win at Utica's Donovan Stadium on Monday night, climbing to 4-7. David Yorke did the early damage with two home runs and six RBI, and Kaden Barmer's three-run double in the ninth tied it before Tyler Worth reached on an error to push across the winner.

Yorke put Glens Falls on the board in the fourth, a two-run shot off Johnny Amato that pulled the Dragons within 3-2, and Enrique Diaz's RBI single knotted it later that inning. In the fifth Yorke struck again — a grand slam off Cameron Kobayashi for a 7-4 lead. But Utica answered with four in the bottom of the fifth and three more in the seventh, RJ Thomae's two-run triple keying an 11-7 cushion. The Dragons loaded the bases in the ninth, Giorgio Pantepinto walked one home, and Barmer cleared the bases with a double to tie it at 11. Worth then reached on a Blue Sox error to plate Barmer. Yorke finished 2-for-5, Barmer drove in three, and Glens Falls won despite managing just seven hits — Utica's staff issued nine walks.

Billy Barthel earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits, after RJ Ensel and Billy Kind combined to surrender 11 runs. Vinny Sangataldo took the loss for Utica. The Dragons return home to East Field on Tuesday to host the Boonville Lumberjacks.