Hot-hitting Cerny propels Titans to win

Catcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had two hits and an RBI to help lead the Ottawa Titans to a 3-2 win over the Tri-City Valley Cats on Tuesday. Photo: Ottawa Titans (file photo)

June 24, 2025

Official Ottawa Titans News Release

Troy, N.Y. - Opening the second half of the trip, the Ottawa Titans earned a 3-2 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Tuesday night.

For a fourth consecutive game, the Titans opened the scoring. In the second, the Titans took advantage of an error and a hit batter against Connor Wilford - as Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) stayed hot, plating Justin Fogel with an RBI single.

Electing to open the game on the mound with right-hander Dazon Cole - the Titans got a tremendous outing from left-hander Mac Lardner, who gave the club five innings.

Dominating through his first three frames, the ValleyCats got to Lardner in the fifth inning, scoring twice on three hits. Cam Jones tied the game with an RBI double - later scoring on a fielder's choice off the bat of Julian Boyd.

In the next half inning, Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) snapped an 0-for-15 with an infield hit. Two batters later, Jackie Urbaez blasted his second homer in three games with a two-run homer to right, putting the Titans ahead for good at 3-2.

After Lardner went five, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two, striking out four - the Titans' bullpen allowed just two baserunners the rest of the way. Billy Duby, Kaleb Hill, and Erasmo Piñales completed the night on the mound and preserved the win.

Cerny picked up his ninth multi-hit performance of the season, going 2-for-4 with a double. The Canadian now has six doubles in his last five games.

The Titans continue their six-game road trip with the second of a three-game series against the Tri-City ValleyCats on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York.