The Florence Y’alls, Northern Kentucky’s minor league baseball team, competed in its first home run derby of the franchise Thursday night, and it was one that put their first-place title on the line.
Leading up to Thursday, the Y’alls were the sole leaders of the Frontier League West Division. They split two high-scoring games against the Evansville Otters in an 11-7 loss on Tuesday and a 13-6 win on Wednesday.
The finale of the three-game series continued the offensive momentum both teams built up earlier in the week. The Y’alls led the entire game before giving up three runs to the Otters in the ninth inning. The game ended regulation at 8-8.
In the 10th inning, both teams tallied one run. Even at nine, the game's deciding factor would come in a home run derby based on the Frontier League’s rules for overtime past the 10th inning.
