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Game 1: Upper Valley Nighthawks 2, Sanford Mainers 1
Game 1 of Tuesday’s seven-inning doubleheader featuring the visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks and the Sanford Mainers went to extra innings and saw the Nighthawks come away victorious at Goodall Park. Upper Valley starting pitcher Jack Keenan (Marist College) tossed five spectacular innings of baseball in his team’s win (2 hits, 1 run/earned run, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts) and fellow starter Alexander McKenney (University of Maine Orono) put up similar numbers for the Mainers (2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 K). Zane Kmietek (Marist College) secured his third win of the summer for the Nighthawks.
Upper Valley designated hitter Ronald Evans (University of North Carolina Wilmington) got his team on the board in the top of the second inning with an RBI single, a score that was tied in the home half of the fifth inning courtesy of an RBI base hit from Sanford center fielder Cam Ridley (Eastern Kentucky University). The 1-1 contest remained tied after seven innings and thus forced an extra eighth inning in which the ‘Hawks wasted no time scoring an eventual winning run to take the 2-1 edge.
Game 2: Sanford Mainers 7, Upper Valley Nighthawks 2
The Sanford Mainers (8-16) split Tuesday night’s doubleheader against the visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks (15-12) with a Game 2 victory at Goodall Park. Mainers starting pitcher Jacob Edwards (University of North Carolina Ashveille) picked up his first win of the summer with a wonderful outing (4 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 2 K) and fellow starter Alex Theis (Wright State University) bore his second loss of the summer with the Nighthawks (4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K).
A two-run single by Upper Valley catcher Raphael Pelletier (Kansas State University) drove home his team’s only runs of the evening in the visitor’s half of the second inning, but a three-run home run from Sanford third baseman Mitchell Moralez (Utah Valley University) in the bottom of the third quickly gave the home team their first lead of the day. Mainers center fielder Cam Ridley (Eastern Kentucky University) drove home his squad’s fourth run of the contest with a fourth-inning sacrifice fly and two RBI from Moralez and left fielder Evan Sleight (Rutgers University) in the fifth extended Sanford’s lead over the ‘Hawks to 6-2. Moralez drove home his fourth RBI of the evening in the home half of the sixth inning and his team’s final run of the day to lead his teammates to a Game 2 victory.
Next Up: VM vs. UVN (7/14, 6:00pm) | WM vs. SM (7/14, 6:30pm)
Keene Swamp Bats 5, Winnipesaukee Muskrats 1
The visiting Keene Swamp Bats (17-8) defeated the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (8-17) at Robbie Mills Sports Complex on Tuesday night and remain multiple games ahead atop the Northern Division Standings. Swamp Bats starting pitcher Richie Dell (Kent State University) threw four no-hit, scoreless innings of work for Keene and worked around two walks while striking out two batters. Muskrats starter Ryan Fischer (New Jersey Institute of Technology) suffered his third straight loss in as many appearances, but put up decent numbers in this one (6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K).
Keene catcher Ronny Medina (Florida Southwestern State College) ripped a two-run double in the visitor’s half of the second inning to give his team an early 2-0 advantage over Winnipesaukee, his first extra-base hit of the summer. A wild pitch thrown by the Muskrats in the top of the sixth tallied another run for the Swamp Bats to extend their lead over the home team to 3-0, and a sacrifice fly by right fielder Matt Almonte (Pace University) in the top of the eighth made it 4-0. An error committed by the ‘Skrats in the ninth inning recorded Keene’s fifth and final run of the evening and Winnipesaukee right fielder Matthew Overton (Molloy College) drove home the singular run of the night for his squad in the bottom of the ninth.
Next Up: NAS vs. KSB (7/14, 6:30pm) | WM vs. SM (7/14, 6:30pm)
Bristol Blues 6, Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 4
The Bristol Blues (7-19-1) walked off in extra innings at Muzzy Field on Tuesday night over the visiting Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (15-10) via a home run in the tenth inning, Bristol’s third win in as many matchups versus the Sharks this summer. Blues starting pitcher Mark Faello (Hofstra University) threw a nearly impeccable scoreless performance to earn his second win of the summer (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K).
A two-run single by catcher Chad Knight (Duke University) gave the Blues an early lead in the first inning of action and a pass ball in the fourth drove home the team’s third run of the ballgame. An RBI base hit from Chris Davis (Duke University) in the bottom of the fifth inning made it a 4-0 score in favor of the home team. Martha’s Vineyard scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game and eventually force extra innings that would not last too long as Bristol catcher Tyler Keith (Post University) launched a walk-off two-run homer in the tenth to send the Muzzy Field crowd home happy.
Next Up: VBS vs. MVS (7/14, 7:00pm) | MS vs. BB (7/15, 6:30pm)
Valley Blue Sox 9, Ocean State 2
The visiting Valley Blue Sox (15-9) handed the Ocean State Waves (10-16) their third straight loss with a victory at Old Mountain Field on Tuesday night. Blue Sox starting pitcher Grant Kipp (Yale University) grabbed his first win of the summer with a dominant outing on the road (6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) and fellow starter Cody Whitten (Winthrop University) took his fourth loss of 2021 for the Waves (3 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 7 BB, 1 K).
Both squads scored one run in the opening inning of action and each team hit one solo homer in the second inning, first baseman Nathan Thomas (St. Joseph’s University) for Valley and left fielder Travis Honeyman (Boston College) for the Ocean State to keep the score tied at 2-2.
A sacrifice fly by Blue Sox left fielder Brian Hart (Marist College) in the top of the third inning gave his visiting team a 3-2 edge and an explosive five-run fourth inning that featured a two-run double by designated hitter Cole Andrews (Miami University) and a two-run dinger by Hart made it an 8-2 contest early on. A solo homer from Valley right fielder Luke Franzoni (Xavier University) in the top of the eighth brought home the final run of the day and helped give the Blue Sox a 9-2 win.
Next Up: VBS vs. MVS (7/14, 7:00pm) | DW vs. OSW (7/14, 6:30pm)
Newport Gulls vs. Danbury Westerners - Postponed
Tuesday night’s matchup at Rogers Park featuring the visiting Newport Gulls (16-9) and the Danbury Westerners (11-11) was postponed due to rain.
The game will be made up at a later date to be determined.
Next Up: MS vs. NG (7/14, 6:35pm) | DW vs. OSW (7/14, 6:30pm)
North Shore Navigators vs. North Adams SteepleCats - Postponed
The visiting North Shore Navigators (13-9-2) and the North Adams SteepleCats (11-11-2) saw their Tuesday night ballgame at Joe Wolfe Field postponed due to inclement weather in the area.
The contest will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, July 20, at 4:00pm in Lynn.
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