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Game 1: Vermont Mountaineers 10, Keene Swamp Bats 1
The first game of a doubleheader between the Keene Swamp Bats and the Vermont Mountaineers was a continuation of their suspended July 20th contest. It resumed in the top of the third inning with the Swamp Bats acting as the visiting team and the Mountaineers leading 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Field.
The Mountaineers topped the Swamp Bats by putting up a 10-spot in which Vermont’s relief pitcher Brendan O’Donnell (University of Connecticut) earned his first win of the summer with a lights out performance (5.2 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts), and Keene starter Richie Dell (Kent State University) suffered his first loss of 2021 (2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K).
In the top of the third inning, the Swamp Bats scored their only run of the first game via an error and in the home half of that inning, Mountaineers first baseman Adam Retzbach (Lehigh University) homered to make it a 6-1 affair early on. Another solo home run by ‘Neers left fielder Griffin Arnone (Elon University) brought the score to 7-1 through six innings but two longballs in the bottom of the seventh inning by Vermont second baseman Kegan Calero (University of Dayton) and catcher Matt Oldham (Elon University) capped off the scoring in this rout over the Swamp Bats via home runs.
Game 2: Vermont Mountaineers 8, Keene Swamp Bats 6
The visiting Vermont Mountaineers (19-17) defeated the Keene Swamp Bats (22-14) with a Game 2 victory to sweep Sunday’s doubleheader at Alumni Field. Mountaineers starting pitcher Matthew Scibilio (Colby College) won his first decision of the summer with a strong outing on the road (5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), and fellow starter Richie Dell (Kent State University) was roughed up to bear his second straight loss for the Swamp Bats (2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K).
Vermont blew the game open with a six-run top-of-the-third-inning highlighted by a two-run double by first baseman Matt Oldham (Elon University) and a two-run single from second baseman Craig Larsen (University of Pennsylvania). The ‘Neers scored their final two runs of the second contest of the day in the visitor’s half of the fourth via a pair of RBI singles from center fielder Jack Frank (Michigan State University) and Larsen; in the bottom of the same inning, Keene shortstop Zach Bushling (University of Connecticut) hit a solo shot, his fourth homer of the season, to get his home team on the board.
In the home half of the fifth, the Swamp Bats began a comeback with the help of a wild pitch and an RBI single by Bushling to make it an 8-3 ballgame and a three-run sixth inning that saw a two-run longball by designated hitter Drake Westcott (University of Louisville) and a double from right fielder Ethan Groff (Tulane University) brought the eventual final score to 8-6.
Next Up: NSN vs. KSB (7/26, 6:30pm) | WM vs. VM (7/26, 6:30pm)
Game 1: North Shore Navigators 8, Sanford Mainers 3
The visiting North Shore Navigators topped the Sanford Mainers in Game 1 of the teams’ Sunday doubleheader at Goodall Park. Navigators starting pitcher Aaron Groller (Seton Hall University) threw a seven-inning complete game to pick up his third win of the season (7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K), and fellow starter Jose Rodriguez (St. John’s University) bore his third loss thus far for the Mainers (3 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K).
A pair of singles by Sanford right fielder Freddy Rojas Jr. (Texas Rio Grande Valley) and second baseman Dominic Freeberger (University of North Carolina Asheville) in the bottom of the third inning gave their team a 2-0 advantage that would last for just a matter of minutes until North Shore tallied five runs in the visitor’s half of the fourth that saw a bases-loaded walk and a pair of two-run singles from center fielder David Kale (Fordham University) and second baseman Jacob Gustin (Bryant University).
A fifth-inning RBI single by Kale extended the Navs’ lead to 6-2 and a two-run homer off of the bat of first baseman Logan Bravo (Harvard University) in the top of the sixth capped off the visiting team’s scoring in this ballgame. Mainers center fielder Calvin Hewett (Vanderbilt University) hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to seal the first game of the doubleheader.
Game 2: Sanford Mainers 4, North Shore Navigators 3
The Sanford Mainers (14-22) walked off versus the visiting North Shore Navigators (17-16-2) in dramatic fashion in Game 2 of the teams’ doubleheader on Sunday at Goodall Park. Mainers starting pitcher Trevor LaBonte (University of Maryland) made his first start of 2021 (4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), and fellow starter Evan Christopulos (Bentley University) similarly made his first start of the summer for the Navigators (5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K).
North Shore jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the visitor’s half of the second inning via a stolen base and an RBI double by third baseman Matthias Haas (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) and extended their lead to a seemingly comfortable 3-0 in the top of the seventh as shortstop Jonathan Luders (Seton Hall University) singled to bring home a run.
In the home half of the final inning of action, the Mainers had other ideas and stifled the Navs’ winning plan. North Shore committed an error to drive home the first run of the comeback followed by an RBI single by third baseman Mitchell Moralez (Utah Valley University) and a game-tying bases-loaded walk that preceded a walk-off bases-loaded walk drawn by right fielder Freddy Rojas Jr. (Texas Rio Grande Valley) to split the doubleheader at home.
Next Up: NSN vs. KSB (7/26, 6:30pm) | SM vs. NAS (7/26, 6:30pm)
Danbury Westerners 12, Valley Blue Sox 10
The visiting Danbury Westerners (19-17) topped the Valley Blue Sox (20-15) in a high-scoring contest at MacKenzie Stadium on Sunday evening. Westerners starting pitcher Ethan Clough (Long Beach State) took home his second win of the season (5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), and fellow starter Owen Langan (Northeastern University) was handed his first loss of 2021 for the Blue Sox (2.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K).
A top-of-the-first-inning bases-clearing double by Danbury left fielder Cameron Masterman (University of Louisville) highlighted his team’s five-run inning and two solo homers in the top of the third by third baseman Andrew Jenkins (Georgia Tech) and right fielder Jake Roper (Palm Beach Atlantic College) made it a 7-1 score. The Westies blew open the game even more with a five-run inning to finish off their scoring for the evening with the help of a two-run longball by Jenkins, two RBI singles from shortstop Sebastian Murillo (Long Beach State) and catcher Jack Payton (University of Louisville).
Thus started Valley’s comeback in the home half of the fifth inning with a two-run double by left fielder Brian Hart (Marist College) and a seventh-inning two-run homer by second baseman Jack Housinger (Xavier University) plus another run via an error. Two more runs crossed home plate via another error committed by Danbury in the bottom of the eighth and a ninth-inning solo home run by Hart as well as a sacrifice fly by first baseman Nathan Thomas (St. Joseph’s University) capped off the runs in this high-scoring event in Holyoke.
Next Up: OSW vs. DW (7/27, 6:30pm) | VBS vs. OSW (7/26, 6:30pm)
Mystic Schooners 1, Bristol Blues 0
The visiting Mystic Schooners (18-15) shut out the Bristol Blues (11-25) with just one run scored the entire affair at Muzzy Field on Sunday evening. Schooners starting pitcher Trystan Levesque (University of Rhode Island) earned his third win of the summer with a masterful performance on the mound (6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), and fellow starter Jack Moore (Emory University) put up similar stellar numbers to Levesque despite being handed the loss (7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K). Tim Blaisdell (University of Hartford) secured his second save of 2021 for Mystic.
An RBI single by Schooners infielder Addison Kopack (University of Rhode Island) drove home the only run Mystic needed to edge Bristol in this ballgame and hand them their fourth consecutive loss.
Next Up: MS vs. NG (7/26, 6:35pm) | VBS vs. BB (7/27, 6:30pm)
North Adams SteepleCats 7, Upper Valley Nighthawks 2
The North Adams SteepleCats (18-14-2) won Sunday evening’s contest over the visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks (20-17) at Joe Wolfe Field to keep the visiting team from inching any closer to the first place Keene Swamp Bats atop the Northern Division standings. SteepleCats starting pitcher Wilifrido Valenzuela (Bloomfield College) kept his perfect record and brought it to 3-0 on the season by picking up a win with a wonderful performance at home (6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), and fellow starter Jackson Haga (Liberty University) was handed his first loss of the summer for Upper Valley (3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K). Luke Benneche (Lafayette College) recorded his second save of the season for North Adams.
A second-inning RBI single by ‘Hawks first baseman Ronald Evans (University of North Carolina Wilmington) gave his squad an early 1-0 lead that would be taken away in the bottom of the third by a single from SteepleCats designated hitter Jeremy Lea (University of the Pacific) and a three-run home run by right fielder Charles Middleton (University of the Pacific).
North Adams finished up their scoring early in the bottom of the sixth by way of a two-run single from shortstop Jon Kozarian (Slippery Rock University) and a sacrifice fly by third baseman Lucas Donlon (Virginia Tech University) before the ‘Hawks tallied their final run of the night in the home half of the ninth inning with the help of a wild pitch.
Next Up: UVN vs. WM (7/27, 6:05pm) | SM vs. NAS (7/26, 6:30pm)
Newport Gulls 9, Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 2
The visiting Newport Gulls (18-17) snapped the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks’ (22-14) three-game winning streak with a victory at the Shark Tank on Sunday night. Gulls starting pitcher Justin Cherry (University of Rhode Island) earned his second win of the summer courtesy of a scoreless outing (5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K), and fellow starter Oliver McCarthy (Duke University) suffered his first loss of the season for the Sharks (3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K).
Next Up: MS vs. NG (7/26, 6:35pm) | MS vs. MVS (7/27, 7:00pm)
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