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Upper Valley Nighthawks 10, Winnipesaukee Muskrats 7
The visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks (14-9) handed the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (7-15) their fourth straight loss with a victory in Laconia on Wednesday night. Nighthawks starting pitcher Jordy Allard (University of Richmond) picked up this third win of the season (5 innings pitched, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts) while fellow starter Josh Lajoie (St. John’s University) bore his second loss in as many appearances for the Muskrats (1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 K).
A three-run top of the first inning gave Upper Valley a quick lead thanks to a two-run single by infielder and outfielder William Sullivan (Troy University) and an RBI double from infielder Ronald Evans (University of North Carolina Wilmington). Winnipesaukee got one back and made it a 3-1 contest in the bottom of the opening inning with an RBI base hit by catcher Gustavo Sosa (Rutgers University). Another three-run second inning for the ‘Hawks extended their lead to 6-1 courtesy of a three-run home run by Player of the Week and infielder Max Viera (Northeastern University). Both squads drove home one run in the third inning to bring the score to 7-2 early on.
Another run via a sacrifice fly by Upper Valley designated hitter Gehrig Anglin (Wright State University) brought his team’s lead to 8-2 in the top of the fourth inning, but a fifth-inning two-run home run by ‘Skrats center fielder Joshua Rodriguez (Rutgers University) made it an 8-4 ballgame. A two-run eighth inning by both teams made it 10-6 and Winnipesaukee would score once more in the bottom of the ninth, but it would not be enough to overpower the Nighthawks.
Next Up: UVN vs. NSN (7/8, 6:35pm) | WM vs. NAS (7/8, 3:30pm)
Sanford Mainers vs. Vermont Mountaineers - Suspended
Wednesday night’s matchup between the visiting Sanford Mainers and the Vermont Mountaineers was suspended in the top of the fifth inning due to a lighting malfunction in Montpelier. The ballgame is set to resume on Saturday, July 17, when Sanford returns to Vermont.
Mountaineers starting pitcher Enzo Stefanoni (Harvard University) threw four innings of work while allowing three hits and two runs, no walks and striking out five batters, and Mainers starter Garret Keough (Georgetown University) tossed just 2-⅔ innings and gave up six runs, only four earned, on three hits and six walks with no strikeouts.
A two-run top of the first inning for the Mainers gave them an early 2-0 lead, but the Mountaineers got one back in the home half of the opening inning. The ‘Neers tallied five more runs in the bottom of the third inning with the help of an RBI single by Matt Oldham (Elon University), a two-run single from Curtis Robison (Pennsylvania State University) and another two-run base hit by Connor Bertsch (Dartmouth College). The 6-2 contest in favor of Vermont will resume next weekend.
Next Up: SM vs. KSB (7/8, 6:30pm) | VM vs. WM (7/9, 6:05pm)
Newport Gulls 8, Mystic Schooners 1
The Newport Gulls (14-7) grabbed a win on Wednesday night over the visiting Mystic Schooners (11-11) at Cardines Field. Gulls starting pitcher Jack Aldrich (Tulane University) earned his first win of the season (5 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 7 K) and Trystan Levesque (University of Rhode Island) suffered his second loss of the summer for the Schooners (3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K).
This ballgame remained scoreless until the home half of the fourth inning when Newport scored all eight of their total runs in an explosive inning. Designated hitter Justin Guerrera (Fairfield University) led off the inning with a solo home run, followed by an RBI single by first baseman Bryce Hulett (University of Pittsburgh) and an RBI double from left fielder Conor Kiely (Stonehill College). A two-run double by shortstop Spenser Smith (Northeastern University) made it a 5-0 contest and a wild pitch plus a two-run Guerrera homer brought the score to 8-0 in the blink of an eye. Mystic scored their sole run of the game in the visitor’s half of the fifth inning thanks to an RBI double by second baseman Addison Kopack (University of Rhode Island) but that would cap off the scoring in this one.
Next Up: MS vs. OSW (7/8, 6:30pm) | NG vs. VBS (7/8, 6:35pm)
Keene Swamp Bats 9, North Shore Navigators 2
The visiting Keene Swamp Bats (14-6) defeated the North Shore Navigators (11-9-2) on Wednesday night at Fraser Field in a Northern Division contest between two teams at the top. Swamp Bats relief pitcher Lucas Rich (Lehigh University) solidified his team’s top spot in the division with a critical appearance (3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) and Navigators starting pitcher Christopher Shine (Seton Hall University) was handed his first loss of the season (2.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 K).
A two-run top of the third inning for Keene gave the visitors an early lead thanks to a two-run single by shortstop David Bryant (Radford University), a lead that was not added to again until the top of the sixth when catcher Jared Payne (Polk State College) drove home one runner with a single to make it a 3-0 ballgame. Third baseman Daniel DiGeorgio (Rutgers University) gave the Swamp Bats a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning that would quickly be cut in half in the following half-inning by Navigators first baseman Logan Bravo (Harvard University) with a two-run dinger.
A five-run top of the ninth inning for Keene gave them their eventual winning final score of 9-2, an inning that was highlighted by a two-run double by center fielder Troy Schreffler (University of Maryland) and a three-run home run by designated hitter Thomas Joseph (Jacksonville University), his third longball of the summer.
Next Up: SM vs. KSB (7/8, 6:30pm) | UVN vs. NSN (7/8, 6:35pm)
Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 13, Danbury Westerners 3
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (12-8) snapped their three-game losing skid on Wednesday night with a win over the visiting Danbury Westerners (11-9) at the Shark Tank. Sharks starting pitcher Ryan Ramsey (University of Maryland) took home his first win of the season with a stellar performance on the mound (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 8 K) and fellow starter Sean Hogan (Williams College) was handed his second loss of the summer for the Westerners (3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K).
A four-run bottom of the third inning gave Martha’s Vineyard an early lead thanks to a two-run error and a two-run homer by catcher Spencer Bramwell (Colorado Mesa University). In the fourth inning both teams scored one run to make it a 5-1 contest, but a three-run dinger by Sharks shortstop Jake Berger (Harvard University) in the sixth inning extended his squad’s lead to 8-1 two-thirds of the way through the ballgame.
An RBI double by Danbury shortstop Cameron Norgren (North Carolina Central University) tallied another run for the visitors in the seventh inning but four more runs for Martha’s Vineyard in the bottom half brought the score to 12-2 with the help of an RBI single by third baseman Will Duff (Vanderbilt University) and a two-run double from first baseman Ryan Hernandez (University of Houston). An eighth-inning RBI double by Sharks left fielder Matt Woods (Bryant University) brought home the team’s final run of the contest and a ninth-inning wild pitch gave the Westies their third and final run.
Next Up: BB vs. DW (7/8, 6:30pm) | VBS vs. MVS (7/9, 7:00pm)
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