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Vermont Mountaineers 8, Winnipesaukee Muskrats 9
The Winnipesaukee Muskrats (4-3) erased an 8-1 deficit down the stretch to secure the win over the visiting Vermont Mountaineers (2-4) on Friday night in Laconia.
The Mountaineers exploded in the top of the second inning with six runs via a grand slam by Keagan Calero (University of Massachusetts Lowell) and a pair of RBI courtesy of Parker Landwehr (Boston College) and Evan Giordano (SUNY Stony Brook). The Muskrats got one run back in the bottom half of the inning to make it 6-1. The score would remain that way until the sixth inning when Vermont extended their lead to 8-1 with the help of a two-run home run from the bat of Giordano in just his second game of the season.
The Muskrats started their epic comeback in the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run by Cole Johnson (Kansas State University) to cut his team’s deficit to six runs. Then came the seventh inning in which Winnipesaukee set off fireworks with a five-run campaign. Kevin Catrine (University of North Carolina at Asheville) drove in a runner off of a single and with the help of an error committed by Vermont to get the party started for the home team and bring the score to 8-3. Nick Marrero (Hofstra University) followed suit and brought home another runner with an RBI single, as did Jake LaPrairie (Tulane University) who drove in two off of a single, to make it 8-6. Josh Rodriguez (Rutgers University) drove home the last run of the inning. The ‘Skrats were not finished as Marrero drove home Will Vergantino (Elon University) to tie the game in the eighth inning. Vergantino walked off on Winnipesaukee’s home turf with a sacrifice fly, his second walk-off in as many days for the Muskrats.
Next Up: VM vs. KSB (6/12, 6:30pm) | SM vs. WM (6/13, 4:05pm)
Danbury Westerners 7, Ocean State Waves 4
The Danbury Westerners (2-4) snapped their four-game losing skid with a win over the Ocean State Waves (2-4) in South Kingstown on Friday night.
The Westerners got on the board first in this matchup in the second inning, giving themselves their first lead in a game since last Saturday. A solo home run from the bat of Dylan Kim (Yale University) and a Banks Griffith (Stetson University) sacrifice fly gave Danbury a quick 2-0 lead. The visiting team was not quite satisfied with just two runs as they scored three more in the very next inning. A two-run home run from Will Gersky (Georgetown University) and an RBI single by Zach Selinger (Fordham University) made it a 5-0 game in favor of Danbury.
The Waves came crashing in the bottom of the third inning when Ocean State took advantage of a couple of mistakes by the Westerners. The Waves brought home three runners by way of a fielder’s choice, a balk and a passed ball and shortened Danbury’s lead to just 5-3 early in the game. Ocean State made it a 5-4 game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. The score remained that tight until the seventh inning when the Westerners drove home a runner to give themselves more of a cushiony 6-4 lead. Griffith scored on a passed ball to make it 7-4 in the eighth, which is ultimately what the final score would be.
Next Up: BB vs. DW (6/12, 6:30pm) | NG vs. OSW (6/12, 6:30pm)
North Adams Steeplecats 3, Sanford Mainers 4
The Sanford Mariners (2-3-0) won their second straight game in walk-off fashion at Goodall Park, this time taking down the North Adams Steeplecats (1-3-1). Mainers pitcher Trevor LaBonte (University of Maryland) earned the win (3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K).
North Adams started the scoring with two runs in the top of the third, but Sanford quickly responded to tie it up after an RBI single by Dayne Leonard (Virginia Tech University) and a wild pitch that scored Cal Hewett (Vanderbilt University). The game stayed tied at two through nine innings and went to extras, where the Steeplecats took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 10th.
The Mainers tied the game back up in the bottom of the tenth after a sacrifice by Derek Smith (Bryant University) and a double by Cam Ridley (Eastern Kentucky) to score Smith. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Dom Freeberger (University of North Carolina at Asheville) blasted a shot to right field to score Evan Sleight (Rutgers University) and walk off the game for Sanford for the team’s second in as many days.
Next Up: NAS vs. NSN (6/13, 4:05pm) | SM vs. WM (6/13, 4:00pm)
Mystic Schooners 4, Newport Gulls 13
The Newport Gulls (3-1) got back in the win column after a dominating performance over the Mystic Schooners (3-2) at Cardines Field.
The Schooners started the scoring off early in the top of the first with an RBI double from Addison Kopack (University of Rhode Island) and an RBI base hit by Chris Brito (Rutgers University). The Gulls, however, took the lead after scoring three runs in the bottom of the second inning and never looked back.
Doubles from Cal Parillo (Rhode Island College) and CJ Pittaro (Vanderbilt University) in the bottom of the sixth inning helped extend the Newport lead to 6-2. The game quickly got out of hand for the Schooners after an RBI single by Spenser Smith (Northeastern University) and a throwing error by Mystic’s third baseman to make it 8-2. A three-run blast by Parillo made it a lopsided 13-2 score in favor of the Gulls. The Schooners did not quit, however, and scored two more runs to make it 13-4.
Next Up: VBS vs. MS (6/12, 6:35pm) | NG vs. OSW (6/12, 6:30pm)
Keene Swamp Bats 0, North Shore Navigators 10
The North Shore Navigators (3-2-1) ended their two-game losing skid by shutting out the visiting Keene Swamp Bats (2-2) on Friday night at Fraser Field. Navs starting pitcher Luke Marshall earned the victory in a nearly unhittable performance (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K) as Swamp Bats starter Zachary Davidson (Lincoln Trail College) was handed the loss (3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 K).
Keene could not get much of anything going in this matchup in their visit to Lynn, Massachusetts, only compiling four total hits on the day. North Shore, however, had a field day at home. Alex Lemery (Marymount University) got the scoring frenzy started in the second inning as he drove Logan Bravo (Harvard University) home by way of a wild pitch. The close 1-0 game did not last long as the Navigators scored five runs in the fourth inning. David Kale (Fordham University) began the explosive inning with an RBI single, followed by an RBI from Lemery, then an RBI double from the bat of Jonathan Luders (Seton Hall University) and lastly a two-run double by red-hot Joe Lomuscio (Stanford University) to make it 6-0.
In the seventh inning, Bravo drove Lomuscio home with a triple and three runs proceeded to score for North Shore in the eighth inning. Jacob Gustin (Bryant University) brought home two runners with a single and Bravo drew a bases-loaded walk to give his squad a double-digit lead, and eventually, a double-digit win.
Next Up: VM vs. KSB (6/12, 6:30pm) | NSN vs. UVN (6/12, 6:00pm)
Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 4, Valley Blue Sox 5
The Valley Blue Sox (5-2) handed the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (3-1) their first loss of the young season in walk-off fashion.
The Sharks got the scoring started quickly with a run in the top of the first inning, and a two-run blast by Ryan Hernandez (University of Houston) extended the lead to 3-0 going into the bottom of the third inning. The Blue Sox answered with two runs in the bottom half of the third with RBI doubles by Nate Thomas (St. Joseph’s University) and Travis Holt (High Point University). However, Matt Donlon (University of Connecticut) laced an RBI single to extend the Sharks lead to 4-2 in the fourth inning.
The Blue Sox got a run across in the button of the sixth from a bases-loaded walk for Jack Housinger (Xavier University) that made it a 4-3 ball game. In the home half of the ninth inning, a key double by player of the week Brian Hart (Marist College) set up Cole Andrews (Miami University) who hit a two-run blast that won the game for the Blue Sox.
Next Up: MS vs. MVS (6/13, 6:00pm) | VAL vs. MS (6/12, 6:35pm)
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