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Vermont Mountaineers 6, Upper Valley Nighthawks 3
The Vermont Mountaineers (4-4) evened their record to .500 with a win over the Upper Valley Nighthawks (4-2) in White River Junction on Tuesday evening. Mountaineers relief pitcher Ryan Steckline (Monmouth University) took home the win (2.2 innings pitched, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts) and NIghthawks starting pitcher Alex Theis (Wright State University) suffered the loss at home (4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K).
Upper Valley got on the board first in the first inning by way of an RBI single from right fielder William Sullivan (Troy University) and then a proceeding error by Vermont’s center fielder Tommy Courtney (University of Pennsylvania) to bring in another run. Vermont promptly exploded in the top of the second with a four-run inning. Shortstop Vincent Cimini (Boston College) drew a bases-loaded walk to begin the scoring, followed by an RBI from Courtney and lastly a two-run sacrifice out from left fielder Curtis Robison (Pennsylvania State University) to give their squad an early 4-2 lead.
The Nighthawks got one run back in the bottom of the third, which would be their last of the matchup, as catcher Parker Haskin (Elon University) crossed home plate to make it a one-run ballgame. The top of the sixth inning brought more scoring for the ‘Neers with an RBI base hit from the bat of catcher Adam Retzbach (Lehigh University) and an RBI triple from Cimini. That would be all Vermont needed to tally their fourth win of the summer.
Next Up: WM vs. VM (6/17, 6:30pm) | UVN vs. NAS (6/16, 4:00pm)
Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 8, Danbury Westerners 3
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (6-1) bit the Danbury Westerners (3-5) hard in Connecticut on Monday night with a five-run win. Noah Johnson (Virginia Tech University) earned the win in an incredible performance in relief for his second appearance since opening day (4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 12 K). Westerners starting pitcher Tate Kuehner (University of Louisville) got roughed up by the Sharks and bore the loss at home (1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R/ER, 5 BB, 3 K).
Martha’s Vineyard attacked immediately in this matchup with a five-run first inning. First baseman Ryan Hernandez (University of Houston) launched a three-run homer in the fourth at-bat of the game and center fielder Connor Beichler (University of Oklahoma) drove in two more runners with a single to give his squad a 5-0 lead. Danbury got one run back in the bottom of the first by way of an RBI single by Nick Lorusso. The Sharks got that run back in the second inning with a sacrifice fly by Hernandez to make it 6-1.
In the home half of the third inning John Anderson (Georgia Tech) belted a solo home run to right-center to cut the Westerners deficit to four runs. Hernandez drove in another run in the fourth inning via a single for the Sharks; Danbury’s Justin Kapuscinski (Marist College) wasted no time getting that run back in the bottom of the inning with his team’s second home run of the night and make the score 7-3. That would be the last time the Westerners scored in this one. Martha’s Vineyard left fielder Collin Shapiro (University of Massachusetts Amherst) drove in the final run of the game with an RBI single to seal the Sharks’ sixth win of the summer.
Next Up: MVS vs. MS (6/17, 6:30pm) | DW vs. NG (6/16, 6:35pm)
Keene Swamp Bats 3, North Adams Steeplecats 7
The North Adams Steeplecats (2-3-2) asserted themselves at home over the Keene Swamp Bats (2-4) with their second win of the season on Monday night. Starting pitcher Brian Zeldin (University of Pennsylvania) recorded the victory (6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) for the Steeplecats, while starter Adam Grintz (Tulane University) suffered the road loss in his first appearance of the summer (3.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K). Camden Lovrich (Jacksonville State University) tallied the save for the ‘Cats.
Keene put themselves on the board in the top of the first inning by way of a two-run single from left fielder Tommy Joseph (Jacksonville University). Shortly thereafter, North Adams first baseman Brandon Hylton (Stetson University) took the Swamp Bats’ lead away with a booming, no-doubter three-run home run in the second inning to make it a 3-2 ballgame.
Both squads tacked on one run apiece in the third inning and kept the score tight at 4-3 in favor of the Steeplecats until the sixth inning. Two runs scored on an error by Keene’s first baseman, followed by a fielder’s choice by center fielder Braden Berry (West Virginia University) to give North Adams a healthy four-run lead, which would ultimately give his team the win.
Next Up: WM vs. KSB (6/16, 6:30pm) | UVN vs. NAS (6/16, 4:00pm)
Sanford Mainers 2, North Shore Navigators 4
In a tight game through all nine innings, the North Shore Navigators (4-3-2) came away with the win over the visiting Sanford Mainers (2-5). James Sashin (University of San Diego) took the victory for the Navigators in relief in his fourth appearance of 2021 (2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K). Joe Rodriguez (St. John’s University) took the road loss in his third appearance of the year, allowing North Shore to score three times to take the lead in the eighth inning (2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 K). Justin Butera (Merrimack College) recorded the save in the ninth inning for the Navs.
North Shore scored first in the third inning in front of the Fraser Field faithful off of a wild pitch that brought center fielder Joe Lomuscio (Stanford University) home. The Navigators kept their 1-0 lead until the sixth inning when first baseman Ryan Turenne (University of Maine at Orono) drove in two runners with a single to right field to give his Mainers a 2-1 lead.
Sanford held on to their one-run lead until the bottom of the eighth inning when Rodriguez allowed three Navigators to cross home plate and take their eventual winning 4-2 lead. Pinch-hitter Matthias Haas (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) came in clutch to begin the scoring with an RBI single to left field and cut North Shore’s deficit to just one run. Second baseman Jacob Gustin (Bryant University) drove two runners home by way of a single to right field. That was all their squad needed to tally their fourth victory of the season thus far.
Next Up: NSN vs. SM (6/16, 6:30pm)
Bristol Blues (1-7) vs. Newport Gulls (5-1)
The Newport Gulls (6-1) won their fourth straight game and handed the visiting Bristol Blues (1-8) their seventh straight loss in a hard-fought duel at Cardines Field on Monday night. Logan Wood (University of Michigan) grabbed the win in relief for the Gulls (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K), while Marc Mendel (University of Kansas) recorded the loss, also in relief, for the struggling Blues (1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K). Peter Sakellaris (Virginia Tech University) earned the save in the ninth inning.
Newport got things started by scoring one run in each of the second and third innings by way of a pass ball and a sacrifice fly, respectively, to give themselves a 2-0. Bristol did not waste any time making this game a competitive one with a sacrifice fly in the visitor’s half of the fourth inning and then a three-run fifth inning to take a 4-2 lead. Left fielder Anthony Galason (Elon University) tallied an RBI single and shortstop Skyler Messinger (University of Kansas) followed suit with a two-run single in the fifth.
The Gulls scored at least one run in the next four innings straight, from the fifth to the eighth. Shortstop Spenser Smith (Northeastern University) led off the fifth inning with a solo homer to cut his squad’s deficit to just one run at 4-3. Designated hitter Dawson Brigman (Santa Clara University) scored on a wild pitch in the sixth, as did Justin Guerrera (Fairfield University), except by way of a stolen base, to take a 5-4 lead heading into the seventh inning. The Blues tied the game at five runs apiece in the top of the seventh, but Newport would go on to score twice more in the two proceeding innings and take away the opponent’s hopes of tallying a win.
Next Up: BB vs. VBS (6/16, 6:35pm) | DW vs. NG (6/16, 6:35pm)
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