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Newport Gulls 6, Danbury Westerners 8
A six-run ninth inning gave the Danbury Westerners (7-7) a walkoff win over the visiting Newport Gulls (9-5) at Rogers Park on Thursday night. Both starting pitchers put up masterful numbers in this contest: the Westerners’ Christian Allegretti (Bryant University) threw four innings and allowed just two hits and two runs while striking out four, while the Gulls’ Kellan Tulio (University of Louisville) tossed six innings of one-hit and one-run ball, walking four batters and striking out 10. NHowever, neither earned a decision in this matchup.
The score remained at zero until the third inning when Newport took a 2-0 lead with the help of an RBI from right fielder Sam Cochrane (College of Charleston) and a sacrifice fly by first baseman Bryce Hulett (University of Pittsburgh). Danbury got one back in the home half of the inning thanks to a solo home run by second baseman John Anderson (Georgia Tech) to make it 2-1. The Gulls extended their lead over the Westies with another run in the fifth in what was a relatively quiet game up to that point.
A three-run top of the seventh inning by Newport, which featured an RBI single by Cochrane and a two-run homer from designated hitter Justin Guerrera (Fairfield University), gave the Guls a seemingly comfortable 6-1 lead over the Westies near the end. Danbury tallied one run in the home half of the eighth to cut their deficit to 6-2 off of an error, and that was just the start of it. A two-run single by shortstop Cameron Norgren (North Carolina Central University) got the scoring started for the Westerners in the bottom of the ninth, and Anderson became their hero as he launched a walkoff grand slam in front of the home crowd.
Next Up: OSW vs. NG (6/25, 6:35pm) | DW vs. BB (6/26, 6:30pm)
Upper Valley Nighthawks 5, Keene Swamp Bats 6
Despite a comeback by the visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks (8-6), the hosting Keene Swamp Bats (8-5) extended their winning streak to six games on Thursday night at Alumni Field. Swamp Bats starting pitcher Zachary Davidson (Lincoln Trail College) earned the victory and his first of the season (5.2 innings pitched, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts), while fellow starter Cade Lommel (Creighton University) suffered the loss for the Nighthawks (5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K). Bryce Hellgeth (University of Dayton) secured the win for Keene.
Both Keene and Upper Valley scored one run apiece in the first inning via an error and a wild pitch, respectively. The contest remained tied at one until the home half of the fourth inning when the Swamp Bats exploded for five runs. Center fielder Troy Schreffler (University of Maryland) drove in the first run with a single, followed by a monster grand slam off of the bat of right fielder Ethan Groff (Tulane University), his first home run of the season, to make it a 6-1 ballgame.
The ‘Hawks scored one run in both the fifth and seventh innings by way of an RBI single from center fielder Brett Callahan (St. Joseph’s University) and a solo dinger by first baseman William Sullivan (Troy University) to cut their squad’s deficit to just three runs. A two-run eighth inning made it a one-run game, but Upper Valley could not quite force extra innings.
Next Up: NAS vs. UVN (6/25, 4:00pm) | WM vs. KSB (6/25, 6:30pm)
Martha’s Vineyard Sharks 7, Ocean State Waves 3
The visiting Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (8-5) snapped their four-game losing skid with a victory over the Ocean State Waves (5-9) at Old Mountain Field on Thursday. Sharks starting pitcher Daniel Hegarty (University of Kansas) took home the win (5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 K) and his first of the summer, while fellow starter Nicholas Payero (Seton Hall University) bore the loss (6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K). Riley Phillips (University of Lousiville) recorded the save for Vineyard.
The Sharks jumped out to an early 4-0 lead through five innings, highlighted by a fourth inning solo home run by third baseman Grant Norris (Duke University) and a two-run fifth. The Waves put their first run on the board in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI from first baseman Xavier Vargas (University of Rhode Island), but the Sharks came chomping in the visitor’s half of the seventh inning with a three-run campaign to extend their lead to 7-1. Ocean State tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, but that would be all she wrote in this ballgame.
Next Up: MVS vs. VBS (6/25, 7:00pm) | OSW vs. NG (6/25, 6:35pm)
Vermont Mountaineers 4, Sanford Mainers 3
A ninth-inning comeback by the visiting Vermont Mountaineers (9-6) earned them a win over the Sanford Mainers (3-9) at Goodall Park on Thursday night. Vermont starting pitcher Josh O’Neill (Srony Brook University) threw 3.2 innings and allowed five hits and two runs in his fourth start of the summer, while Jacob Edwards (University of North Carolina Asheville) tossed 5.2 innings allowing just four hits and one run while striking out four for Sanford. Neither took on decisions in this matchup.
The Mainers scored one run in each of the third and fourth innings to get out to a 2-0 lead via a pair of RBI singles by right fielder Evan Sleight (Rutgers University). The ‘Neers got on the board in the top of the fifth inning courtesy of an RBI base hit from first baseman Adam Retzbach (Lehigh University), but Sanford got that run back in the bottom of the inning from an RBI double by shortstop Pierce Gallo (Clemson University) to make it 3-1 in favor of the home team.
Sanford appeared to have the win secured until the ninth when Vermont took the lead with a three-run comeback campaign in the top of the inning. An error by the Mainers along with a two-run home run by catcher Parker Landwehr (Boston College) did the trick for the Mountaineers.
Next Up: SM vs. VM (6/25, 6:30pm)
Winnipesaukee Muskrats 0, North Shore Navigators 4
The North Shore Navigators (8-6-2) shut out the visiting Winnipesaukee Muskrats (6-9) at Fraser Field on Thursday night. Navigators starting pitcher Jackson Emus (Princeton University) earned his second win of 2021 in a stellar performance (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K), and fellow starter Ryan Fischer (New Jersey Institute of Technology) was handed the loss for the Muskrats on the road (5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 K).
A two-run dinger by first baseman Kyle Maurice (St. Anselm College) gave North Shore an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Maurice struck again for the Navs in the home half of the fourth with an RBI single to extend his squad’s lead over Winnipesaukee to three runs. Leadoff hitter and left fielder Dylan Brazil (Stetson University) drove home the final run of the contest in the sixth inning by way of an RBI base hit.
Next Up: WM vs. KSB (6/25, 6:30pm) | NSN vs. NAS (6/26, 6:30pm)
Mystic Schooners 4, Valley Blue Sox 9
Early scoring by the Valley Blue Sox (11-5) turned into a win over the visiting Mystic Schooners (7-7) at MacKenzie Stadium on Thursday night. Owen Langan (Northeastern University), one of the Blue Sox’s five pitchers in this matchup, earned the victory in relief in his first appearance of the season (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 1 K), while Schooners starter Joseph Ryan (Boston College) was handed the loss (3.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K).
Mystic struck first in this contest with a two-run first inning via a two-run homer from second baseman Addison Kopack (University of Rhode Island). Valley came back to take the lead in the bottom of the second with a three-run inning highlighted by a sacrifice fly, an RBI single from right fielder Cristian Tejada (Miami University) and a fielder’s choice. A three-run dinger off of the wood of shortstop Mason LaPlante (Yale University) extended his team’s lead over Mystic to 6-2 after three innings.
Both squads scored one run apiece in the fourth inning to make it a 7-3 ballgame, a score that remained until the Blue Sox tallied their eighth run of the night in the home half of the sixth inning. Once again, both sides brought home one more run each in the seventh inning to bring the contest to its final score.
Next Up: MS vs. BB (6/25, 6:30pm) | MVS vs. VBS (6/25, 7:00pm)
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