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Upper Valley Nighthawks 8, North Adams Steeplecats 9
The North Adams Steeplecats (8-7-2) walked off in extra innings over the visiting Upper Valley Nighthawks (10-8) at Joe Wolfe Field on Monday night. Naturally, two relief pitchers picked up the win/loss decisions in this contest, Jared Henry (University of Massachusetts Amherst) taking home the win for the Steeplecats and the Nighthawks’ William Sullivan (Troy University) bearing the loss.
North Adams scored first in the first inning via a bases-loaded walk, but Upper Valley quickly claimed the lead in the visitor’s half of the second with the help of a two-run single by catcher Raphael Pelletier (Kansas State University). The Nighthawks extended their lead over the Steeplecats in the third inning to 5-1 with a sacrifice fly, an RBI single by cleanup hitter and right fielder Alan Roden (Creighton University) and a bases-loaded walk. North Adams got all three runs back in the home half of the third to make it a 5-4 ballgame in an inning that featured a two-run single from catcher Hayden Gilliland (Tennessee Tech University).
A solo home run by Roden in the top of the fourth inning extended Upper Valley’s lead to 6-4, but Gilliland made it a one-run contest once again in the fifth courtesy of a sacrifice fly. The Nighthawks struck twice again in the top of the sixth inning to make it an 8-5 game, scoring their final two runs of the night by way of an error and an RBI single by second baseman Max Viera (Northeastern University). The Steeplecats began their comeback in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI from shortstop Jon Kozarian (Slippery Rock University), followed by a two-run ninth inning to tie the game and force extra innings thanks to an RBI double by second baseman John Marti (University of Albany) and another sacrifice fly by Gilliland. Designated hitter Jeremy Lea (University of the Pacific) sent the home crowd happy with a walk-off RBI in the bottom of the 10th.
Next Up: VM vs. UVN (6/29, 6:00pm) | WM vs. NAS (6/30, 6:30pm)
Valley Blue Sox 7, Ocean State Waves 8
The Ocean State Waves (7-11) defeated the Valley Blue Sox (11-7) on their home turf at Old Mountain Field on Monday night. Two relievers earned win/loss decisions in this one, Nicholas Payero (Seton Hall University) picking up the win, while the Blue Sox’s Mason Miller (Monmouth University) was handed the loss. Cade Kuehler (Campbell University) secured the win for Ocean State in his second appearance of the season.
The Waves crashed in the first inning by scoring four runs, an early campaign that saw a two-run double by right fielder Slade Wilks (University of Southern Mississippi) and a two-run home run by left fielder Travis Honeyman (Boston College) in the very next at-bat. Valley got one run back to make it a 4-1 ballgame in the top of the second inning via a sacrifice fly, but Ocean State first baseman Xavier Vargas (University of Rhode Island) extended their lead over the Blue Sox with another two-run homer in the bottom of the third. Valley drove home two more runners in the top of the fourth inning with the help of an error and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to make it a 6-3 contest early.
Honeyman hit his second home run of the game and his squad’s third of the evening in the home half of the fifth inning with yet another two-run shot to raise the Waves’ lead over the Blue Sox to 8-3, the final instance in which Ocean State would score in this matchup. The Blue Sox exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth, an inning highlighted by a solo homer from second baseman Jack Housinger (Xavier University) and an RBI double by catcher Cole Andrews (Miami University), but the 8-7 score in favor of the home team would remain through nine complete.
Next Up: VBS vs. DW (6/29, 6:30pm) | MS vs. OSW (6/29, 6:30pm)
Keene Swamp Bats 6, Vermont Mountaineers 3
The visiting Keene Swamp Bats (11-5) won their ninth straight game, yes, ninth, with a victory over the Vermont Mountaineers (10-9) in Montpelier on Monday night. Two relievers earned decisions in this one, but Swamp Bats starting pitcher Richie Dell (Kent State University) threw three hitless and scoreless innings in his first appearance of the summer, and Mountaineers starter Enzo Stefanoni (Harvard University) tossed five innings at home (4 hits, 2 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts). Kaleb Corbett (University of Louisville) earned his second save of the season for Keene.
Vermont struck first in this contest in the bottom of the fourth inning by way of a wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk to take a 2-0 lead. However, the red-hot Swamp Bats wasted no time tying the game in the top of the fifth with the help of a two-run single by leadoff hitter and center fielder Michael Nyisztor (Rutgers University). A bases-clearing single by Keene catcher Jared Payne (Polk State College) in the top of the sixth inning gave the Swamp Bats a quick 5-2 lead that would not be touched the rest of the night.
A solo home run by Mountaineers designated hitter Evan Giordano (SUNY Stony Brook) in the bottom of the sixth scored his squad’s final run of the ballgame. An RBI base hit by Swamp Bats designated hitter David Bryant (Radford University) in the visitor’s half of the seventh inning secured his team’s ninth straight victory.
Next Up: NSN vs. KSB (6/29, 6:30pm) | VM vs. UVN (6/29, 6:00pm)
Danbury Westerners 4, Newport Gulls 1
The visiting Danbury Westerners (9-7) won their third straight game with a victory over the Newport Gulls (10-7) at Cardines Field on Monday night. Westerners starting pitcher Angelo Tonas (Georgetown University) earned the win and his first of the summer (5.1 innings pitched, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 K), and fellow starter Brandyn Garcia (Quinnipiac University) was handed his second loss of the season for the Gulls (4.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K). Justin Solimine (Manhattan College) recorded the save for Danbury.
This ballgame remained scoreless until the visitor’s half of the fourth inning when the Westerners scored all four of their total runs of the contest. First baseman Andrew Jenkins (Georgia Tech) drove in the first run via an RBI double, followed by an RBI from third baseman Nicholas Lorusso (University of Maryland) and finally a two-run at-bat by left fielder Dillon Lifrieri (University of North Carolina Wilmington) gave their squad a 4-0 lead.
Newport scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to an RBI single by outfielder Jordon Rogers (University of Michigan), but that would be the end of the scoring in this matchup.
Next Up: VBS vs. DW (6/29, 6:30pm) | NG vs. MVS (6/29, 7:00pm)
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