Auburn Pounds Out 28 Hits In Doubleheader Sweep of Vermont
August 10, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Auburn Doubledays News Release
AUBURN, NY --- The Auburn Doubledays scored 16 runs on 28 hits in a doubleheader sweep of the Vermont Lake Monsters with 9-5 and 7-1 New York-Penn League victories on Wednesday night at Falcon Park in a matchup of current and former Washington Nationals affiliates.
The Auburn Doubledays scored six runs on seven hits off Lake Monsters starter J.C. Menna in the bottom of the first inning of the opener for a 6-1 lead. The Lake Monsters got a two-run single from Michael Fabiaschi in the fourth, then a Nick Rickles solo homer and Fabiaschi RBI double in the sixth to cut the deficit to 9-5.
The Lake Monsters were able to get the tying run to the plate in the seventh on a single, hit batter and walk, but former Vermont Lake Monster pitcher Aaron Barrett struckout Jordan Tripp with the bases loaded to end the game and earn his fifth save for the Doubledays. Fabiaschi had two of the Lake Monsters five hits as Vermont fell below the .500 mark for the first time this season.
In the nightcap, former Lake Monster Justin Miller went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, one homer and two RBI as Auburn scored two runs in the second and third innings for a 4-1 lead before scoring three more runs in the fourth. Former Lake Monster Russell Moldenhauer went 2-for-2 with two walks and a double in game two after going 1-for-2 with a double in the opener.
Tyler Vail (1-4) allowed five runs on five hits over three innings for the loss in the nightcap, while Wirkin Estevez (4-2) one run on three hits with six strikeouts over six innings to pick up the win for Auburn (32-21). 12 of the Doubledays 28 hits in the doubleheader sweep went for extra-bases, while Vermont was swept in a doubleheader for the first time since August 16, 2008 at Staten Island.
Vermont (25-27) will look to salvage a win in the three-game series at Auburn on Thursday night before heading to Batavia for a three-game series against the Muckdogs. The Lake Monsters return to Centennial Field next Wednesday to open a six-game homestand.
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