NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Batavia Beats Vermont

Published on August 12, 2009 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BATAVIA, NY --- Alan Ahmady's bases loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Batavia Muckdogs a 4-3 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters in New York-Penn League action Wednesday night at Dwyer Stadium.

Luis De La Cruz led off the bottom of the ninth with a single off Steven Stewart, moved to second on a walk and then to third on a Michael Swinson sacrifice bunt. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Ahmady lifted a fly ball to centerfield deep enough to score De La Cruz from third to hand the Lake Monsters their fourth straight loss.

Batavia took an early 3-0 lead with three runs in the bottom of the second inning off Vermont starter Kyle Morrison. Kyle Conley got the inning started with a solo home run and later Swinson smacked a two-run single to right field for the three-run lead.

The Lake Monsters got two runs back in fourth and then were able to tie the game at three with a single run in the eighth. A Justin Bloxom RBI single gave Vermont its first run in the fourth, but with the bases loaded and no outs the Lake Monsters were able to plate just one more run on a one-out RBI groundout from Ronnie LaBrie.

Vermont tied the game in the eighth as Sean Nicol led off the inning with a single and scored on a two-out RBI single from Bloxom. off reliever Justin Edwards. With runners on first and second, Josh Squatrito (2-1) came on to strikeout Sandy Leon to end the eighth and then struckout the side in the ninth as Lake Monster batters struckout 16 times in the game.

Bloxom was 2-for-3 with two RBI and Nicol added two hits of his own, while J.R. Higley was 0-for-3 with a walk to snap his 12-game hitting streak. Morrison allowed three runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings, while Stewart (2-3) gave up the ninth-inning run on two hits with two walks and a strikeout for the loss.

Swinson was 2-for-4 with two RBI, while De La Cruz was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for Batavia (26-27). Muckdog starter Jesse Simpson gave up two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over four innings, while Edwards one run on two hits with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.

Vermont (24-28), which falls four games under .500 for the first time this season, will look to salvage one of the three-game series at Batavia on Thursday night. The Lake Monsters return home on Friday to begin a three-game series with the State College Spikes at historic Centennial Field through Sunday.

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