NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Connecticut Completes 3-game Sweep Of Vermont With 8-2 Win Friday

Published on August 27, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- Three Connecticut pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Vermont Lake Monsters with an 8-2 victory in New York-Penn League action Friday night at historic Centennial Field.

Tiger starter Patrick Lawson allowed the lone Lake Monster hit in the sixth inning as Blake Kelso hit a short flyball to rightcenter that rightfielder Chao-Ting Tang ran a long way to try and catch, but the ball just deflected off his glove.

While Vermont had just the one hit, the Lake Monsters had plenty of scoring opportunties in the game as the three Tiger pitchers combined to walk 12 Vermont batters in the game. That included three walks in a scoreless third, three walks in the sixth when Vermont scored its two runs and three walks in a scoreless eighth inning.

The Tigers got a run in the first on a James Robbins RBI single, then added three more runs in the third on a Robbins two-run opposite field homer and a Eirc Roof RBI double. After a pair of runs in the sixth gave Connecticut a 6-0 lead, Ryan Soares had RBI singles in both the seventh and ninth innings for the Tigers.

Kelso's single in the sixth put runners on first and third with no outs for the Lake Monsters before Russell Moldenhauer got an RBI forceout and later scored in the inning on a wild pitch. Vermont starter Aaron Barrett (0-4) was charged with four runs on five hits with five walks to earn the loss.

Lawson (3-3) alllowed two runs on one hit with six walks and two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings for the win, while Tyler Clark tossed 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief with three walks and two strikeouts. Drew Gagnier walked three and struckout three over the final two innings to complete the one-hitter.

The three-game sweep for Connecticut (33-33) moved the Tigers into a first-place tie with Vermont (31-31) for first-place in the Stedler Division, while Tri-City (32-33) is one-half game behind in third-place.

It was the first time in 14 three-game series played this season that the Lake Monsters have been swept by the opponent. It was also the last regular-season home game for Vermont, which is 17-17 at Centennial (with the completion of a suspended game to be finished at Brooklyn) after beginning the season 13-4 at home.

Vermont now heads out on the road for a nine-day, 11-game roadtrip beginning on Saturday in Maryland against the Aberdeen Ironbirds. After three games at Aberdeen, the Lake Monsters will play four games at Brooklyn and four at Staten Island to end the regular season on September 5th.

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