NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Lake Monsters beat Hudson Valley

June 26, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


FISHKILL, NY --- 2015 second-pick Mikey White went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, including a go ahead RBI double in the fifth inning, and strong outings by a trio of Lake Monster pitchers led Vermont to a 3-1 New York-Penn League victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades Friday night at Dutchess Stadium.

The victory was the second straight for Vermont (3-5) in the series at Hudson Valley, marking the first time since the 2001 season that the Lake Monsters have won their first two road games of the season and also the first back-to-back wins for Vermont at Dutchess Stadium since September 6-7, 2007.

The Lake Monsters took a 1-0 lead two batters into the game as fourth-round pick Skye Bolt led off with a triple and scored on a Steven Pallares sacrfice fly. The triple was the first of the season for Vermont and also Bolt's first triple since his freshman season at North Carolina in 2013 (Bolt had just two triples in 171 career games with the Tar Heels.

Hudson Valley tied the game in the fourth inning on a Michael Russell led off double and Cade Gotta two-out RBI double off Vermont starter Kevin Ferreras, who allowed just the one run on four hits with four strikeouts over four innings.

Vermont took the lead for good in the fifth as Pallares singled with one out and White followed with a perfect hit-an-run double to rightcenter to plate Pallares with the go ahead run. The Renegades had a great scoring chance in the sixth off reliever Lee Sosa with runners on first-and-third and no outs, but Sosa got out of the jam without the tying run scoring on a 5-4-3 double play and fly out.

Lake Monsters plated an insurance run in the ninth as they loaded the bases with three straight one-out singles and Bolt scored Trace Loehr from third with a sac fly to left for a 3-1 lead. Sosa (1-0) allowed two hits with two strikeouts over three innings for the win, while Tyler Painton had two strikeouts in two perfect innings for his first save as the three Vermont hurlers combined for no walks and eight strikeouts overall.

Hudson Valley starter Cameron Varga (0-1) allowed two runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings to take the loss, while Russell was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Jesus Lopez was 2-for-4 for the Lake Monsters, giving him his third two-hit game during a four-game hit streak (7-for-15).

Vermont will look to complete the three-game sweep at Hudson Valley on Saturday beginning at 7:05 pm. The Lake Monsters then return to Centennial Field for a quick three-game homestand against the Lowell Spinners beginning on Sunday at 6:05 pm.

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