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Lake Monsters Hold Off Aberdeen For 4-3 Win

July 16, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- Chad Oberacker led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple and scored the go ahead run on a Chad Lewis RBI single before reliever Jeff Urlaub had to strikeout the final two batters with the tying run on third base as the Vermont Lake Monsters defeated the Aberdeen Ironbirds 4-3 in New York-Penn League action Saturday night at historic Centennial Field.

Aberdeen took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a Sammie Starr one-out double and a two-out Joe Velleggia RBI single, but the Lake Monsters took the lead in the second inning on a Nick Rickles two-run double to right center. Vermont added another run in the fourth on an Aaron Shipman RBI single for a 3-1 advantage.

The Ironbirds tied the game in the fifth with a pair of unearned runs off Vermont starter Seth Frankoff on an RBI groundout and a Mychal Givens two-out RBI double. Frankoff allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision.

The game stayed 3-3 until the seventh when Oberacker led off the inning with his second triple of the season. Lewis followed with line drive single to left on a 1-0 pitch to give Vermont the lead and also extend his hitting streak to nine games (12-for-42).

Back-to-back one-out singles in the ninth put runners on first and third for Aberdeen, but Urlaub came on in relief to strikeout Starr swinging and Givens looking for his second save of the season. Urlaub now has given up just one walk with 26 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched.

Shipman went 2-for-3 and is now 9-for-14 in his last three games, while Oberacker and Xavier Macklin both had two hits for Vermont (16-10). Drew Bailey (3-0) tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, while Ironbirds reliever Ryan Berry (0-1) allowed one run on five hits over three innings for the loss. Givens, Connor Narron and Glynn Davis each had two hits for Aberdeen (7-22).

The Lake Monsters and Ironbirds will continue the series at Centennial Field on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:05 pm. It will also beermont Teen Leadership Safety Program (VTSLP)/Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Day at the ballpark and "Have A Catch" on the field following the game.

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