NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Lake Monsters Open Home Season With 8-6 Win

Published on June 20, 2011 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- The Vermont Lake Monsters got their 2011 home season off to on a winning start as they scored seven runs over the first four innings and went on to defeat the Lowell Spinners 8-6 in New York-Penn League action Monday night at historic Centennial Field.

Lowell jumped out on top 2-0 in the first on a Jose Garcia solo homer and a Travis Shaw RBI single, but Lake Monster starter Jose Macias settled down and retired 13 straight Spinners, including six by strikeout. An 18th-round selection in the 2010 draft out of Franklin Pierce, Macias (0-1) allowed the two runs on four hits over five innings for the win.

After Vermont got a run in the first on a Jordan Tripp two-out triple and run-scoring wild pitch, the Lake Monsters sent nine batters to the plate in the second inning and put four runs on the board to take a 5-2 lead. Three straight singles and a hit batter tied the game at two before Chih-Fang Pan gave Vermont the lead with a two-out RBI single and Tripp followed with a two run double down the leftfield line.

The Lake Monsters added single runs in the third and fourth innings off Lowell starter Luis Diaz (0-1), who allowed seven runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings to take the loss. Spinner relievers Luis Bastardo and Mike McCarthy kept Vemront off the board as they combined to retire 11 straight Lake Monsters, including eight by strikeout.

A Moko Monaroa solo homer in the sixth and a Shaw two-run homer in the seventh cut the Vermont lead to one, but Diomedes Lopez gave the Lake Monsters an 8-6 lead with a two-out solo homer in the eighth. It was Vermont's first home run of the season and the 499th all-time in the franchise's history.

Tripp finished 2-for-3 with a run, double, triple and two RBI for Vermont (3-1), which is now 9-9 all-time in home openers including wins in each of its last five home lidlifters. Lopez was 1-for-2 with the solo homer and three RBI, while Chad Lewis and Jacob Tanis each added two hits for the Lake Monsters. Five different Spinners collected two hits as Lowell outhit Vermont 10-9 for the game.

The three-game series continues on Tuesday night as the Spinners and Lake Monsters face off with first pitch at 7:05 pm as part of Star 92.9 Night at Centennial Field. The homestand continues for Vermont all week as the Lake Monsters host Lowell again Wednesday and then the Connecticut Tigers Thursday through Saturday.

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