NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Lake Monsters Split Doubleheader At Connecticut

Published on July 6, 2014 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


NORWICH, CT --- Brett Vertigan went 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs, a double, a triple and an RBI, while Corey Walter retired nine of 10 batters faced over three scoreless innings of relief for the win in his Lake Monsters debut as Vermont earned a split of a New York-Penn League doubleheader with a 5-2 victory in game two over the Connecticut Tigers on Sunday evening at Dodd Stadium. The Tigers had taken the twinbill opener 5-4.

Vertigan, who had an RBI single in the seventh inning of the doubleheader opener, had a one-out double in the first inning of the nightcap and scored on a John Nogowski RBI double. It was the fourth straight hit on the day for Nogowski, who had gone 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in game one. The Florida State product finished the day 4-for-7 and is now 7-for-12 in his first four games with the Lake Monsters.

Tiger starter Spencer Turnbull struggled with his contol in the second inning as he walked three straight batters after a two-out Gabriel Santana double to force home one run, then reliever Johnnie Krikland came on to walk Justin Higley to force home another run for a 3-0 Vermont lead. Kyle Wheeler added an RBI single in the third after a Max Kuhn double for a 4-1 advantage, then Vertigan tripled with one out in the fourth and scored on a Higley RBI single (his 25th RBI of the season).

Starter Corey Miller allowed two runs on five hits over the first three innings in his first start for Vermont, while Walter came on in the fourth and retired the first seven batters faced. Walter gave up a one-out single in the sixth, but then got a groundball forceout and a comebacker to the mound to keep the game 5-2. Eight of the nine outs recorded by Walter, including the first six, were by groundout. Koby Gauna also made his Vermont debut, allowing a two-out single in a scoreless seventh inning for his first save.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Vermont, which had also lost its sixth straight road game with the 5-4 loss in the opener. Ryan Huck had a two-run homer in the second inning of and Nogowski an RBI single in the third of game one to give the Lake Monsters a 3-2 lead, but the Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the 3rd on a sacrifice fly and then scored an unearned run in the fourth on a Jacob Kapstein RBI single for a 4-3 advantage.

After Connecticut got an insurance run in the sixth on a bases loaded walk, the Lake Monsters tried to rally in the seventh. Yairo Munoz led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout and, after a walk to Ben McQuown, scored on a Brett Vertigan line drive RBI single to right cutting the Vermont deficit to one run. But with the tying run on second base Higley grounded into a game-ending double play.

A.J. Burke (1-1) allowed four runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts over five innings to take the loss, while Tigers starter Chase Edwards (3-1) three runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings for the win. Steven Fuentes was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored for Connecticut, while Kivett had two hits and Pankake two RBI in the win.

The Lake Monsters return to historic Centennial Field for a quick two-game homestand against the Lowell Spinners beginning on Monday at 7:05 pm. NHL forward Shawn Thornton will be making a special appearance at the ballpark, signing autographs beginning at 6:00 pm and throwing out the first pitch before the game. The series will conclude on Tuesday at a special morning start time of 11:05 am.

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