NYPL Norwich Sea Unicorns

Lake Monsters Sweep Series with 6-2 Win

Published on June 22, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


BURLINGTON, VT - The Vermont Lake Monsters (4-1) scored four runs in the second and third innings to earn a 6-2 win over the Connecticut Tigers (2-3) before 1,521 fans at Centennial Field on Tuesday night.

In the second inning, Vermont scored two runs against LHP Lance Baxter (0-1). 1B Ronnie LaBrie (2-4) hit a one-out single and stole second base. 3B Jack Walker (1-2) hit an RBI single to score LaBrie for a 1-0 Vermont lead.

LF Marcus Jones (1-4) grounded out and Walker scampered to second base. 2B Justin Miller (2-3) hit an RBI single into center field to plate LaBrie for a 2-0 lead.

In the third inning, SS Blake Kelso (2-5) doubled and moved to third base on a wild pitch. C David Freitas (0-3) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Kelso for a 3-0 Vermont lead.

RF Wade Moore (0-3) was hit by a pitch and scored on a triple by LaBrie to make it 4-0.

Baxter lasted three innings and allowed four runs on six hits. LHP Sean Teufel came into the game and struck out the side in the fourth inning but Vermont touched him up for a run in the fifth inning. After Walker (1-2) worked a two-out walk, Jones hit an RBI double to make it 5-0.

The Tigers scored their first run of the game in the seventh inning. DH Alexander Nunez (1-4) reached on an error and moved to second and third base on groundouts by SS Brett Anderson (0-4) and 1B James Robbins (0-4) respectively. LF Matt Mansilla (3-4) hit a single to plate Nunez from third base to trim the lead to 5-1.

In the eighth inning, Nunez doubled to lead off the inning and went to third base when Mansilla singled. An errant throw by Vermont second baseman Justin Miller allowed Nunez to score to make it 5-2.

The Lake Monsters tacked on a run in the eighth inning on a wild pitch by RHP Kevan Hess to move the score to 6-2.

The Tigers head to Lowell, Massachusetts to begin a three-game series with the Lowell Spinners on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. RHP Clemente Mendoza (0-0, 4.50) gets the start for the Tigers against RHP Roman Mendez (0-1, 9.00) for the Spinners. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. AM 1310 WICH and online at milb.com.

Don't miss the Tigers home opener on Saturday, June 26th against the Vermont Lake Monsters at 7:05 p.m. The Tigers will be hosting fireworks after the game! The Tigers opening home stand is June 26-30.

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