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Lake Monsters Thump Brooklyn 12-1 In Series Opener On Saturday

July 30, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- Five Vermont batters had a multi-hit game as the Lake Monsters offense broke out of a two-week slump by scoring 12 runs on 15 hits in a 12-1 New York-Penn League victory Saturday night at historic Centennial Field.

The 12 runs matched the total number of runs that the Lake Monsters had scored over the previous six games combined, while the 15 hits were the most for a Vermont team at Centennial since June 23, 2008 vs. Tri-City. Nick Rickles led the attack going 4-for-5 with two runs, a double, triple and three RBI, while Chad Oberacker had three hit and a pair of RBI.

Vermont jumped out on top 3-0 in the first inning on a Chad Lewis RBI single and a two-run homer to left by Dust Robinson. It was the first home run of the season for Robinson, who also doubled and scored two runs. The Lake Monsters added two runs in the third on a Rickles RBI triple and Jacob Tanis RBI single, then took a 7-0 lead with two runs in the fourth on a Rickles two-run single.

Brooklyn scored its only run of the game in the sixth on a Richard Lucas home run, the first extra-base hit allowed by a Vermont pitcher in a 55-inning stretch. The home runs was the only blemish for Lake Monster starter Tyler Vail (1-2), who allowed four hits over 5 1/3 innings for his first win.

Vermont added four unearned runs in the seventh on a Oberacker two-run single and Lewis two-run double, then closed out the scoring in the eighth with an Aaron Shipman RBI groundout. Lewis, Robinson and Tanis each had two for the Lake Monsters, who tied a season-high with 12 runs in the game.

Eduardo Aldama (2-2) allowed five runs on six hits over the first three innings to take the loss for Brooklyn (23-18), while Charley Thurber had three of the Cyclones six hits. The win was the third straight for Vermont (21-19) against Brooklyn this season and snapped a Lake Monsters three-game home losing streak to the Cyclones.

Vermont and Brooklyn continue the series on Sunday with a doubleheader beginning at 1:05 pm. Sunday is also Warriors In Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Day presented by New England Ford Dealers at Centennial.

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