NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

Lake Monsters Win 5-3

Published on August 14, 2009 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- The bat and the glove of Destin Hood carried the Vermont Lake Monsters to a 5-3 victory over the State College Spikes in New York-Penn League action Friday night at historic Centennial Field.

With two runs in and the bases loaded with two outs in the fifth inning for State College, Hood made a diving catch of an Aaron Baker line drive down the leftfield line to end the inning and keep the Spikes lead at 2-1.

State College got an unearned run in the sixth inning for a 3-1 advantage, but Hood then tied the game with a two-run line drive home run over the leftfield wall. It was Hood's first home run with the Lake Monsters.

The game stayed 3-3 until the bottom of the eighth when Vermont loaded the bases on back-to-back walks and a J.P. Ramirez single with no outs. Hood then gave the Lake Monsters the lead with a sacrifice fly to centerfield and J.R. Higley added an insurance run with another sac fly to center for a 5-3 Vermont lead.

Clayton Dill (3-4) pitched the final two innings for Vermont, allowing one hits with one walk and four strikeouts for his third win of the season. Lake Monsters starter Matt Swynenberg had tossed four scoreless innings before being touched up for two runs in the fifth on a Pat Irvine solo home run and Brock Holt RBI single.

Teddy Fallon (1-2) gave up the two runs in the eighth inning to take the loss for State College after starter Kyle McPherson had allowed three runs on five hits over the first six innings. Irvine was 3-for-5 with a double to go along with his second home run of the season for the Spikes (28-27).

Francisco Soriano was 2-for-3 with two runs and a double for Vermont, while snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory. Sean Nicol gave the Lake Monsters a 1-0 lead in the third with a sac fly, giving Vermont three sacrifice flies in the game along with the Hood home run.

Vermont and State College play the middle game of the three-game series on Saturday night with Paul Applebee making the start in his debut with the Lake Monsters after being promoted from the Gulf Coast League. There will be post-game fireworks on Saturday following the 7:05 p.m. contest.

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