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Lowell Scores Early And Often In 13-1 Win Over Vermont On Tuesday

June 21, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- The Lowell Spinners scored seven runs over the first three innings and 10 runs in the first four frames in handing Vermont its second loss of the season with a 13-1 victory over the Lake Monsters Tuesday night in New York-Penn League action at historic Centennial Field.

Vermont starter Kurt Wunderlich (0-1) retired the first two Spinners he faced in the first inning, but then gave up three hits and three walks to the next six batters for a four-run Lowell first-inning. Seth Schwindenhammer had an RBI single and Drew Turocy a two-run single in the inning to put the Spinners out on top early.

The Spinners added three more runs in the second off Lake Monster reliever Drew Bailey on a Travis Shaw RBI single and a two-run homer from Boss Moanaroa for a 7-0 advantage. Lowell then greeted reliever Brent Powers with three straight doubles to leadoff the fourth inning as the Spinners had nine runs on 11 hits with no outs in the fourth inning.

Powers settled down to allow just one more hits while striking out five over three innings of relief, while Jeff Urlaub was charged with a run on two hits with four strikeouts in two innings. Vermont scored its only run of the game in the fifth as Beau Taylor reached on a throwing error and scored on a Aaron Shipman RBI double to centerfield.

Taylor had two of Vermont's four hits on the night as the Lake Monsters have now been outscored 23-1 in their two losses this season. Vermont (3-2) is also outscoring its opponents 23-14 in the Lake Monsters three wins on the young season.

Moanaroa was 2-for-4 with three runs, a double, homer and three RBI to lead a 14-hit Lowell  attack, while Schwindenhammer and Kuery De La Cruz each had two hits, two runs and two RBI for the Spinners (2-3). Starter Jason Garcia allowed the unearned run on three hits over four innings, while reliever Swen Huijer (1-0) tossed four hitless innings with one walk and three strikeouts over the win.

The two teams will play the finale of the three-game series at Centennial on Wednesday night with opening night starter Seth Frankoff scheduled to start for the Lake Monsters. It is Ramunto's Brick Oven Pizza Night at the ballpark with the game's first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm.

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