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Nighthawks Soar in 13 Inning Battle

June 27, 2016 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Sanford Mainers News Release


SANFORD - A war of attrition broke out between the Upper Valley Nighthawks (8-8) and the Sanford Mainers (7-9), with the visitors taking the game in 13 innings, 4-3.

The Nighthawks got the difference maker in the top of the 13th inning compliments of Charlie Concannon (St. Josephs) on a solo home run to right field off of Sanford reliever Jonah Normandeau (Maine Orono) to make it 4-3.

The Mainers led however for most of the ballgame, and only ever trailed in extra innings. Sanford jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first on a bases loaded walk from Chris Gaetano (Monmouth) and later an RBI single from John Cresto (Santa Clara), to score CJ Krowiak (Binghamton) and Zach Jancarski (Maryland) respectively.

Then in the 2nd, the Moose added another on a Krowiak RBI double, which scored Ako Thomas (Michigan) from second base to make it 3-0. The Mainers would add only three more hits over the next nine-and-two-thirds innings.

Billy Layne (Seton Hall) slammed the door on Mainers, throwing five-and-two-thirds innings of one hit baseball once he took over in the 4th. Layne recorded seven strikeouts and gave up only a single walk as he set the stage for the gradual Nighthawks comeback.

Upper Valley picked up a run in the 3rd on an Alex Hanson (St. Petersburg) single and A.J. Walden (Alabama Huntsville) scored in the 4th on a wild pitch to make the game 3-2 at the time.

The equalizer came in the 8th, after Zach Canada (North Carolina Wilmington) singled to get on with one man away. Samuel Steeves (Franklin Pierce) threw over to first to check on him, but the throw got away and Canada was able to advance all the way to third base. Walden then proceeded to double, knocking in Canada to make it 3-3.

The Mainers will remain at home for June 29, when Sanford takes on the visiting Valley Blue Sox for their second visit of the season. Pregame coverage begins at 6:15 PM on the NECBL Broadcast Network, with first pitch due for 6:30 PM.

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