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State College Blanks The Lake Monsters 1-0

August 4, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- State College scored the only run of the game in the top of the first inning as the Spikes defeated the Vermont Lake Monsters for the second straight day with a 1-0 New York-Penn League victory Thursday at historic Centennial Field.

 

Junior Sosa and Alex Dickerson had back-to-back one-out singles in the first to give State College runners on first and third. Chris Lashmet then chopped a grounder to short that and the Lake Monsters were able to get the forceout at second, but were unable to complete a possible inning-ending double play as second baseman Michael Fasbiaschi's throw to first bounced past first baseman Chad Lewis allowing Sosa to score the only of the game.

The Vermont offense got a Bobby Crocker bunt single in the bottom of the first, but that was the only Lake Monsters hit until Fabiaschi led off the sixth with a single. Fabiaschi advanced to second on a wild pitch, but was doubled off second on a line drive to first base. The Lake Monsters loaded the bases in the eighth on a one-out Fabiaschi single followed by a two-out hit batter and walk, but pinch hitter Chad Oberacker flied out to center ending that rally.

State College starter Mike Jefferson allowed one hit with three walks and five strikouts over the first four innings, while Jordan Cooper (1-3) three hits in four scoreless innings of relief for his first win. Jesus Brito tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save. Vermont starter Tyler Vail (1-3) was charged with one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings for the loss.

Wes Freeman had two hits for the State College (17-30), which has now won five of its last six  games. The Lake Monsters were shutout for the third time this season and for the first time since July 4th at Tri-City. It was the first 1-0 loss since August 12, 2006 at State College for the Vermont (24-22), which lost the final two games of the seven-game homestand after starting out 4-1.

Vermont heads to Tri-City for single games with the ValleyCats on Friday and Saturday before the series switches to Centennial for single games on Sunday at 1:05 pm and Champ's Birthday on Monday at 7:05 pm.

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