The NECBL Daily Rundown - 7/15/22 - Sanford Sweeps Mystic to Headline Friday Night Slate

July 16, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release

Sanford Mainers 2 - Mystic Schooners 1 (DH, 7 innings)

W - Matthew Sapienza 2-0 (Georgetown): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

L - Jake Noviello 0-2 (Fairfield): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

S - Brian Craven 4 (William & Mary): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Sanford Mainers 4 - Mystic Schooners 0 (DH, 7 innings)

W - Ryan Douglas 2-1 (North Carolina Asheville): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

L - Brett Wichrowski 1-1 (Bryant): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER (2 R), 2 BB, 5 K

Goodall Park in Sanford, ME. - The Sanford Mainers (16-16) swept the Mystic Schooners (18-14) in a doubleheader thanks to lights-out pitching.

Game 1: Sanford starter Matthew Sapienza (Georgetown) plowed through the Mystic lineup. The right-hander gave up just two hits and three walks in five innings of work. Sapienza earned the win and struck out two batters. A Schooners runner never reached third base while the Sanford pitcher was on the mound.

The Mainers got on the board first in the top of the second inning after a Kevin Skagerlind (Massachusetts Amherst) sacrifice fly. Sanford added to its lead in the fifth thanks to an Aidan Kane (Delaware) single. Once Sapienza exited the game, Mystic took advantage, immediately. A Mason LaPlante (Georgia) double in the sixth proved to be the Schooners' only source of offense in game one.

Sanford's Adam Dapkewicz (Georgetown) and Joey Rezek (East Carolina) were the only two players with multi-hit nights. Mainers closer Brian Craven (William & Mary) earned his fourth save of the season and improved his ERA to 1.10.

Game 2: A Sanford pitcher, like game one, again dominated the Mystic lineup in game two. Mainers starter Ryan Douglas (North Carolina Asheville) went six scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up just three hits and struck out six batters. Douglas seamlessly navigated around two errors by the Sanford defense and a four-walk outing.

The Mainers scored their four runs in back-to-back two-run innings. Sanford jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth following a David Bermudez (Manhattan) sacrifice fly and an RBI double by Devan Bade (Binghamton). The home team tacked on two more in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a Jake Rainess (Maine) triple.

Sanford looks to win its fourth straight when it visits the Ocean State Waves (16-17) today at 6:30 p.m. Mystic returns home to host the Upper Valley Nighthawks (15-18) at 6:30 p.m. as well.

Ocean State Waves 5 - Upper Valley Nighthawks 2

W - Tyler Mudd 2-0 (Holy Cross): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

L - Jack Choate 3-2 (Assumption): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

S - Jack Erbeck 1 (Fairfield): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Maxfield Sports Complex in Hartford, Vt.- The Ocean State Waves (16-17) took down the Upper Valley Nighthawks (15-18) with a 5-2 score.

Ocean State snagged all five of their runs in the sixth inning after a quiet first half with hits singles by right fielder Jake Studley (Connecticut), a double by left fielder Peter Ciuffreda (Lafayette), and a triple by first baseman Daniel Baruch (Boston) to highlight the effort for a 5-0 lead. The Nighthawks began to rally in the eighth inning when designated hitter William Sullivan (Troy) smacked a single to center field that brought home shortstop Luca Trigiani (St Josephs) and right fielder Thomas Latham (Cisco JC) to make it 5-2. Upper Valley pitcher Tyler Legere (Lipscomb) gave his team a fighting chance in the ninth when he shut down the Waves but the Nighthawks came up empty-handed as well to end the game 5-2.

Ciuffreda was most efficient at bat as he was 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run and the Waves pitching committee put up a wall against the Nighthawks by only allowing five hits.

The Waves will build on tonight's win as they face the Sanford Mainers (16-16) at home tomorrow at 6:30pm while the Nighthawks look to gain back momentum with a road matchup against the Mystic Schooners (18-14) at 6:30pm.

Keene SwampBats 9 - North Adams Steeplecats 4

W - Noah Lewis 2-1 (Maine Orono): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

L - Thomas Quinn 0-1 (Albany): 4.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams, Mass.- The Keene SwampBats (13-19) pushed the game out of reach against the North Adams Steeplecats (7-24) for a 9-4 victory.

Keene ran up the score in the first inning with five runs for an early 5-0 lead. The effort was highlighted by a single hit by first baseman Brandon Anderson (Louisville) that brought home left fielder Tyler McKenzie (Vanderbilt) and catcher Colin Wetterau (St Johns). The Steeplecats responded in the second inning with a double by shortstop Dixon Black (Monmouth) that sent home catcher Brady Mutz (Monmouth) to inch into the lead, 5-1.

After back-and-forth runs by both teams with hits by Keene's second baseman James Broderick (Wake Forest) and North Adams' right fielder Ryan Magdic (Florida Southern), the SwampBats pushed their lead further in the top of the eighth with another two runs when McKenzie smashed a homer out of the park to bring himself and center fielder Lucas Costello (Wake Forest) home for a 9-2 score.

The Steeplecats attempted a rally in the ninth with a hit by left fielder Trey Ciulla-Hall (Stonehill) that got Magdic home and a pass ball allowed designated hitter Joaquin Monque (South Florida) to make it home as well, but North Adams got cut short for a final tally of 9-4.

The SwampBats return home to take on Martha's Vineyard Sharks (18-13) tomorrow at 6:30pm as the Steeplecats stay home to face the second-best team in the league, the Bristol Blues (24-8), at 4pm.

Bristol Blues 11 - Vermont Mountaineers 6

W - Matt Smith 2-0 (Southern Connecticut State) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

L - Zach Byron 0-2 (Wofford) 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Montpelier Recreation Field in V.T. - The Bristol Blues (24-8) outdid the Vermont Mountaineers (25-6) in the battle between the two best records in the league. Bristol wasted no time as Jay Harry (Penn State), the second hitter of the game, drove in the game's first run on an RBI single. Harry later scored on an error to make it 2-0. Vermont responded with four runs in the second. The runs came on RBI singles from Santino Rosso (Hofstra), and Jack Cone (William and Mary), as well as sac flies from Christian Pregent (Stetson) and Nic Notarangelo (Endicott). The Blues chipped away in the third on an RBI single from Derek Tenney (Hartford) to make it 4-3 in the fourth, and they took back the lead in the sixth ona three run home run from Chaz Myers (Pacific) to make it 6-4 Bristol. The Blues pulled away in the seventh as Griffin Arnone (Elon) scored on a passed ball, and Boston Smith (Cincinnati) hit a three run home run to stretch the lead to 10-4. The Mountaineers chipped away in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Tyler Cox (Dartmouth), and an RBI groundout from Mark Trotta (William and Mary) to make it 10-6. The Blues got one last insurance run in the ninth on a Myers double to make it 11-6, and they held on to win by that score.

The Blues will travel to North Adams to take on the SteepleCats Saturday at 4:00 p.m. The Mountaineers have lost consecutive games for the first time this season, and will travel to New Hampshire to face the Winnipesaukee Muskrats on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. to try to regain momentum.

Newport Gulls 16 - Danbury Westerners 1

W - Jake Garland 3-1 (Miami): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

L - Kyle Roche 2-2 (Franklin & Marshall): 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Cardines Field in Newport, R.I. - The Newport Gulls (21-11) dominated for a 16-1 victory over the Danbury Westerners (14-19).

The Gulls were up 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. Colton Ledbetter (Samford) and Slate Alford (Mississippi State) led off with singles. Noah Martinez (Central Connecticut State) drove Ledbetter in on an RBI double, then Alford was driven in on a Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (Air Force) RBI single to make it 4-0. Jack Scanlon (Oregon) and Bryan Broecker (Michigan State) hit back-to-back RBI singles. The fifth run of the inning was scored on a fielder's choice, then Ledbetter hit a 3-run home run to make it 10-0. Alford singled and was driven in on a Martinez home run.

Two innings later, Martinez hit a 3-run home run, and two innings after that, he hit an RBI single. He compiled seven runs batted in on the day.

On the pitching side, Jake Garland, Chase Allen (Michigan), Liam LeVangie (Bryant) combined for nine innings with one run allowed, one walk, and 11 strikeouts.

The Gulls will be on the road today to face the Valley Blue Sox at 6:35 p.m. The Westerners will be hosting the North Shore Navigators at 6:30 p.m. today.

North Shore Navigators 6 - Valley Blue Sox 3

W - Todd Tringale 2-1 (Dayton) 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

L - Damon Wesley 0-1 (Western New England) 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER (5 R), 2 BB, 2 K

S - Max Tarlin (Endicott) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Fraser Field in Lynn M.A. - The North Shore Navigators (8-23) took down the Valley Blue Sox (15-18) on the back of a big second inning. In the bottom of the second, the game's first runs were scored on a two run single from Charlie Taylor (Tennessee). The Navs tacked on later in the inning with an RBI single from Jake Guston (Bryant), and another run on an error to make it 4-0 North Shore early. The Blue Sox responded immediately by putting up three runs in the third. The runs came on an RBI hit by pitch from Blaze Fadio (Lafayette) and a two run single from Jevon Mason (Southeast Missouri State). After the lead had been cut to one, the Navs collected some insurance runs on an sac fly from Max Viera (Seton Hall) in the fourth, and a RBI single from Taylor in the sixth. From there, the bullpen combination of Nathaniel Espelin (Dayton), Timmy Kenney (Lehigh), and Max Tarlin shut down the Blue Sox offense for the remainder of the game, winning the game for the Navs.

The Navs will travel to Connecticut to face the Danbury Westerners Saturday at 6:30 p.m.. The Blue Sox will return to McKenzie Stadium to take on the Newport Gulls Saturday at 6:35 p.m.

Martha's Vineyard Sharks 9 - Winnipesaukee Muskrats 0

W - Cade Lommel 2-1 (Creighton): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

L - Adam Maher 1-1 (UMass Dartmouth): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

The Shark Tank in Oak Bluffs, MA - The Martha's Vineyard Sharks (18-13) cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (13-17).

The Sharks dominated in every facet of the game. Their pitchers threw nine shutout innings with nine strikeouts, two hits allowed, and no walks. Their defense committed no errors, and their offense gathered 11 hits and six walks.

The scoring started on a Michael Snyder (Washington) RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. In the second inning, Harrison Brown (Austin Peay State) hit an RBI groundout. Two innings later, Thomas Bramley hit an RBI double and Danny Crossen (Northeastern) hit an RBI groundout. In the sixth inning, Snyder hit an RBI single and Logan Chambers (Tennessee) hit an RBI double. Another run was scored in the inning on a dropped third strike. The final runs of the game were scored on a Cabot Maher (Villanova) RBI double and a Chambers RBI single.

Meanwhile, Cade Lommel threw six shutout innings with two hits allowed and no walks. After he came out of the game, Jack Beauchesne (Northeastern) and Camron Hill (Georgia Tech) retired all nine remaining batters while striking out five of them.

The Sharks will be on the road today for a 6:30 p.m. matchup with the Keene Swamp Bats. The Muskrats will be hosting the Vermont Mountaineers today at 6:30 p.m.

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