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ValleyCats Sweep Lake Monsters with 5-2 Win

August 20, 2015 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Tri-City ValleyCats News Release


BURLINGTON, VT - Zac Person, Kevin McCanna and Ralph Garza combined to strike out 11 batters while allowing only five hits, and five different batters posted two-hit games, as the Tri-City ValleyCats defeated the Vermont Lake Monsters 5-2 at Centennial Field, in Burlington, Vt., on Thursday night, completing a two-game road sweep in the process.

After topping the Lake Monsters 9-2 on Wednesday, Tri-City wasted little time getting on the scoreboard on Thursday, as Aaron Mizell drove a 3-1 pitch from Vermont right-hander Angel Duno in the top of the first inning inside the left field foul pole for a solo home run, his second of the season.

After the Lake Monsters tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fourth frame, Brooks Marlow smashed the first pitch of the top of the fifth inning over the wall in left-center field for his team-leading sixth home run of the year. Four batters later, Johnny Sewald scored on an error by Vermont's shortstop to give the 'Cats a 3-1 advantage.

Tri-City added to their lead with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth, first on an RBI single by Marlow, before Anthony Hermelyn scored on a groundball by Alexander Melendez to put the 'Cats on top 5-1.

Getting the start on the mound was Person, who pitched a career-high 3.2 innings, while striking out four batters, and allowing only one run on two hits.

He was followed by McCanna, who struck out six Lake Monsters, allowing only hit in 3.1 scoreless innings, en route to earning his first professional victory.

Pitching the final two frames for the 'Cats was Garza, who struck out two batters, while allowing one run.

Offensively, Sewald (2-for-5 with one run and one double), Marlow (2-for-3 with a home run and two runs batted in), Antonio Nunez (2-for-5 with a stolen base), Bobby Wernes (2-for-4) and Kolbey Carpenter (2-for-4 with a double and one run) each posted multi-hit games, while eight different ValleyCats reached base at least once.

Tri-City will now return to Troy, N.Y., to host the Hudson Valley Renegades at 7 p.m., beginning a two-game home series. On the mound for the ValleyCats will be RHP Trent Thornton (4-0, 3.43), with RHP Angel Yepez (4-2, 2.96) getting the start for the Renegades.

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