Vermont Comes up Short against Upper Valley
July 14, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Vermont Mountaineers News Release
HARTFORD, Vt. - The Vermont Mountaineers lose a nail biter at Upper Valley, 4-3, in game six of the Governor's Cup Series in a North DIvision New England Collegiate Baseball League contest.
Vermont (25-4), which had a 12 game lead over Upper Valley coming into this contest, had the advantage for most of the game after a two run RBI single by Shane Lussier put Vermont up 2-0 in the fourth.
The Upper Valley Nighthawks (14-7) scored a run of their own in the fourth after a few walks and a past ball allowed Max Grant to score the first run for the Nighthawks. Upper Valley's offense was being no hit by Vermont pitching until the seventh, and scored three runs, including a two run double from Tyler Sorrentiono making it 4-2.
Vermont pulled within a run in the ninth inning but fell short with the go-ahead run at the plate.
Brendan Patterman was handed the loss for Vermont going one and two thirds innings allowing three runs on six hits and one walk. Aaron Munson got the win for the Nighthawks with five strikeouts and allowed no runs through four innings.
Vermont and Upper Valley are now tied at three games a piece in the Governor's Cup Series. The final game of the series will come in late July as the Mountaineers host Upper Valley one final time on July 27th.
The Mountaineers return home for a cross-divisional battle against the West Division leading Bristol Blues on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 at Historic Montpelier Recreation Field. You can watch it online on the NECBL Broadcast Network.
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