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Vermont Snaps Skid With 4-3 Win Over North Adams

July 8, 2023 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Vermont Mountaineers News Release


MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Vermont Mountaineers snapped a three-game skid with a 4-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats on Saturday night from Montpelier Recreation Field.

The Mountaineers improved to 17-10-1 on the year while the SteepleCats dropped to 7-18.

After retiring the SteepleCats in order, TJ Williams was hit with a pitch to start the home half. He moved to second on a balk by Dominick Marcoccio and then advanced to third on a ground out. Marshall Toole beat out a ground out to shortstop, scoring Williams from third.

Aidan Tucker cruised through the top of the second, getting a flyout and strikeout for the first two outs. A diving catch by right fielder Aaron Whitley in shallow right ended the inning.

A leadoff single by Tremayne Cobb in the third started the frame. Tucker got a strikeout, and Cobb was thrown out attempting to steal second. A groundout set the visitors down in order.

North Adams took the lead in the fourth inning. Kyle Hannon led off the frame with a double down the right field line and scored on a single by Nathan Lincoln to tie the game. A two-run home run over the left field wall by Samuel Tackett made it 3-1.

Vermont got a run back in the last of the fourth. Toole led off the fourth with a bunt single to first base. He advanced on a passed ball to get into scoring position. A wild pitch allowed him to go to third. He came across the plate to make it 3-2 on a Nathan Waugh ground out to third.

The Mountaineers regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Jace Jeremiah hit a hard grounder to third, but the throw sailed over the first baseman's head, allowing Jeremiah to go to second. He moved to third as Jack Renwick dropped a bunt single down the third base line. A balk scored the tying run and moved Renwick to second. A failed pickoff attempt to second moved Renwick to third with just one out. With two outs, Brandon Butterworth was hit with a pitch and moved to second with a stolen base. Renwick came around to score on another balk, this time from reliever Nicholas Feretic, giving Vermont a 4-3 lead.The bases were left loaded to end the inning.

Nolan Sparks pitched two scoreless innings in relief, and got out of the sixth inning with the tying run at third to keep Vermont ahead by a run.

Some defense in the seventh helped the Mountaineers keep a 4-3 lead. Brian Foley gave up a leadoff walk to Gunnar Johnson. A wild pitch allowed Johnson to go all the way to third. However, Johnson was gunned down at the plate on a dart from Whitley for a double play. Foley got a strikeout to end the frame.

A scoreless eighth set up for an exciting ending. A leadoff walk to Tackett and a two-out single by Gehrig Ebel had the tying and go-ahead runs on base. A groundout to Stocum at first sealed the one-run victory and Foley earned the three-inning save.

Vermont heads down I-89 for game four of the Governor's Cup Series with the Upper Valley Nighthawks. First pitch from the Maxfield Sports Complex is set for 5 p.m.

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