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Vermont Sweeps Sanford in Double Header

July 17, 2022 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Vermont Mountaineers News Release


MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Vermont Mountaineers earned a double header sweep of the Sanford Mainers with scores of 3-2 and 12-5 on Sunday at Montpelier Recreation Field in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.

Vermont took game one in a thrilling walk-off hit by Santino Rosso that was blasted off Sanford pitcher's Brady Afthim's glove and bounced by the third baseman and into left field, allowing Tyler Cox to score the winning run.

The Mountaineers' offense put up 10 runs in the fifth and six innings en route to a 12-5 victory in the second game. Vermont improved to 28-6 while the Mainers dropped to 16-19.

Game 1 (Vermont 3, Sanford 2 F/8)

The Mainers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Quinn McDaniels blasted the first pitch he saw over the left field wall just inside the foul pole.

After Vermont starter Christopher Kahler settled down with a quick second, the Mountaineers tied the game in the second. Nic Notarangelo doubled off the left field wall with one away. Rosso put runners on the corners with an infield single to first, before Stephen DiTomaso grounded a slow roller through the left side to score Notarangelo.

After Vermont was unable to take advantage of a pair of runners in scoring position in the fourth, the Mainers regained the lead on a solo shot by Calvin Hewett to left field in the fifth.

The Mountaineers would not go quietly and evened the game again in the fifth Evan Fox ripped a line drive through the left side, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by the catcher with under two outs. Tom Josten put runners on the corners after being hit with the pitch. Adam Retzbach tied the game with a single through the left side to score Fox.

The game moved along and neither team mustered much offense. Vermont loaded the bases and looked to walk it off in the seventh, but a lineout with the bases loaded doubled up the runner at second and sent the game into extra innings.

Sanford had runners on the corners in the eighth and attempted a double steal, but Vermont wasn't fooled and tagged the runner between home and third. Vermont walked it off in the home half as Rosso ripped a hard liner off Brady Afthiim's glove and the ball bounced all the way to left field, allowing Cox to score the winning run.

Luke Carpenter got the win for Vermont to improve to 2-0. Kahler finished a stellar outing on the hill, going eight full innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out 11 batters. Brady Afthim suffered the loss for Sanford while his brother Bryce got the no decision in the start.

Game 2 (Vermont 12, Sanford 5)

Vermont struck first in the second game. Mark Trotta started the second off with a walk, before swiping second. He scored on a two-out single by Jack Cone, who drove one in through the right side.

After three scoreless innings from Brendan Pattermann, the Mainers finally got to the Vermont starter in the fourth and took the lead. Hewett started the inning with a double down the left field line, before coming around to score on a McDaniel single to tie the game at one. Sanford took the lead on a two-run blast from Aiden Kane to right field, making it 3-1.

Vermont's best chance to get back into the game in the bottom of the fourth. A walk to Rosso and a single by Trotta put runners on with no outs. Two batters later, Cone loaded the bases with a two-out walk. Shane Lussier worked a two-out walk to get a run back and make it 3-2 Sanford. However, a flyout to left ended the threat.

After a shutdown inning by Matthew Scibilio, Vermont regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth and batted around. The first big hit was a one-out double by Trotta that scored Retzbach and Josten. Josten came around again with two outs and the bases loaded. He blasted one off the wall to make it 8-3, but the third runner was gunned down at the plate.

The Mainers threatened, loading the bases in the top of the sixth, but Mitchell Pascarella got a huge strikeout to keep Vermont ahead 8-3.

Vermont added four more runs in the sixth to blow the game wide open. Scibillio got the win in two innings of work, striking out one. Pattermann started for Vermont but did not get the decision. He worked three innings and had four strikeouts. Zachary Rodgers took the loss for Sanford.

Vermont has a day off Monday, before hosting the North Adams SteepleCats on Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. You can watch online on the NECBL Broadcast Network.

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