Vermont Takes First Game of Governor's Cup Series with Late Rally

Published on June 18, 2022 under New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Vermont Mountaineers News Release


MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Vermont Mountaineers picked up a key 5-3 Northern Division win against their instate rivals, the Upper Valley Nighthawks in New England Collegiate Baseball League action on Saturday night at Montpelier Recreation Field. The Mountaineers improve to 10-1 on the season and 10-0 at home while the Nighthawks drop to 4-6 on the young season. It was the first game between the two teams for the Governor's Cup Series.

Both offense's struggled against some tough pitching over the first three innings, as neither team scored a run. Carlos Torres (Lehigh, Bethlehem, Pa.) struck out a pair and was aided by a pair of thrown out baserunners by his catcher Adam Retzbach (Lehigh / Greenfield Township, Pa.) to eliminate the threats. The Mountaineers finally broke through on Nighthawk starter Tommy Peltier with a deep two-out three run homer in the fourth inning thanks to Connor Hujsak (VCU / Goffstown, N.H.), giving the home team a 3-0 advantage..

Upper Valley responded with a run of their own as a triple by Jonathan Hogart to the warning track scored Clay Stearns all the way from first to make it 3-1.

Upper Valley eventually tied the game as Ryan Ignoffo hit a solo shot to deep right in the seventh, before a stolen base along with a couple of errors allowed Tyler Sorrentino to score from first to knot the game at three.

However, Vermont responded in the home half of the eighth as Keagan Calero (Dayton / Rochester, N.H.) led off the inning with a walk, before advancing on a wild pitch and stealing third. Gerry Siracusa (UMass Lowell / Kinnelon, N.J.) drove him home with a single to right before coming around to make it 5-3.

That was more than enough for Jack Metzger (Dartmouth, Powell, Ohio), who earned the win after coming in during the eighth inning. He went two innings with four strikeouts and only allowed one run to score in the process. Tyler Legere was handed the loss for Upper Valley going for one inning with two earned runs and no strikeouts.

Vermont will take Father's Day off before heading to Winnipesaukee, N.H. for a road game on Monday, June 20. Make sure to catch all the action as the red hot Mountaineers look to keep the ball rolling on the NECBL Broadcast Network.

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