BROCKTON, MA — Tommy Googins and Chone James both were 3-for-5 with three runs scored, while Wyatt Patchett hit his second three-run homer of the season in the Vermont Lake Monsters 10-3 Futures League victory over the Brockton Rox Saturday night at Campanelli Field.
Patchett (LeMoyne), who had hit a three-run homer in his previous at bat in the ninth inning last Monday, smacked another three-run shot in the top of the first inning on Saturday to give the Lake Monsters a 4-0 lead.
Vermont loaded the bases in the second inning on James (Virginia) second double in two innings, a walk and hit batter before a Joe Marini (Catholic) two-run single. Then in the third, Googins (Princeton) singled to left scoring Justin Miller (Jacksonville) for a 7-0 Lake Monsters advantage.
Googins added an RBI double in the sixth and later scored on a bases loaded walk to Jeter Polledo (Wake Forest), who accounted for Vermont’s 10th run with a solo homer to left in the ninth inning.
Starter Preston Crowl (Virginia Tech) allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts over the first three innings for Vermont (4-2), while New Haven teammates Christian De Risi and Matt Minio along with Matt Hirsch (Tufts) each tossed two innings of relief
MONSTER PERFORMANCES
* Googins 3-for-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
* James 3-for-5, 3 R, 2 2B
* Patchett 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
MONSTER HIGHLIGHTS
* Marini was 2-for-3 with a run and the 2-run single in his Vermont debut, while Miller 1-for-4 with 1 run in his debut
* Also making debuts were Jackson Kraemer (Richmond), Jackson Sirios (Virginia) and Mark Quatrani (Cornell), all hitless
* The 4 Vermont pitchers combined for 6 walks and 14 strikeouts, while 4 Rox pitchers issued 8 walks and struckout 14 Lake Monsters
BEYOND BOXSCORE
* Patchett 3-run homers in last 2 games played (Vermont as a team just one 3-run homer during entire 2023 season)
* Lake Monsters are now 4-2 for the 1st time in their 4 FCBL seasons (3-3 in 2022 & 2023)
Next Game: Sunday, 3:00pm at Nashua
Next Home Game: Thursday, 6:35pm vs. Brockton