BURLINGTON, VT — The Nashua Silver Knights erased a 3-0 deficit with a four-run top of the fourth inning and three more runs in the fifth in a 9-4 Futures League victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters Saturday night on Delta Dental Diamond at historic Centennial Field.
The Lake Monsters jumped out to a 3-0 lead with back-to-back RBI doubles from Shaun McMillan (St. John’s) and Hunter Kingsbury (Bryant) followed by a Leandro Guevara (AIC) RBI single off Nashua starter Andrew Chenevert, who improved to 5-0 on the season with a seven-inning outing on Saturday.
Langdon Hazen (Mt. Mansfield/Quinnipiac) came out of the bullpen with a pair of runners on in the top of the fourth and gave up a three run homer to Joey Current, who finished the game 3-for-4 and five RBI. The Silver Knights added an unearned run in the inning on a throwing error for a 4-3 lead.
Nashua loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth before scoring two runs on a single/fielding error and an RBI fielder’s choice. Current picked up his fifth RBI of the night with a sacrifice fly in the eighth for an 8-3 Silver Knights lead before Nick Frontino (Mississippi State) hit a solo homer to left for his first Vermont home run of the season.
MONSTER PERFORMANCES
* McMillan 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
* Kingsbury 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
* Matt Higgins (Colby) 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
* Vermont falls to 21-13 overall, including 4-4 vs. Nashua with 6 remaining on schedule
* Lake Monsters defense entered game with fewest errors in FCBL (36) before committing a season-high 6 miscues (leading to 3 unearned runs allowed)
* Starter Jack Birtwell (Gordon) left the game after throwing just 4 pitches in the 2nd inning with an injury
* Sam Cavossa (Saint Michael’s) went 1-for-5 to increase league lead to 44 base hits (2nd in FCBL with .389 average)
* McMillan RBI double in 2nd inning increased his league=leading RBI total to 32
* Guevara and Thomas O’Connell (Virginia) both had 2 hits as Vermont outhit Nashua 12-9
Next Game: Sunday vs. Westfield, 5:05pm
Promotion: Bike Me Out To The Ballgame
Broadcast: FCBLnetwork.com