BURLINGTON, VT — Joey Gale had a two-run single in the first inning and four Vermont pitchers combined to limit Nashua to one run as the Lake Monsters won their fourth straight Futures League game with a 3-1 victory over the Silver Knights Saturday night in front of 3,826 at historic Centennial Field.
Vermont loaded the bases in the first, including singles from Tyler Favretto (Kansas Wesleyan) and Owen McKiernan (Tufts), before Gale grounded the two-run single into leftfield for his fourth two-run base hit in the last three games.
Game stayed 2-0 until the sixth when Nashua scored on a hit batter, groundout and a pair of wild pitches, but the Lake Monsters got the run bak in the bottom of the inning on a Jake Gaudreau (Bryant) RBI single.
Starter Brandon Morio (TrinityU) scattered three hits and three walks over four innings, while Zach Davis (Colchester/Bryant) tossed a1-2-3 fifth inning before allowing the run in the sixth and getting out of a bases loaded jam with a groundout. Dylan Knightley (Middlebury) retired the final six batters, three by strikeout, for his first save.
MONSTER PERFORMANCES
- Gale 1-for-3, HBP, 2 RBI
- Morio 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 SO
- Knightly 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO
MONSTER HIGHLIGHTS
- Davis earned his 1st win of the season, giving him and fellow-Vermonter Nick Kelly (South Burlington) a combined 3-0 record with 2.16 era (16.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R)
- Gaudreau’s 6th-inning RBI single was Vermont’s only base hit after a Joe Marini (Catholic) leadoff infield single in 4th inning
- Gale has 8 RBI in his last 3 games, a pair of 2-run doubles Thursday, a 2-run double Friday and the 2-run single Saturday
BEYOND BOXSCORE
- Vermont (21-17) has won 4 straight games to move 4 games over .500 for the 1st time this season
- The time of game was 2:24, which included a 23-minute delay in the bottom of the fifth inning when the home plate umpire was unable to continue
- Centennial crowd of 3,826 was the 2nd largest of the season\
- Prior to Sunday’s 5:05pm game, the Lake Monsters will officially retire 2021-23 Head Coach Pete Wilk’s #45 jersey.
Next Game: 5:05pm Sunday, July 14th vs. Nashua (CHAMP’S Birthday/Bucket Hat Giveaway)
Broadcast Info: Streaming on FCBLnetwork.com