BURLINGTON, VT — In a game the Lake Monsters trailed 2-0, 4-1, 7-4 and 8-7, Vermont did not lead until the final pitch of the game after scoribf twice in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded hit batter followed by a walkoff walk for a 9-8 victory over the Worcester Bravehearts Wednesday night at historic Centennial Field.
First pitch of the game, which was part of a doubleheader scheduled for a pair of seven-inning contests, was delayed two hours due to rain and did not finish until 10:22pm. After some deliberation while getting the field ready, game two was canceled.
Vermont trailed 7-4 in the fifth inning when they scored three times, including a Sam Cavossa (Saint Michael’s) two-out, two-run ground ball double down the left-field line to tie the game.
Worcester took the lead in the top of the seventh with an RBI single, but the Lake Monsters opened the bottom of the inning with back-to-back walks and a Tyler Favretto (Kansas Wesleyan) sacrifice bunt to put the winning run in scoring position. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Mark Quatrani (Cornell) was hit by a 1-1 pitch to tie the game and Joey Gale (Saint. Joseph’s) walked on five pitches to end the game.
MONSTER PERFORMANCES
- Quatrani 3-for-3, BB, HBP, RBI
- Cavossa 2-for-4, BB R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Dylan Knightly (Middlebury) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
MONSTER HIGHLIGHTS
- Gale, Joe Marini (Catholic) and Wyatt Patchett (LeMoyne) each had 2 RBI for Vermont
- Quatrani bases loaded hit by pitch was his 12th HBP (2nd in league) and 34th RBI (leads league)
- Jackson Sirois (Virginia) was 1-for-3 with a walk and 3 runs scored, while Chone James (Virginia) 1-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored
- Sean Gamble (Minnesota State) was charged with an unearned run in top of 7th but struckout final 2 batters of inning to earn the victory with the walkoff bottom 7th
BEYOND BOXSCORE
- Vermont’s 2nd walkoff win of the season, the other coming July 9th on back-to-back bases loaded hit batters for 2-1 victory
- Lake Monsters finish with a 14-11 record in July (have 63-35 July FCBL record)
- With the win and New Britain (28-23,549) splitting a doubleheader at Norwich, Vermont (29-23, .558) moves into 3rd-place by percentage points with 4 games left in season
Next Game: Thursday, 6:35pm vs. Westfield (Summer of Love Night)
Broadcast Info: Games streaming on FCBLnetwork.com