Vermont Win Streak Snapped In 10-9 Loss Sunday
BURLINGTON, VT – Trailing all game, a Lake Monsters ninth inning rally came up just short as Vermont dropped its first game of the Futures League season with a 10-9 loss to the New Britain Bees Sunday night on Delta Dental Diamond at Centennial Field.
The Bees jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the top of the first inning before building leads of 5-1, 7-2, 8-3, 9-4 and 10-6 heading to the bottom of the ninth. Vermont was able to plate three runs in the inning, including RBI singles from Evan Dennis (Colby Sawyer) and Jack Fitzgerald (Montevallo).
A bases loaded hit by pitch to Patrick Shrake (Colby) cut the deficit to 10-9 and placed the winning run at second bases, but Elias Huber (Arizona Western) flied out to left field to end the game and snapping the Lake Monsters four-game winning streak to start the season.
MONSTER PERFORMANCES
* James Shaffer (Stony Brook) 3-for-4, BB, 3 R, 2B, RBI
* Jake Lopez (Seton Hall) 2-for-2, 2 BB, HBP, 2 R
* Dennis 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
* Game was delayed by rain for 1 hour, 4 minutes with 2 outs in the top of the 4th inning
* 7 different Lake Monsters had an RBI including pair of RBI singles for Dennis in 7th and 9th
* A.J. Seidel (Tufts) RBI single in 2nd, Shaffer RBI single in 3rd, Bryan Richman (Cal Poly Pomona) RBI double in 6th
* Reliever Doug Pyle (Azusa Pacific) retired final batter top 4th after rain delay and allowed 1 run with 2 strikeouts over next 2 innings
* Lake Monsters suffered their 1st loss of season despite scoring season-high 9 runs (have scored 38 in 5 games)
* With 12 team hits, Vermont has reached double-digit base hits in all 5 games (61-for-191, .319 average)
UPCOMING
Next Game: Monday vs. New Britain, 6:35pm
Promotion: Mustache Night
Broadcast: WYCI-TV, FCBLnetwork.com, WJOY 1230am