Vermont Lake Monsters

Vermont 3-1 Rain Shortened Loss On Sunday

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LOWELL, MA  — The Spinners got a tie-breaking two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Futures League game was stopped in the top of the seventh inning due to rain, giving Lowell a 3-1 game shortened victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters Sunday evening at LeLecheur Park.

Vermont had taken a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Travis Stroh (Fairleigh Dickinson) RBI infield single before the Spinners tied the game in the third with a sacrifice fly. After Lowell loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth, Vermont reliever  Finn Haines (Rutgers) got a strikeout for the second out before allowing the go ahead two-run single.

After two strikeouts to begin the top of the seventh, rain started falling hard with the game being stopped after a walk and a hit batter put runners on first and second. The game was later called with Lowell picking up its third win in its inaugural FCBL season.

MONSTER PERFORMANCES
*  Stroh 1-for-2, RBI
* Albert Savino (UConn Avery Point) 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE 
* The game was the first matchup between the Lake Monsters and Spinners in Lowell since August 10, 2019 when the teams were part of the New York-Penn League
* Bryan Richman (Cal Poly Pomona) was 1-for-3 and has hit safely in all 9 games played
* Haines and pitcher Justin Sweeney (Saint Joseph’s) both made their Lake Monsters debut 
* The loss snapped a 4-game road winning streak for Vermont (7-4)

UPCOMING 
Next Game: Monday at Lowell, 11:00am (FCBLnetwork.com)
Next Home Game: Tuesday, June 9th vs. Worcester, 6:35pm