Vermont sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning to take an 8-2 lead. The inning was highlighted by Cooper Kelly (Kansas) RBI single, Henry Godbout (Virginia) two-run single and Jackson Kline (Kansas) RBI single.
Pittsfield chipped away at the deficit with three runs in the fifth and eighth innings to cut Vermont advantage to 9-8. After the Lake Monsters got an unearned run top ninth on a Suns error following a Logan Keller (Navy) double. George Goldstein (Middlebury), who had gotten final out of the eighth inning with the bases loaded, worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his
league-leading sixth save.
Monster Performances
* Ryan Marra 2-for-4, BB, R, 2B, 2 RBI
* Logan Keller 2-for-4, BB, 2 R, 2B, 1 RBI
* Henry Godbout 2-for-5, 2 RBI
Monster Highlights
* 6 different Vermont batters had 2 hits in game (Evans, Marra, Godbout, Kline, Keller, Cueto) as Lake Monsters finished with 13 base hits (5 doubles)
* Lake Monsters scored 1 run in each of first 3 innings on Ryan Marra (Brown) RBI double, Keller RBI single and Marra RBI single
* After Pittsfield cut defecit to 8-5 with 3-run bottom 5th, Vermont added run top 7th on Gio Cueto (Wake Forest) RBI single
* Vermont starter Tim Noone (Babson) was charged with 4 runs on 6 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings
Beyond The Boxscore
* Vermont (14-4) have won 14 of its last 15 games after dropping first 3 games of season
* Since July 1st 2021, the Lake Monsters have a 44-10 regular-season record (30-6 to end 2021, 14-4 in 2022)
* Tommy Hawke (Wake Forest) and Cueto both made their Lake Monster debuts with Hawke 0-for-4 with 2 walks and 1 run, while Cueto 2-for-4 with run, double and RBI
Next Game: Thursday vs. Norwich, 6:35pm
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