Nashua scored twice in the fourth and a run in the sixth for a 3-0 lead before Brian Schaub (Trinity) smacked a two-run homer to rightcenter for his second home run in as many days and third of the season to cut the Vermont deficit to 3-2.
After Nashua added a run in the seventh with the help of a hit batter and two walks, but Evan Clark (USC) worked out of further trouble with a 1-2-3 inning-ending double play. The Lake Monsters tied the game 4-4 in the eighth on a Schuab RBI infield single and a run-scoring balk.
Charles Crawford (Brown) picked up his first hit with Vermont as he opened the ninth with a double, but was stranded at third after a flyout, groundout and strikeout. Silver Knights opened the bottom of ninth with a single off Wyatt Cameron (NE College), then after a sacrifice bunt, walk and strikeout, Jack Toomey ended the game with an RBI single right.
Monster Performances
Brian Schuab 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
Tobey McDonough 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 SO
Monster Highlights
* After a Jackson Kline (Kansas) single to leadoff the game, Vermont did not have another baserunner until a Tommy Martin (Yale) leaoff single in 6th
* Will Parkinson (Columbia) and Silas Reed (Tufts) both tossed 1 scoreless inning of relief
Beyond The Boxscore
* 4th walkoff loss of the season for Vermont, including 3 of its 5 losses since July 4th
* Desiite the loss, the Lake Monsters (33-13) lead 2nd-place Nashua (24-20) and New Britain (25-21) with 17 games left in regular-season
* Lake Monsters lost for just the 2nd time in the 18 games they have hit home run (now 16-2)
Next Game: Tuesday at Norwich, 6:30pm
Next Home Game: Thursday vs. Westfield, 6:35pm