BURLINGTON, VT — Vermont scored all five of its runs in the bottom of the first inning and five Lake Monster pitchers combined to make those runs hold up in a 5-3 victory over the Westfield Starfires Thursday night at historic Centennial Field.
After Westfield scored a run in the top of the first, Vermont sent nine batters to the plate and collected six hits in the bottom of the inning to plate the five runs. Jimmy Evans (Tufts) had an RBI single that gave the Lake Monsters a 2-1 advantage, while Andrew Kanellis (Vassar) smacked a two-run, two-run double to make it 5-1.
Starter Tim Noone (Babson) allowed two runs over four innings, while reliever Liam Reiner (CVU/St. Lawrence) an unearned run and three strikeouts over two innings to earn the victory. After back-to-back scoreless frames from Colton Regen (Vanderbilt) and Kyle Locklear (Clarkson), George Goldstein (Middlebury) tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save in as many days.
Monster Performances
* Liam Reiner (W) 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
* Andrew Kanellis 2-for-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
* Jimmy Evans 3-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Game Highlights
* Along with scoring all 5 runs bottom 1st, 6 of Vermont’s 11 base hits came in the inning
* Westfield scored 1 run in 4th, but Noone worked out of a 2nd-n-3rd, 0-out jam to keep score 5-2
* The 5 Vermont pitchers combined for 0 walks and 11 strikeouts on the night
* 4 Lake Monsters had multi-hit games: Evans (3), while Kanellis, Jackson Kline (Kansas) and Max Gebauer (Franklin Pierce) each with 2
Beyond The Boxscore
* Vermont (5-3) has won 5 straight games after dropping the first 3 games of season
* The loss was the 1st of the season for Westfield, which had opened the season 7-0
Next Game: Friday, June 3rd vs Westfield 6:35pm