Lake Monsters led 2-1 after an Andrew Kanellis (Vassar) two-run homer, his second of the season, in the top of the second, but the Rox scored five times in the bottom of the inning with the help of three walks, three hit batters and a DAngelo Ortiz three-run single for a 6-2 advantage.
Later Vermont cut a 7-3 deficit to one on a Brian Schuab (Trinity) two-run double and Jordan Kelly (Princeton) RBI single in top of fifth before Brockton responded with three more runs of their own bottom sixth on four hits, a walk and hit batter for 10-6 advantage.
The Lake Monsters got the go ahead run to the plate in top of ninth after loading the bases with one out on two fielding errors around a single, then scored on a Schuab walk cutting the deficit to 10-7. But Colby Brouillette (BFA/Clarkson) bounced into a 1-2 forceout at home and Jordan Kelly struckout to end the game
Monster Performances
Brian Schuab 2×3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
Andrew Kanellis 1×3, BB, R, HR, 2 RBI
Harrison Didawick 2×5, 1 R
Monster Highlights
* Connor Bowman (Tufts) had an RBI grounds-rule double in the 4th inning
* Zach Lewis (Wake Forest) 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in a scoreless bottom 7th and Tanner Wolpert (Rice HS) two groundouts and a flyout bottom 8th
Beyond The Boxscore
* Vermont (34-14) has won 8 of their last 11 games and have franchise best record after 48 games (32-16 in 1996)
* Magic number to clinch playoff spot is 4 and magic number to clinch regular-season title is 9 (both unofficially)
* Lake Monsters now 26-6 when scoring 5+ runs, while falling to 7-9 when opponent scores 5+ runs (1-3 10+ runs)
Next Game: Thursday vs. Westfield, 6:35pm
2021 Replica Championship Ring to the first 1,000 fans
Pre-game ceremony to give players and coaches their championship rings