Vermont Holds Off Tri-City 2-1 On Sunday
BURLINGTON, VT --- Noah Vaughan had a solo homer for the game's first run in the fifth inning, while a trio of Lake Monster pitchers held the ValleyCats scoreless until the ninth inning before holding on for a 2-1 victory over Tri-City in New York-Penn League action Sunday evening at
BURLINGTON, VT --- Noah Vaughan had a solo homer for the game's first run in the fifth inning, while a trio of Lake Monster pitchers held the ValleyCats scoreless until the ninth inning before holding on for a 2-1 victory over Tri-City in New York-Penn League action Sunday evening at historic Centennial Field.
The victory was the ninth over the last 12 games for Vermont (38-37), which with one game remaining clinched a .500 or better season for the second straight season (42-33 in 2017). The last time the Lake Monsters had back-to-back .500 seasons was their first three years back in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Scoreless over the first five frames, Vaughan drilled a 1-1 pitch from reliever
Lake Monsters starter
Vermont got its other run in the sixth as J.J. Schwarz fouled off four straight 2-2 pitches before hitting a flyball deep enough to center to allow
The ValleyCats had two hits over the first eight innings, but finally got on the scoreboard off Lake Monster Bryce Nightengale in the ninth on a Logan Mattix two-out RBI single scoring
The victory was also Vermont's 13th one-run victory of the season, while the Lake Monsters are also 24-11 when scoring first, 19-7 when hitting a home run and 27-9 when they outhit their opponent in a game.
Vermont and Stedler Division champion Tri-City (42-32) will wrap up the 2018 NYPL regular season at Centennial on Monday starting at a special Labor Day time of 1:05 pm.
Paul Stanfield is the Media Relations Director for the Vermont Lake Monsters.