Sharks bite back to split season series with Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Sharks split the season series with the Mountaineers via their 10-5 defeat of Vermont Tuesday night.
A 49-minute rain delay pushed the start back, but the rain held off the rest of the night after a brief thunderstorm before the scheduled first pitch.
The Basics
Score: Vineyard 10, Vermont 5
Records: Vineyard 9-6, Vermont 5-10
Location: Montpelier Recreation Field
Rapid Recap
-
Martha’s Vineyard jumped out to a 4-0 start in the first with the help of four walks.
-
Vermont got one back in the bottom of the inning with three-straight hits from Jaylen Hernandez, Conlan Daniel and Braeden Smith.
-
Vineyard plated another two in the top of the second with a walk and two hits to make it 6-1.
-
A double steal and an error scored Paul Napolitano and Matthew Minckler in the second to cut the deficit to three.
-
A leadoff double from Daniel set up Addison Ainsworth’s RBI-single to make it 6-4.
-
The Mountaineers made it 6-5 in the fifth when Smith came home to score on a fielder’s choice groundout.
-
Vineyard scored four unanswered to close it out and finish the scoring off at 10-5.
Game Notes
-
WP: Luca Alagheband (1-1) | LP: Ryan Brown (1-2)
-
Daniel has reached base safely 12 of his last 14 trips to the dish. He notched two hits and back-to-back three-hit games.
-
Gates has a five-game hitting streak.
-
Smith reached three times again, doing so back-to-back nights.
-
Ainsworth has reached in all six games.
-
Noah Hertzler and Bryce Gluckman each tossed scoreless innings in relief.
Up Next
Vermont will take the next two days off before a trip to Holyoke for a matchup with the Valley Blue Sox Friday night.
Photo credit: Sam Hawley, Photography Intern
Photo Description: Mountaineers' mascot Skip during June 22nd's game versus Valley
For continuing coverage of the Vermont Mountaineers, bookmark thevermontmountaineers.com and follow the Mountaineers on X, Instagram, and Facebook
