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Mountaineers Blank North Adams 11-0 With Highest Scoring Affair of Season

Four Vermont pitchers threw a shutout and eleven hits scored eleven runs as the Vermont Mountaineers take both games of their opening home-stand of the summer.

Matthew Minckler steals a base against the North Adams SteepleCats Photo Credit: Sam Hawley
Matthew Minckler steals a base against the North Adams SteepleCats Photo Credit: Sam Hawley
June 8, 2026

MONTPELIER, Vt.  – Four Vermont pitchers threw a shutout and eleven hits scored eleven runs as the Vermont Mountaineers take both games of their opening home-stand of the summer.

Box Score

The Basics

Score: North Adams 0, Vermont 11

Records: North Adams 0-2, Vermont 2-2

Location: Montpelier Recreation Field

 

Rapid Recap

 

  • Vermont took the lead in the 1st inning with two hits in the first two batters against North Adams's Niklas Pavia. Matthew Minckler singled, stole a base and scored after Kevin Hager notched an RBI single. 

  • Eli DeRossi came in for Mountaineers starter Brendon Miller who pitched two innings with four strikeouts to just two allowed hits. 

  • Pavia dealt two 1-2-3 innings, but the offense broke through for the Mountaineers. Five runs scored on five hits as Aidan Botti and JJ Parsons registered RBI doubles. Minckler also stole two additional bags as eleven batters stepped up to the plate for Vermont in the frame.

  • Nolan Currier replaced Pavia in the middle of the 5th inning. He allowed just one hit before Anthoni Kiafoulis came in to pitch for the SteepleCats.

  • The Mountaineers added 3 in the bottom of the 6th with help of a base-clearing 3-run RBI double from Nick Mullen.

  • Two runs came around in the bottom of the 8th from a hit-by-pitch and walk by Eli Fleming. 

 

Vermont Game/Season Notes

 

  • WP: Brendon Miller (1-0), LP: Niklas Pavia (0-1)

  • Alex Benevento became the first NECBL player this season with multiple home runs against Danbury. The 2026 Ivy League 2nd-Team player also became one of six players to score a triple this season with his extra base hit on Sunday night. 

  • Kevin Hager knocked two hits on the evening. He is one of two players in the league with seven or more hits. 

  • Matthew Minckler stole six bases. He leads the league in the category by three.

  • Elliot Miles, Tyler Jones, Aidan Botti and JJ Parson all recorded their first hits of the 2026 campaign. All four batters hit doubles on the night. 

  • Eli DeRossi and Nick Falla appeared in their second outings respectively. DeRossi sat down two batters in five innings and Falla closed out duties in the 9th inning. 

  • Brendon Miller and Nick Kelly made their first appearances pitching. Both Mountaineers tossed four strikeouts each. 

 

Photo Credit: Sam Hawley

Caption: Matthew Minckler steals a base against the North Adams SteepleCats

 

Next Up:

 

The Mountaineers have a day off on Tuesday before traveling to Cardines Field to take on the Newport Gulls on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. Fans can tune in to the action on Unbeaten Sports, available in the United States on Amazon Prime Video. 

 

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