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Mountaineers Falter at North Shore 5-2

LYNN, Mass. – Navigators pitchers Sam Perry and Aidan Gelbsman combined for eight innings to quell the Vermont bats.

Matthew Minckler does infield work in practice at Montpelier Recreation Field Photo Credit: Saw Hawley
Matthew Minckler does infield work in practice at Montpelier Recreation Field Photo Credit: Saw Hawley
June 17, 2026

LYNN, Mass. – Navigators pitchers Sam Perry and Aidan Gelbsman combined for eight innings to quell the Vermont bats.

 

Box Score

The Basics

Score: Vermont 2, North Shore 5

Records: Vermont 5-6, North Shore 4-6

Location: Fraser Field

 

Rapid Recap

  • Vermont grabbed the lead in the 1st inning after an unsuccessful throwdown to second base on a steal allowed Alex Benevento to come home.

  • The Mountaineers defense stepped up in the home half by forcing a double play with the bases loaded.

  • After a leadoff double from Hudson Ellis, Hunter Kingsbury sent the designated hitter home to even the game after three innings. 

  • Mountaineers starter Andrew Tringe walked Ellis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 4th to give North Shore a 2-1 advantage. 

  • Benevento registered a sac fly to tie the game at two runs each in the top of the 5th. 

  • Michael Brown batted home Tyler Shulman through the first two of the bottom of the 6th inning. The first multi-run lead of the game came from the Navigators when Ellis delivered his second RBI and second double of the evening.

  • Shulman put another run on the board in the 7th inning with a sac fly to center field that brought Simmi Whitehill around. 

  • Cam Freeman got the save to hold the Vermont offense and secure the Navigators' first home win of the season.

 

Vermont Game/Season Notes

  • WP: Aidan Gelbsman (1-0), LP: Brodie Kuzior (0-1), SV: Cam Freeman

  • The Mountaineers ended the contest still in the lead for the most in the NECBL with 27. 

  • Alex Benevento scored the first run of the game for Vermont. The 2026 Ivy League 2nd-Teamer is one of five players with nine or more runs scored.

  • Brayden Leonard and David Alvarez hit triples against Bristol. The tandem become 1 of 20 players in the NECBL that have recorded a triple on the season

  • Alvarez's two-hit outing against North Shore makes him one of the nine in league with 15+ at-bats and a .400 average or higher.

  • Kevin Hager is one of three NECBL batters with 13 or more hits. 

  • Nick Mullen is one of six hitters in the league with four or more doubles. 

  • Vermont stole five bases against North Shore. They lead the league with 39 stolen bags to their credit.

  • Andrew Tringe tossed his longest outing of the season. The Vermonter sat down three batters across the first four innings of play.

  • Nolan Urian and Kody Collins made their third appearances of the season. Collins delivered his first two strikeouts of the summer.

 

Next Up:

Vermont returns home to Montpelier to play the Upper Valley Nighthawks for Game 1 of the Governor's Cup on Wednesday, June 17. The contest will be streamed on Unbeaten – available on Amazon Prime Video – starting at 6:30 p.m.

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