Vermont Out-Raced by Mystic 17-6

MONTPELIER, Vt.  — A nine-run 5th inning propelled the Schooners to take a 17-6 victory over Vermont and a win in both games against the Mountaineers this season.

Box Score

The Basics

Score: Mystic 17, Vermont 5

Records: Mystic 12-7, Vermont 7-14

Location: Montpelier Recreation Field

Rapid Recap

• David Alvarez hammered his first home run 360 feet to right field to put the Mountaineers up 1-0 after the first inning.

• Vermont starter Nick Falla got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 3rd with back-to-back strikeouts to end the frame.

• Anthony Belisario tied the contest after a pickoff attempt from Sebastian Collender to Matthew Minckler at second base went into the outfield. The 4th inning ended tied at one run apiece.

• Casey Wensley gave Mystic their first lead of the game in the 5th inning when the Bryant product sent one over the right field wall off of Kody Collins.

• Andrew Gendi relieved Collins, but Jamie Zee blasted a three-run shot into left field. Christian Butera scored another runner with an RBI single. Wensley, in a second at-bat of the inning, launched a bases-clearing three-run RBI double. It was a nine-run, 14-batter top of the 5th. 

• Elliot Miles notched a two-out double, and Matthew Jackson brought him around one batter later with an RBI single. Jackson himself scored off a throwing error to third base.

• Jack Harley became the ninth Mystic batter to score a run after Bryce Detwiler reached on an error in the 7th. Jamie Zee collected another RBI, but both Detwiler and Wensley scored on another throwing error.

• Bryce Rudisill tallied his second home run this season in the bottom of the 7th. Aidan Botti also scored after hitting a two-out double to cut the lead to 13-5. 

• Harley and Wensley hit back-to-back RBI singles to bring home three more runs in the 8th.

• Matthew Jackson ripped his second triple of the season in the bottom of the 8th, but he was left stranded. 

• Harley added one final run in the top of the 9th with his fourth single of the night.

• Tyler Jones was walked with the bases loaded to make the score 17-6 in the bottom of the 9th. Tristan Aasland closed out the contest for the Schooners. 

Vermont Game/Season Notes

• WP: Connor Shaw (1-0), LP: Kody Collins (0-3)

• The Mountaineers tallied five extra-base hits on Monday. Vermont is first in the NECBL with 56.

• Vermont stole four bases against Mystic. The contest pushes their total to a league-leading 68 stolen bags.

• Nick Falla's seven strikeouts against the Schooners is the most by a Vermont pitcher in a single outing this summer.

• Bryce Rudisill's home run makes him one of 27 NECBL batters with multiple homers this season

• Alex Benevento's 4-for-4 night against Upper Valley puts him tied for fourth in the NECBL with 23 hits. His double puts him second in the league with 9 extra-base knocks. 

• On the base path, Benevento scored three runs on Sunday to put him at a league-high 19 for the season.

• Matthew Minckler is first in the league for the most stolen bases with 14.

• Nick Mullen hit a double in the 9th inning against the Nighthawks. He is now tied for most doubles in the NECBL with seven to his name.

Next Up:

Vermont welcomes the Valley Blue Sox to Montpelier Recreation Field for the only time this season on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. Fans can watch the action on NECBL+.

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