Vermont Extends Win Streak to Five with 9-1 Rout of Keene

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Mountaineers scored nine straight runs in the back half of the contest to grab their fifth straight win of the season.

Elliot Miles heads for first base at Montpelier Recreation Field. Photo Credit: Phoenix in the Rough Creations and Photography
Elliot Miles heads for first base at Montpelier Recreation Field. Photo Credit: Phoenix in the Rough Creations and Photography
July 23, 2026

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Mountaineers scored nine straight runs in the back half of the contest to grab their fifth straight win of the season. 

 

Box Score

 

The Basics

 

Score: Keene 1, Vermont 9

Records: Keene 17-20-1, Vermont 17-21

Location: Montpelier Recreation Field

 

Rapid Recap

 

  • Jackson Smith scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 3rd inning to put the SwampBats up first.

  • Dominic DeLoreto finished his start for Vermont after four innings and seven strikeouts.

  • Elliot Miles tied the game at one run each in the 5th with an RBI fielder's choice. Alex Benevento ripped a single to left field to give the Mountaineers the lead. The hit prompted a Keene pitching change with Sean Bartlett coming in for starter Aiden O'Connell.

  • An error from Smith off the bat of Benevento in the 7th scored another run. Vinnie Davis registered an RBI groundout followed by singles from Charlie Niehaus and Aidan Botti plus a wild pitch from Brady Stephens to make it 7-1 Vermont.

  • Benevento added more insurance in the 8th with his second single of the night. Davis followed suit to send around the Brown University product.

  • Jackson Hulcher finished the game for the Mountaineers with no hits given up and five batters struck out.

 

Vermont Game/Season Notes

 

  • WP: Nolan Urian (1-0), LP: Aiden O'Connell (0-3)

  • The Mountaineers recorded one extra-base hit on Wednesday. Vermont is third in the NECBL with 92 to their name, first in the NECBL in doubles and leads the league in triples.

  • Matthew Minckler's one run scored and Alex Benevento's two scored against the SwampBats to put them tied at a fourth-best 29 for the season.

  • Jackson Hulcher's five strikeouts against Keene puts him sixth in the league with 38 Ks.

  • Vermont stole four bases against the SteepleCats on July 20. They lead the NECBL in that category.

  • Minckler is first in the league for the most stolen bases with 34. He stole a bag against North Adams on Monday.

  • Elliot Miles is tied for third in the NECBL with 23 stolen bases. He notched one more base against the SteepleCats on Monday.

  • David Alvarez's hit puts him in third place in the NECBL with 38. His two RBI against the Gulls also put him fifth in the league with 23.

  • Alvarez's triple against Newport puts him at ten extra-base hits. He and Minckler are two of 18 in the NECBL with double-digit extra-base knocks.

  • Rex Hauser's six innings of work against North Adams ties the longest outing by a Mountaineers pitcher this summer.

  • Minckler's two triples against the SteepleCats on July 15 gives him the most in the NECBL.

  • Miles's double on July 15 makes him one of eight players in the NECBL with eight or more doubles.

  • Brendon Miller's eleven strikeouts against North Adams on July 12 is the most by a Vermont pitcher in a single outing. The Mountaineers' 19 total strikeouts is the most in a single game this season for the team.

 

Next Up:

 

Vermont takes the trip south to Holyoke, MA on Thursday, July 23 to face the Valley Blue Sox. ESPN+ will carry the contest with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.

 

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