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Vermont Blasted by Renegades in Series Finale, Swept at Home
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June 20, 2019

Burlington, VT - It was a rainy, windy backdrop Thursday night as the Lake Monsters and Hudson Valley Renegades closed out their three game series. A series Vermont will be happy to be through with after losing 9-1, and dropping three straight in a series sweep.

Despite taking an early lead in the 1st inning thanks to a sac fly from Matt Golda, the Lake Monsters offense would manage just six more base runners in the game. Renegades starter Jake Ryan would go 5.1 innings earning the win, allowing just the one run and striking out seven.

It was a 2-1 game in the top half of the 6th inning when Hudson Valley catcher Nate Soria smacked a three run homerun off of reliever Ryan Williamson really breaking open the game.

If not for some bad luck in the ninth inning, the score no doubt would look much better. A strike out, passed ball would lead to four unearned runs being scored, cementing the sweep with a twisting dagger. To make matters just a little worse, there was a 19 minute rain delay in that 9th inning.

In the game, Vermont OF Anthony Churlin was injured running the bases. Still no word on his injury.

With the loss, Vermont falls to 3-4 on the season, three games behind the first place Tri-City ValleyCats who have yet to lose since their first loss to the Lake Monsters. Speaking of, Vermont hits the old thruway and heads to Troy, NY for a three game set with said ValleyCats, before enjoying their first off day.

Player of the Game: Hudson Valley Renegades | CF Aldenis Sanchez | 3-5, HR, RBI, 3 Runs

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From the Managers Desk

Well that was a series to forget, whoof, especially after I was just talking up our pitching performances before it began. Luckily for us it's still early in the season, so a sweep isn't the end of the world. It just doesn't get easier as we head down to Troy and take on the 6-1 ValleyCats.

I was ok with losing the first two how we did, extra innings, four and a half hour long games, we fought until the end. Tough ball games. That last loss, I just feel like we bagged it. I don't know if our guys were looking forward towards the Tri-City series or what? Just disappointed for sure.

Really the passed two games were the first time our offense didn't show up as a collective. Marcos Brito and Anthony (Churlin) are raking, so hopefully we can get Churlin back out there soon.

We got good news on the injury front with OF Anthony Churlin, after leaving the game Thursday while running the bases, it turns out he just has a little swelling in the ankle, nothing to major.

Thats about all I got for today, on to Tri-City, and put this series behind us. Below I'll let you guys know who we are facing these next three games, we got Posh Spice (Jared Poche') on the bump tonight, so you can say I'm a little confident.

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Lake Monsters Series Recap
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June 23, 2019

Vermont End's Three Game Skid With 8-2 Win Over Tri-City
Troy, NY - Vermont finally got back on the winning side of things with an 8-2 triumph over the first place ValleyCats. First basemen Mason O'Brien was 3-4 with two rbi's, putting the Lake Monsters in front for good with a 2-run double in the 4th.

Marcos Brito added a two run homer in the 5th inning, giving starting pitcher Jared Poche' more than enough to work with. Poche' was great for a second straight start, earning win number two, going six innings giving up just the two runs.

For the ValleyCats there only two losses this season have both come to Vermont.

Player of the Game: Vermont Lake Monsters | 1B Mason O'Brien | 3-4, 2RBI's, 2 R, 2B

ValleyCats Roll to 9-4 Win, Gambrell Handed First Loss of Season
Troy, NY - After scoring just two runs last night, the ValleyCats offense exploded for a nine spot in a 9-4 win over the Lake Monsters. Improving their record to 7-2 on the season.

First basemen Alex Holderbach provided all the offense needed for Tri-City, with a pair fo run producing doubles to his name, finishing with four rbi total. His first double in the 5th inning, chased Vermont pitcher Grant Gambrell (1-1) from the game after just 4.1 innings.

Felix Tavares improved to 2-0 on the season with 6.1 scoreless innings for Triple-City.

Player of the Game: Tri-City ValleyCats | 1B Alex Holderbach | 3-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

Vermont Starter Lasts 2.1 Innings, Tri-City Smokes Lake Monsters
Troy, NY - Vermont starting pitcher Brian Browning saw his ERA inflate to 21.32 today after giving up eight runs in just 2.1 innings pitched. This moving Browning to 0-2 on the season.

Tri-City would score three in the 1st inning before exploding in the the 3rd for seven runs, going up 11-0 at one point. Catcher Garrett Wolforth had a team high 4 rbi's in the win, including a 2-run double in the first inning getting the scoring going early.

Brandon Withers and Calvin Coker threw five innings of shutout ball in relief for the Lake Monsters, though the offense could never get it going.

Jose Bravo earned the win for Try-City. With the loss Vermont falls to 4-6 on the season. They will head back home and hope to bounce back vs the Connecticut Tigers.

Player of the Game: Tri-City ValleyCats | C Garrett Woloforth | 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI's, 3 R

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Stedler Division Standings

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Vermont Notes
-RP Wander Guante in his 4th appearance was injured, waiting to hear severity of injury.
-Third straight loss.

Connecticut Notes
-Fifth straight win
-2B Kelvin Smith and 3B Luke Sherley both scored 4 runs, tying the season high in The NYPL.
-Luke Sherley named POTG, 3/4, 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2BB

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Vermont Notes
-RP Dheygler Gimenez falls to 0-1.
-1B Mason O'Brien hit his first homerun.
-Fourth straight loss.

Connecticut Notes
-RP Aaron Kurcz earns 2nd win. 2-0 this season.
-CF Parker Meadows earns POTG honors. 2/4, BB, 2B, 3 RBI
-Sixth straight win.

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Vermont Notes
- Jared Poche' was handed his first loss of the season after beginning the season 2-0.
- For the first time this season the Lake Monsters have been shutout, it took 13 games.
- DH Michael Tinsley improved his average to .615 in his 4th game with the team, Tinsley arrived from Stockton a few days ago.
- Vermont has now lost 5 straight games and has a record of 4-9.
- Sitting in last place, Vermont hosts the Staten Island Yankees (4-9) also in last place. Though the Yankees have won two straight.

Connecticut Notes
- Starting pitcher Alex Wolff (1-1) left after just one inning, the team is calling it a hamstring strain.
- Conor Lillis-White earned his first win of the season pitching 3.1 innings in relief of Wolff.
- Four pitchers combined to shutout Vermont, allowing five hits and striking out 11.
- DH Dylan Rosa was named POTG, Rosas was 3/5 with a 2B, R, and 2 RBI.
- Connecticut is now 9-4 and tied for first place in the Stedler Division with Tri-City. They head home and welcome the Hudson Valley Renegades (6-7) for a three game set.

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From the Managers Desk

Damn guys, every time they make me sit down and right these things it is literally the last thing on my mind. I hope this is a minor league thing, better yet a Penn-League thing. Because we are STRUGGLING. And writing a little paragraph about sucking is not very appealing.

That first week of the season I really thought I saw who we were as a team, a five game losing streak didn't even seem possible, but here we are.

It definitely isn't fun to get swept, at any level. I have to give it to Connecticut they really got to our pitchers this series. That team certainly can hit. I was a little disappointed how we came out that final game, losing 8-0. They had punched us in the mouth twice already, and put the cherry on top with that shutout.

Luckily for us, Staten Island is coming to town and they are sitting in last place over in their division, with the same record as us. Hopefully the next time I have to write one of these we have won a game or two.

Until then.

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Vermont Notes
- The Lake Monsters finally ended their five game losing streak with the 10-2 win Friday night.
- Dheygler Gimenez earned the win, throwing 3.0 innings of relief.
- Starting pitcher Grant Gambrell went 4.0 innings striking out seven giving up just two earned runs.
- The Lake Monsters would score three runs in the first innings, and would go on to score in each of the first 5 innings played.
- Right fielder Austin Beck had two doubles and three rbi's in the win earning POTG honors.

Staten Island Notes
- Shortstop Borinquen Mendez recorded two of the teams six hits in the loss.
- Starting pitcher Nelvin Correa fell to 0-3 on the season lasting just 2.2 innings giving up seven earned runs on eight hits. His ERA ballooned to over 12.
- Staten Island was coming off of two straight wins over Hudson Valley, their first series win of the season.

Game Notes
- There was a rain delay lasting 51 minutes, hence the free hot dogs!
- Attendance: 1,576

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Did you start Unemployed or did you Manually pick the Lake Monsters?