Scrappers spooked by Lake Monsters

Staff report

Burlington, Vt.

Despite turning three double plays and taking advantage of four Vermont fielding errors, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers fell to the Lake Monsters 7-5 on Thursday night.

Jairo Kelly singled to lead off the first inning and scored a few batters later on Charlie Valerio’s RBI single. Valerio leads the Scrappers (22-21) with 27 RBIs on the year.

Valerio scored in the fourth off an Aaron Siliga single and Richard Stock brought home Logan Vick to tie it at four.

The Scrappers got the go ahead run to the plate in the top of the ninth inning but were unable to complete the comeback.

Vermont starter Brent Powers settled in and recorded eight strikeouts through the first three innings before handing the ball to Nate Eppley who pitched three more solid innings for his third win of the season.

Mahoning Valley starting pitcher Jake Sisco was tapped for four runs on seven hits in four innings pitched.

Vermont shortstop Addison Russell hit his first professional home run — a solo shot in the sixth off James Stokes who took the loss.

LAKE MONSTERS 7, SCRAPPERS 5

ScrappersVermont

abrhbiabrhbi

Kelly ss5110Russell ss4231

Naquin cf5010Vertigan cf5121

Sever 1b4010Bostick 2b3011

Valerio dh3111Wooten lf4220

Vick rf2100Maxwell c3000

Romero rf1000Tanis 1b1002

Siliga lf4111Lewis 3b4031

Stock c4122Rojas rf 4000

Gonzal 3b4011Lopez dh2110

Garcia ss4000

Totals36585Totals337126

Scrappers100300001—5

Vermont20201101x—7

E—Stock (3), Powers (8), Tanis (3). DP —Scrappers 3, Vermont 0. LOB—Scrappers 6, Vermont 8. 2B—Stock 2 (3), Russell (1), Wooten (12), Vertigan (8). HR—Russell (1). SB—Vertigan (8), GTanis (3). CS— Naquin (3).

IPHRERBBSO

Scrappers

Sisco474422

Stokes L,0-2 232202

Penny221112

Vermont

Powers344328

Eppley W, 3-0320000

Dull H, 1200030

House S, 3121110

WP—Sisco 2, Eppley. HBP—Tanis (by Sisco), Lopez (by Penny). Umpires—Home, Ben Levin; Bases, Ryan Simmons. T—2:45. A—2,392.