Vermont Drops Game 1 Of Finals Wednesday
FISHKILL, NY --- Brendan McKay's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 13th inning scored Taylor Walls with the walkoff run as the Hudson Valley Renegades took Game 1 of the best-of-three New York-Penn League Championship Series with a 3-2 victory over the Vermont Lake Monsters Wednesday night at Dutchess
FISHKILL, NY ---
Walls led off the bottom of the 13th with a line drive single to left and advanced to second when
It was the ninth walkoff loss of the season for Vermont, including the fourth in just seven games played this season at Hudson Valley. Including the regular season, the Lake Monsters are now 14-18 in one-run games (17 of Vermont's last 27 losses by just one run) and 3-9 in extra-inning games (0-7 on the road.
Hudson Valley had taken a 1-0 lead in bottom of fourth on a Tansel one-out double and
Vermont quickly tied the game in top of fifth on back-to-back two-out doubles from Lana Akau and
But for the second inning in a row the Lake Monsters retied the game as
The Renegades threatened in the bottom of the sixth as a single, passed ball and groundout put Tansel on third base with one out, but reliever
Lake Monsters best scoring chance came in the ninth as Aaron Arruda led off with a single and when
Vermont also put the potential tying run on second base with two outs in the 10th and one out in the 11th inning, but were unable to get the breakthrough hit. The Lake Monsters finished the game 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position, while the Renegades were 2-for-8.
Farrar was 3-for-6 with a run scored and double for Vermont, while Arruda 2-for-4 with the RBI triple and
Vermont starter
The series now shifts to historic Centennial Field with Game 2 scheduled for 7:05 pm on Thursday night as the Lake Monsters look to even the series one game apiece and the Renegades look to sweep the series. Gates open at 6:00 pm and tickets can be purchased online at www.vermontlakemonsters.com now or in person at the Centennial Field Box Office and by phone (655-6611) starting at 10am Thursday.
Paul Stanfield is the Media Relations Director for the Vermont Lake Monsters.