NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT BROOKLYN CYCLONES
09/02/2110
 
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS AT BROOKLYN CYCLONES
GAME ID: 11513 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Vermont Lake Monsters (26-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Brooklyn Cyclones (36-31) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 14 0
In 10, Brooklyn Beats Vermont, 5-2
The Brooklyn Cyclones topped the Vermont Lake Monsters, 5-2, in 10 innings at MCU Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Brooklyn pitcher Chris Merrick. This win makes it 5 in a row for Brooklyn.

Brooklyn got a knockout punch from Bill Mercado. The pinch hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"This place was rockin'," Mercado said.
VERMONT BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lopez LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .300 0 0
A. Diaz CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 0 0
D. Sorenson SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .333 1 3
S. Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 1 2
M. Montolio 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
J. Jenkins RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 0 0
A. Reyes 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .236 1 15
C. Castanon DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .319 4 16
   a-C. Guard DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 5 18
T. Rancourt C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .429 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2 1 12 19      
a - C. Guard inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: M. Montolio (1, 9th Inning off N. Palmer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sorenson (1, 1st Inning off C. Merrick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Lopez , D. Sorenson 4 , M. Montolio 3 , J. Jenkins , A. Reyes 3 , T. Rancourt
2-out RBI: D. Sorenson , A. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sorenson , S. Pena , T. Rancourt
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sorenson-Reyes-Pena, Pena-Sorenson-Pena)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rachuba C 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .400 0 1
K. Dye 1B 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 .360 11 30
N. Breivogel CF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .265 4 12
J. Zamora 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238 1 3
M. Keilholtz DH 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .327 4 7
J. Metzger SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .235 2 9
R. Bashioum LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 3 12
   d-G. Cisneros PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 0 1
J. Silva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .255 3 22
   e-B. Mercado PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .321 3 13
D. Acosta RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 9
   a-E. Stokes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 4
   b-A. Jones RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 2 11
   c-J. Chargin CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 2 5
Totals 40 5 14 4 3 13 31      
a - E. Stokes pinch ran for D. Acosta in the 2nd
b - A. Jones substituted for E. Stokes in the 3rd
c - J. Chargin substituted for A. Jones in the 8th
d - G. Cisneros pinch hit for R. Bashioum in the 10th
e - B. Mercado pinch hit for J. Silva in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bashioum (9, 2nd Inning off J. Ries, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Dye 2 (10, 5th Inning off J. Ries, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Rishko, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mercado (3, 10th Inning off K. Rishko, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Rachuba 2 , K. Dye 5 , M. Keilholtz 3 , J. Metzger , R. Bashioum 3 , J. Silva , B. Mercado 4 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: R. Rachuba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rachuba , K. Dye , M. Keilholtz , A. Jones
GIDP: J. Zamora , M. Keilholtz
Hit by Pitch: D. Acosta
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Metzger (3)
VERMONT PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ries 5.1 7 2 2 1 7 0 91 3.38   
M. Soto 2.2 5 0 0 0 4 0 38 0.00   
K. Rishko L (0-1) 1.1 2 3 2 2 2 1 19 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ries 52
Batters Faced: J. Ries 25, M. Soto 12, K. Rishko 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ries 4-5, M. Soto 2-1, K. Rishko 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ries 91-55, M. Soto 38-29, K. Rishko 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Soto 1-0
WP: J. Ries
Hit Batsmen: J. Ries
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Merrick 5.2 4 1 1 0 5 1 80 3.00   
B. Keenan H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
J. Edwards H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00   
A. Gonzalez H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 19 0.00   
N. Palmer BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 37 5.40   
A. Salazar W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Merrick 62
Batters Faced: C. Merrick 21, B. Keenan 2, J. Edwards 1, A. Gonzalez 6, N. Palmer 8, A. Salazar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Merrick 10-2, B. Keenan 2-0, J. Edwards 0-0, A. Gonzalez 0-1, N. Palmer 0-3, A. Salazar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Merrick 80-55, B. Keenan 4-3, J. Edwards 3-3, A. Gonzalez 19-13, N. Palmer 37-21, A. Salazar 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keenan 1-0 , A. Salazar 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Merrick
Ballpark: MCU Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 5705
Special Notes: CF Dante Acosta was injured being hit by a pitch.
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