LAKE MONSTERS 6
MONARCHS 5
Brennen Smith (Monroe CC) finished 2-for-4 on the night and scored the go ahead run in the fourth inning as the Lake Monsters (16-10) kept their spot atop the Interstate Collegiate Baseball League’s Rochester Division going into the final week of the regular season. Trailing 3-2 after three innings, Smith doubled, and Dan Freese (Cazenovia College) scored from first to knot the game. Smith moved to third on a Zach Harter ground out and scored on a David Stirpe (Messiah College) sacrifice fly.
Jake Hewitt (St. John Fisher College) allowed three runs on four hits over five innings to pick up the win. The right-hander struck out five, walked five and improved to 2-1 on the season. Donnie Moffat (St. Bonaventure University) hurled a scoreless inning and a third for the save. Moffat fanned one, walked none and surrendered two hits.
Freese also went 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Dom Palma (Manhattan) doubled, walked twice and scored a run. Palma has reached base safely in each of his last nine games. Stirpe singled, drove in two runs and scored another. Tyler Smith (Niagara County CC) and Adam Chase (Finger Lakes CC) both drove in a run apiece.
Stephen Kemp (Medaille) scored twice and finished 2-for-3 including a triple and a walk to lead the Monarchs (14-11). Tanner Cooper doubled and scored a run. Mike Magnanti (St. Bonaventure University) was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Mike Sabatine (University of Maine) walked, drove in a run and scored another. Tyler Cyrus (John Carroll University), Cole Penders (Brockport College) and Raymond Specht (Niagara County CC) had an RBI apiece.
Cooper struck out four of the six batters he faced over two scoreless innings of relief. The right-hander needed just 20 pitches (15 for strikes). Mike Donofrio (Brockport College) also hurled two scoreless innings in relief.
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