Vermont Lake Monsters defeat Mahoning Valley Scrappers; Advance to Championship Series

Eastwood Field, Niles, Ohio

Vermont defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 3-0 on Monday night to win their semi-final series before 1,040 fans at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. The Lake Monsters will play either the Hudson Valley Renegades or the Staten Island Yankees for the New York-Penn League Championship beginning on Wednesday night. 

After two scoreless innings, the Lake Monsters scored three runs in top of the third. Logan Farrar doubled home a run and Greg Deichmann and Jordan Devencenzi had RBI sacrifice flies as Vermont took a 3-0 lead. Starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo got the win (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO) for the Lake Monsters.

Ernie Clement had the only base hit for Mahoning Valley. Gregori Vasquez (4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO) was the losing pitcher.

Vermont Lake Monsters
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Will Toffey	3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286
Ryan Gridley	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.286
Logan Farrar	CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	.333
Greg Deichmann	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
Jordan Devencenzi	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.143
Aaron Arruda	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333
Payton Squier	LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Javier Godard	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Iolana Akau	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Totals		32	3	6	1	0	0	3	5	11	.234

BATTING
2B: Farrar (1, Vasquez, G).
TB: Squier; Toffey; Gridley; Farrar 3; Akau.
RBI: Farrar (5); Deichmann (3); Devencenzi (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Devencenzi; Akau; Farrar.
SF: Deichmann; Devencenzi.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Deichmann (Gonzalez, O at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Gridley-Godard-Arruda; Godard-Arruda).

Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Ernie Clement	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.444
Nolan Jones	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125
Ulysses Cantu	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Will Benson	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Oscar Gonzalez	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Austen Wade	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Simeon Lucas	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.429
Gian Paul Gonzalez	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
a- Hosea Nelson	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael Rivera	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tyler Friis	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	.161

a-Grounded into a forceout for Gonzalez, G in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Clement.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Benson.
GIDP: Cantu.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Friis (1, throw).

Vermont Lake Monsters
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Jesus Luzardo (W, 1-0)	5.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0.00
Wyatt Marks (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Logan Salow (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Michael Danielak (S, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	1	0	0	2	11	0	1.50

Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gregori Vasquez (L, 0-1)	4.1	3	3	3	4	3	0	6.23
Kirk McCarty	2.2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0.00
Jean Carlos Mejia	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	6.75
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	5	11	0	5.29

Marks pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Game Scores: Luzardo 71; Vasquez, G 46.
HBP: Gonzalez, G (by Marks).
Groundouts-flyouts: Luzardo 7-2; Marks 1-1; Salow 0-1; Danielak 1-0; Vasquez, G 3-3; McCarty 1-0; Mejia, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Luzardo 16; Marks 7; Salow 2; Danielak 4; Vasquez, G 20; McCarty 11; Mejia, J 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Salow 1-0; Danielak 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Matt Baldwin. 1B: Ty Kraus. 2B: Kyle Nichol. 3B: Kelvis Velez.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
First pitch: 7:09 PM.
T: 2:31.
Att: 1,040.
Venue: Eastwood Field.
Box Score: MiLB.com

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