SteepleCats Edge Vermont on the Road12:34AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Shane Muntz hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the North Adams SteepleCats an 8-5 lead en route to a 10-8 win over Vermont on Tuesday in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
The SteepleCats went on to score two more runs in that inning to build a 10-5 margin that the Mountaineers could not overcome.
Muntz went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, and Scout Knotts was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Matt Koperniak had a pair of hits and drove in a run.
Ben Shields earned the win on the mound, striking out four and allowing four earned runs in five innings of work.
Joseph Kemlage struck out six in 2-2/3 innings for a well-deserved save.
North Adams (21-14) is home Wednesday night at 6:30 against Keene at Joe Wolfe Field.
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