NEWPORT, R.I. -- Robert Stang hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 2-1 win over the Newport Gulls on Wednesday night.

 

Stang's first homer of the year drove in Gabriel Natividad and gave the SteepleCats at 2-0 lead.

 

That was more than enough to lead a North Adams pitching staff led by Dawson Montesa, who earned the win with five strikeouts in five innings of work on the mound.

 

Eli Bridenthal got the save after striking out a pair in two innings.

 

North Adams (2-5) is home on Thursday to face Mystic, Conn.