SANFORD, MAINE - Two unstoppable forces collided at Goodall Park as the Sanford Mainers clinched a playoff birth off the back of near-perfect pitching in a 7-1 victory over the Vermont Mountaineers.

Box Score

The Basics

Score: Vermont 1 Sanford 7 

Records: Sanford (23-17) | Vermont (27-9)

Location: Sanford, Maine | Goodall Park

Rapid Recap:

   • Sanford struck first with back-to-back innings with an RBI single to make it 2-0 through four innings of work.

   • Mainers put up a crooked number in the fifth thanks to a 3-run bomb from Devan Bade to make it 6-0.

   • Both teams traded a run in the eighth inning and the score stayed there at 7-1.

Game Notes

WP: Thomas Ellison (2-0) | LP: Nick Falter (4-1) | Sv: 

   • Vermont was held to just two hits until the eighth inning.

   • Vermont had a 10-game win streak snapped and Sanford extended their win streak to 8.

   • Sanford scored the most runs in a game against Vermont this season.

   • Vermont, Keene, and Sanford have all clinched a playoff spot.

   • DM Jefferson continued his on-base streak.

   • Josiah Ragsdale was taken out late due to calf cramping.

Up Next

Vermont returns home for a doubleheader on Saturday, July 27 against the Keene SwampBats. Game one is set for 4 p.m. and can be watched on the NECBL Broadcast Network. 

Photo credit: Theo Braddock Digital Media/Photography Intern

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