Written by Jackson Walsh

Director of Broadcasting & Media

 Danbury, Connecticut – The Sanford Mainers fell to the Danbury Westerners 8-1 at Rogers Park in Danbury. The loss moved Sanford to 4-10, while Danbury snapped a five game skid to improve to 5-7.

Danbury struck first and early, the Westerners strung together four hits to plate two runs in the first. Danbury added another run in the third before Drew Smith (UConn) came on in relief. Smith looked fantastic in tossing three scoreless innings, but the Mainers were unable to take advantage at the plate. “It was a sloppy game of baseball,” said manager Nic Lops.

Sanford had a man in scoring position with no outs in the fifth and sixth innings but could not scratch a run across. The Mainers lone run came in the eighth on an RBI single from Blake Schaaf (Wake Forest). It was just a three-run game going to the bottom half of the inning, the Westerners loaded the bases and then a  grand slam for Danbury put the game out of reach. The Westerns held an 8-1 lead and kept the Sanford bats quiet in the ninth to win their first game in over a week. 

The Mainers will be back in action at Mystic tomorrow night. 

About the Sanford Mainers:
Sanford Mainers Baseball is Southern Maine's Premier Baseball Experience located in Sanford, Maine and is one of 13 members of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, as well as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2001, playing its first season in 2002. The Sanford Mainers are committed to providing an outlet for collegiate baseball players from across the country to assist in skill development, while also acting as a community partner to the Southern Maine region in regard to youth activities, internships, volunteerism, and more. The Mainers are two-time league champions, taking home the title in 2004 and 2008. For more information on the Sanford Mainers, please visit our website at www.sanfordmainers.com or follow on Facebook at facebook.com/sanfordmainers or on Twitter and Instagram at @sanford_mainers.