Julian Santos came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Santos reached on a in the seven to lead the North Adams SteepleCats (7-4) to a 7-4 win over the Vermont Mountaineers (5-5) on Tuesday at Montpelier Recreation Field.
With the North Adams SteepleCats trailing by two in the seventh inning,.
The game was back-and-forth heading into the seventh, with five lead changes.
The North Adams SteepleCats pulled out the win thanks to a strong seventh inning. A passed ball scored Shane OConnell to give the North Adams SteepleCats the lead for good.
Charlie Law had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He doubled in the fifth inning.
Matt Longfield recorded his first win of the year for the North Adams SteepleCats. He allowed one run over one inning. He struck out two, walked none and surrendered one hit.
Tyler Rogers (0-2) took the loss for the Vermont Mountaineers. He lasted just two-thirds of an inning, walked three, struck out two, and allowed five runs.