NEWPORT, R.I. - The Vermont Mountaineers won a barnburner in 10 innings against the Newport Gulls, 12-8 at Cardines Field in NECBL action.

Box Score

The Basics

Score: Newport 8, Vermont - 12

Records: Newport (1-1) | Vermont (1-1)

Location: Newport, R.I. | Cardines Field

Rapid Recap

• Vermont loaded the bases with nobody out in the first inning, but three straight outs ended the threat.

• Newport broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the third inning thanks to a double by Matthew Ossenfort that scored two.

• The two teams traded runs in the fourth inning, with two unearned runs from the Mountaineers and a two-RBI single from Randy Seymour

• Vermont exploded for five runs in the fifth inning to take a 7-4 lead.

• Newport scored two runs in the sixth and ninth inning to send the game to extras.

• The Mountaineers put up a four-run outburst in the 10th that was led by a Casey Bishop sacrifice fly and shut the door with the bases loaded to secure the first win of the season.

Game Notes

• WP: Kutz (1-0) | LP: Delucia (0-1) 

• 20 runs combined with 27 hits total and 25 runners left on base.

• Four Vermont hitters finished with two RBIs

• Every Mountaineer hitter in the starting lineup got on base

• Randy Seymour finished with 4 RBIs on 2-for-5 hitting.

Up Next

Vermont wraps up the two-game road trip on Martha’s Vineyard to take on the Sharks at the Shark Tank. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. You can follow along on the NECBL Broadcast Network here.

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