MONTPELIER, Vt. –  Vermont ended a six-game skid with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Danbury Saturday night.

Dom Camera’s two-RBI double in the eighth inning grabbed the lead for Vermont as Ryan Brown slammed the door with a three-out save in the ninth.

Box Score

The Basics

Score: Danbury 3, Vermont 4

Records: Danbury 11-16, Vermont 11-19

Location: Montpelier Recreation Field

Rapid Recap

• Lefty Jerek Hobb got the start and tossed six strong innings. He allowed three total runs, two of them earned, plus five hits and five strikeouts. 

• Danbury struck first in the second inning after back-to-back base hits and a throwing error from Hobb.

• Vermont tied the game in the third as Matthew Minckler notched a leadoff single. He stole second and advanced to third on wild pitch before an out was recorded. Jaylen Hernandez launched a double to right field to drive in Minckler.

• The four and five batters in the order for Danbury did damage again with back-to-back hits again in the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead.

• Camera’s solo-shot in the bottom of the fourth tied the game right back up at two.

• Danbury stole the lead again in the fifth on a tight play at the plate when Garrett Larsen slid in safely to beat the throw from Hernandez at first.

• A pair of one-out walks in the eighth inning from Sam Gates and Joey Pagano chased Danbury starter Kenan Elarton out of the game after 7.1 innings. Camera’s two-out two-RBI double gave Vermont a 4-3 lead.

• Brown picked up the save as he retired 7-8-9 in the top of the ninth. The final out was made by Brown on a groundout right back to him.

Game Notes

• WP: Benjamin Gill (1-0) | LP: Kenan Elarton (1-2) | SV: Ryan Brown (2)

• This is the Mountaineers first win since July 4th.

• Vermont split the season series with Danbury.

• Camera’s homer went 352 feet over the left field fence. It was his first of the season.

• Conlan Daniel extended his on-base streak to 24 games.

• Benjamin Gill got the win with his two scoreless innings in relief in the seventh and eighth.

• Hernandez’s double was his tenth extra base hit of the season.

Up Next

Vermont goes back on the road to Sanford for a Sunday evening affair at 4:30 p.m. against the Mainers.

Photo credit: Sam Hawley, Photography Intern

Photo Description: Jaylen Hernandez hustling on June 21st

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