Max Kepler hits a HR, robs a HR in support of Trevor Williams as Vermont downs Lake Champlain 7-2

BOXSCORE: 2019 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2019 Vermont Fighting Si 7/26/2019
 
  Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Yelich RF         4  0  0  0 .337     C.Pinder 2B         4  0  1  1 .289  
  S.Choo DH           4  0  0  0 .223     M.Kepler CF         4  1  1  1 .222  
  F.Freeman 1B        4  0  2  0 .300     R.Grossman DH       4  0  0  0 .238  
  M.Betts CF          4  1  2  1 .355     R.Zimmerman 1B      4  2  2  1 .287  
  J.Lowrie 2B         4  1  1  1 .242     C.Taylor RF         3  1  1  1 .245  
  Y.Grandal C         4  0  1  0 .172     A.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  0 .174  
  T.Story SS          3  0  0  0 .268     W.Adames SS         4  1  1  1 .202  
  J.Pederson LF       3  0  0  0 .248     A.Gordon LF         3  0  2  1 .236  
  J.Turner 3B         3  0  1  0 .254     E.Diaz C            3  1  1  1 .214  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  7  2                 Totals      33  7 10  7
 
 
Cannibals....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  7  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 3 1  0 1 0  1 1    -  7 10  0
 
Cannibals (42-24)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Hill LOSS(5-2)          6 1/3   9   6   6   0   7   1   2.60
R.Yarbrough               1 2/3   1   1   1   0   3   1   6.16
Totals                    8      10   7   7   0  10   2
 
Fighting Sioux (47-29)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Williams WIN(6-4)       7       4   1   1   2   4   1   3.66
W.Smith                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   2.78
E.Pagan                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.97
M.Harvey                  1       2   1   1   0   0   1   3.89
Totals                    9       7   2   2   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,289 DATE- Sunday, July 26th 2019 TIME- Night 
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 6  Fighting Sioux: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
DOUBLES- J.Turner(14th), C.Pinder(6th), R.Zimmerman(5th), C.Taylor(11th)
TRIPLES- M.Betts(4th)
HOME RUNS- M.Betts(15th), J.Lowrie(4th), M.Kepler(8th), R.Zimmerman(5th)
RBIs- M.Betts(59th), J.Lowrie(32nd), C.Pinder(11th), M.Kepler(21st),
      R.Zimmerman(15th), C.Taylor(30th), W.Adames(11th), A.Gordon(11th),
      E.Diaz(11th)
WALKS- T.Story, J.Pederson
HIT BY PITCH- C.Taylor
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich-2, M.Betts-2, T.Story, J.Turner, C.Pinder-2, M.Kepler-2,
             R.Grossman, C.Taylor, A.Cabrera, W.Adames-2, A.Gordon
GIDP- T.Story
WILD PITCHES- R.Hill
2-out RBI- C.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- J.Turner, A.Cabrera, J.Lowrie, R.Grossman, M.Betts
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 1 for 6  Fighting Sioux: 4 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Max Kepler robbed Freddie Freeman of a Homerun!
 
First baseman Ryan Zimmerman lofted one into the 'cheap seats' as the Vermont
Fighting Sioux outscored the Lake Champlain Cannibals 7 to 2.
 
In the 2nd inning Vermont scored 3 runs when they had 3 base hits.  That early
scoring was all that Trevor Williams(6-4) needed.  Vermont out-hit Lake
Champlain for the game, 10 hits to 7.  
 
Rich Hill(5-2) was the loser.  He gave up 9 hits and no walks in 6 and 1/3
innings.

Sioux use solo bombs to edge Cannibals, 3-2

BOXSCORE: 2019 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2019 Vermont Fighting Si 7/25/2019
 
  Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Yelich RF         4  0  0  0 .341     A.Gordon LF         4  0  0  0 .230  
  S.Choo DH           4  0  1  0 .228     C.Taylor 2B         2  1  1  1 .244  
  F.Freeman 1B        4  1  1  1 .297   A-C.Pinder 2B         1  0  0  0 .290  
  M.Betts CF          4  0  0  0 .353     J.Choi DH           3  1  1  1 .284  
  J.Lowrie 2B         4  0  1  0 .242   C-R.Grossman PH,DH    1  0  0  0 .243  
  Y.Grandal C         3  1  0  0 .170     K.Morales 1B        3  0  2  0 .246  
  T.Story SS          3  0  0  0 .271   B-R.Zimmerman 1B      0  0  0  0 .279  
  J.Pederson LF       2  0  0  0 .254     E.Escobar 3B        3  0  0  0 .270  
  J.Turner 3B         3  0  1  1 .253     M.Kepler RF         3  0  0  0 .222  
                                          C.Correa SS         3  0  0  0 .250  
                                          A.Engel CF          3  1  1  1 .247  
                                          F.Cervelli C        3  0  1  0 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      29  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Taylor In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morales In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Choi In 8th Inning
 
Cannibals....... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0    -  3  6  0
 
Cannibals (42-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Eovaldi LOSS(6-4)       7       6   3   3   1  10   3   4.30
T.Watson                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0   2.01
Totals                    8       6   3   3   1  12   3
 
Fighting Sioux (46-29)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Flaherty WIN(4-3)       7       4   2   2   3   8   1   2.12
W.Smith HOLD(5th)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.86
K.Yates SAVE(14th)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.50
Totals                    9       4   2   2   3  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,478 DATE- Saturday, July 25th 2019 TIME- Night 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 5  Fighting Sioux: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 1  Fighting Sioux: 0
HOME RUNS- F.Freeman(15th), C.Taylor(10th), J.Choi(11th), A.Engel(3rd)
RBIs- F.Freeman(51st), J.Turner(21st), C.Taylor(29th), J.Choi(25th),
      A.Engel(18th)
WALKS- Y.Grandal, T.Story, J.Pederson, C.Taylor
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich-2, S.Choo, M.Betts, Y.Grandal-2, T.Story-2, J.Pederson,
             J.Turner, A.Gordon, C.Taylor, C.Pinder, E.Escobar-3, M.Kepler,
             C.Correa-3, A.Engel, F.Cervelli
GIDP- J.Choi
WILD PITCHES- J.Flaherty
2-out RBI- F.Freeman, J.Turner
RLISP 2-out- C.Yelich-2, J.Turner-2, M.Betts
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 1 for 5  Fighting Sioux: 0 for 0
 
46,478 fans watched an exciting game at Fighting Sioux Field.  The Vermont
Fighting Sioux topped the Lake Champlain Cannibals by the slimmest of
margins, 3 to 2.
 
In the 5th inning Vermont went on top for good plating an isolated run on 2
base hits.  Lake Champlain proved to be no trouble in the 9th.  
 
Jack Flaherty(4-3) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings.
Flaherty got relief help from Kirby Yates who gained credit for his 14th
save.  Nathan Eovaldi(6-4) was the loser.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 7
innings.  
 

Once again, Corbin is the boss of Beard

BOXSCORE: 2019 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2019 Vermont Fighting Si 7/24/2019
 
  Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Yelich LF         4  0  0  0 .346     A.Gordon LF         4  0  1  0 .235  
  M.Betts RF          4  2  3  1 .359     C.Taylor 2B         4  0  1  0 .242  
  F.Freeman 1B        3  0  2  1 .298   B-C.Pinder 2B         0  0  0  0 .293  
  T.Story SS          4  0  0  0 .274     J.Choi DH           4  1  1  0 .282  
  J.Turner 3B         4  0  0  0 .251     K.Morales 1B        4  1  2  0 .240  
  C.Cron DH           3  0  1  0 .299   C-R.Zimmerman 1B      0  0  0  0 .279  
  H.Bader CF          3  0  0  0 .252     E.Escobar 3B        3  1  0  0 .274  
E-S.Choo PH           1  0  0  0 .227     M.Kepler RF         3  0  1  2 .226  
  C.Iannetta C        3  0  0  0 .214     C.Correa SS         2  1  1  2 .254  
  B.Holt 2B           3  0  1  0 .287     A.Engel CF          3  0  0  0 .246  
                                        A-A.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .170  
                                        D-J.Marisnick CF      0  0  0  0 .139  
                                          F.Cervelli C        2  0  0  0 .233  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      30  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Engel In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Taylor In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morales In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bader In 9th Inning
 
Cannibals....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 1 0  3 0 0  0 0    -  4  7  2
 
Cannibals (42-22)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Berrios LOSS(4-5)       7 2/3   7   4   4   3   7   1   5.11
C.Stammen                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.19
Totals                    8       7   4   4   3   7   1
 
Fighting Sioux (45-29)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Corbin WIN(7-3)         7 2/3   7   2   1   1   7   1   2.47
R.Moronta SAVE(4th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   2.45
Totals                    9       7   2   1   1   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,773 DATE- Friday, July 24th 2019 TIME- Night 
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 5  Fighting Sioux: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- J.Turner, C.Taylor, E.Escobar
DOUBLES- M.Betts(21st), J.Choi(12th)
HOME RUNS- M.Betts(14th), C.Correa(7th)
RBIs- M.Betts(58th), F.Freeman(50th), M.Kepler-2(20th), C.Correa-2(28th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Freeman, C.Correa
WALKS- C.Cron, E.Escobar, M.Kepler, C.Correa
HIT BY PITCH- F.Cervelli
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich-2, T.Story-2, C.Cron, H.Bader-2, S.Choo, C.Iannetta,
             A.Gordon, C.Taylor, J.Choi, E.Escobar, M.Kepler, A.Engel-2
GIDP- C.Iannetta
WILD PITCHES- P.Corbin
2-out RBI- C.Correa, M.Betts
RLISP 2-out- T.Story-3, K.Morales, A.Cabrera-2
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 1 for 4  Fighting Sioux: 2 for 5
 
The Vermont Fighting Sioux got by the Lake Champlain Cannibals at Fighting
Sioux Field.  The final score was 4 to 2.
 
Vermont scored 3 runs in the 4th inning when they had 3 base hits.  Ji-Man
Choi started the inning off right when he doubled.  Kendrys Morales came next
and he ripped a base-knock.  Eduardo Escobar then drew a walk to load the
bases.  Max Kepler was up next and he slapped a one-base hit scoring two
teammates.  Carlos Correa came to the plate and hit a sacrifice fly scoring
the final run of the inning.  Vermont and Lake Champlain each finished the
night with 7 hits.  
 
Patrick Corbin(7-3) allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Reyes Moronta preserved the game for Corbin, recording his his 4th
save.  Jose Berrios(4-5) was given the loss.  
 

Vermont holds LCC down again, win 4-3 behind Trevor Cahill's solid outing

BOXSCORE: 2019 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2019 Vermont Fighting Sio 7/7/2019
 
  Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Yelich RF         5  0  0  0 .337     A.Gordon LF         3  0  0  0 .242  
  S.Choo DH           4  1  1  0 .227     C.Taylor 2B         3  1  2  1 .240  
  F.Freeman 1B        3  1  1  1 .310     J.Choi DH           4  0  1  0 .254  
  M.Betts CF          3  1  1  0 .358     K.Morales 1B        4  1  1  2 .220  
  J.Lowrie 2B         3  0  1  2 .233     E.Escobar 3B        4  0  0  0 .277  
  Y.Grandal C         4  0  1  0 .173     M.Kepler RF         3  1  1  0 .231  
  T.Story SS          3  0  0  0 .290   A-R.Zimmerman PH      1  0  0  0 .287  
  J.Pederson LF       2  0  1  0 .266   C-R.Grichuk RF        0  0  0  0 .125  
E-H.Bader PH          1  0  0  0 .266     C.Correa SS         3  0  0  0 .237  
  J.Turner 3B         3  0  0  0 .245     A.Engel CF          3  0  1  0 .250  
                                        B-R.Grossman PH       1  0  0  0 .249  
                                        D-J.Marisnick CF      0  0  0  0 .138  
                                          F.Cervelli C        3  1  1  1 .224  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  6  3                 Totals      32  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kepler In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Engel In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Zimmerman In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Grossman In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Pederson In 9th Inning
 
Cannibals....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  6  1
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 2  2 0 0  0 0    -  4  7  0
 
Cannibals (37-19)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
N.Eovaldi LOSS(5-3)       7       7   4   4   2   8   1   4.75
T.Watson                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   1.05
Totals                    8       7   4   4   3   8   1
 
Fighting Sioux (39-27)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Cahill WIN(3-7)         7       5   2   2   4   6   0   5.72
R.Moronta HOLD(3rd)       1       1   1   1   1   2   1   2.78
W.Smith SAVE(7th)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.15
Totals                    9       6   3   3   5   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,896 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 2019 TIME- Night 
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 7  Fighting Sioux: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- F.Freeman
DOUBLES- J.Lowrie(13th), M.Kepler(11th)
TRIPLES- F.Cervelli(3rd)
HOME RUNS- F.Freeman(12th), K.Morales(4th)
RBIs- F.Freeman(42nd), J.Lowrie-2(30th), C.Taylor(25th), K.Morales-2(13th),
      F.Cervelli(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Betts(10th)
WALKS- F.Freeman, M.Betts, J.Lowrie, T.Story, J.Turner, A.Gordon, C.Taylor,
       C.Correa
HIT BY PITCH- J.Pederson, F.Cervelli
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich-3, F.Freeman, J.Lowrie, Y.Grandal-2, T.Story, H.Bader,
             A.Gordon, C.Taylor, J.Choi-2, K.Morales, E.Escobar, C.Correa,
             A.Engel
GIDP- C.Yelich
WILD PITCHES- T.Cahill
2-out RBI- J.Lowrie-2, K.Morales-2, F.Cervelli, C.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- K.Morales, F.Cervelli, Y.Grandal, J.Choi-2, T.Story
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 1 for 6  Fighting Sioux: 2 for 7
 
One run was the difference at Fighting Sioux Field as the Vermont Fighting
Sioux defeated the Lake Champlain Cannibals 4 to 3.
 
Vermont tallied 2 runs in the 4th inning when they had 3 base hits.  They
would hold up as the winning runs.  Vermont had 7 hits for the night.
 
Trevor Cahill(3-7) allowed 2 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory.
Will Smith preserved the game for Cahill, recording his his 7th save.  Nathan
Eovaldi(5-3) ended up with the loss.  
 
With this win, Vermont has a division leading 39-27 record.  They have been
7-3 lately.  Lake Champlain has a record of 37-19 after the loss.

Chris Taylor sends weary Vermont fans home happy with a walk-off HR in the 14th; Sioux edge Cannibals 2-0

BOXSCORE: 2019 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2019 Vermont Fighting Sio 7/6/2019
 
  Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Yelich RF         5  0  2  0 .344     A.Gordon LF         6  1  2  0 .246  
  S.Choo DH           5  0  1  0 .227     C.Taylor 2B         6  1  1  2 .234  
  F.Freeman 1B        6  0  2  0 .310     J.Choi DH           4  0  0  0 .254  
  M.Betts CF,2B       5  0  0  0 .358   D-R.Zimmerman PH,DH,1 1  0  1  0 .290  
  J.Lowrie 2B         4  0  0  0 .230     K.Morales 1B        4  0  1  0 .219  
C-R.Davis PR,CF       1  0  0  0 .400   E-R.Grossman PH       1  0  0  0 .250  
  Y.Grandal C         5  0  0  0 .171     A.Chafin P          0  0  0  0 ----  
F-H.Bader PR          0  0  0  0 .269     E.Pagan P           0  0  0  0 ----  
G-C.Iannetta C        0  0  0  0 .205     E.Escobar 3B        5  0  1  0 .282  
  T.Story SS          5  0  0  0 .294     M.Kepler RF         4  0  0  0 .229  
  J.Pederson LF       6  0  1  0 .262     C.Correa SS         4  0  0  0 .241  
  J.Turner 3B         6  0  1  0 .250     A.Engel CF          2  0  0  0 .248  
                                        A-W.Adames PH         1  0  0  0 .202  
                                        B-J.Marisnick CF      2  0  0  0 .138  
                                          F.Cervelli C        5  0  0  0 .221  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48  0  7  0                 Totals      45  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Engel In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Adames In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Lowrie In 11th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Choi In 13th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Morales In 13th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Grandal In 14th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bader In 14th Inning
 
Cannibals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  0  7  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 -  2  6  0
 
Cannibals (37-18)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Berrios                 8       1   0   0   0   7   0   5.16
C.Stammen                 4       2   0   0   1   2   0   1.99
T.Watson LOSS(2-2)        1 2/3   3   2   2   1   2   1   1.08
Totals                   13 2/3   6   2   2   2  11   1
 
Fighting Sioux (38-27)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Williams                8       5   0   0   2   3   0   3.86
W.Smith                   2       0   0   0   1   3   0   3.32
K.Yates                   2       1   0   0   1   3   0   1.48
A.Chafin                  1       1   0   0   1   2   0   2.57
E.Pagan WIN(4-2)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.05
Totals                   14       7   0   0   5  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,596 DATE- Monday, July 6th 2019 TIME- Night 
T- 4:13
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals:12  Fighting Sioux: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 2  Fighting Sioux: 0
DOUBLES- C.Yelich(16th), J.Turner(9th), A.Gordon(7th), R.Zimmerman(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Taylor(9th)
RBIs- C.Taylor-2(24th)
WALKS- S.Choo, M.Betts, J.Lowrie, Y.Grandal, T.Story, M.Kepler, C.Correa
HIT BY PITCH- C.Yelich
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich, S.Choo, F.Freeman, M.Betts-2, Y.Grandal-2, T.Story-2,
             J.Pederson-2, J.Turner, A.Gordon, C.Taylor-2, E.Escobar,
             M.Kepler-2, C.Correa-2, W.Adames, F.Cervelli-2
GIDP- C.Taylor
2-out RBI- C.Taylor-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Lowrie, C.Yelich-2, S.Choo, F.Freeman, T.Story, C.Correa
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 0 for 5  Fighting Sioux: 1 for 4
WEB GEMS- Top 14th: Carlos Correa robbed Justin Turner of a base hit.
 
At Fighting Sioux Field Emilio Pagan(4-2) got the win and the Vermont Fighting
Sioux shutout the Lake Champlain Cannibals in 14 innings 2 to 0.
 
The run-column was full of goose eggs at the end of nine full innings.
Finally, Vermont prevailed in the 14th inning.  After two outs Alex Gordon
started the attack as he doubled.  Chris Taylor stepped into the batter's box
and he popped a two-run clout over the fence giving Vermont the win much to
the delight of the home town crowd.  Vermont had just 6 hits for the night.
 
Tony Watson(2-2) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs
and 3 hits in 1 and 2/3 innings.

LCC 3 - VFS 0; Guerra?? shuts out Sioux

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2017 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2017 Vermont Fighting Sio 7/7/2017

 Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
 C.Yelich LF         4  1  0  0 .235     J.Marte DH          4  0  0  0 .270  
 M.Betts RF          4  0  0  0 .227     R.Martin C          4  0  0  0 .223  
 F.Freeman 1B        3  0  0  0 .317     C.Correa SS         3  0  1  0 .267  
 J.Turner 3B         3  0  1  1 .299     C.Davis 1B          3  0  0  0 .188  
 J.Pederson CF       3  0  0  0 .280     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .304  
 H.Ramirez DH        4  0  1  0 .298     B.Moss LF           4  0  0  0 .211  
 J.Kipnis 2B         4  1  1  0 .280     R.Grichuk RF        2  0  1  0 .221  
 Y.Grandal C         4  0  1  0 .275     L.Valbuena 3B       4  0  0  0 .287  
 T.Tulowitzki SS     4  1  2  1 .239     L.Forsythe 2B       1  0  0  0 .235  
                    -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
        Totals      33  3  6  2                 Totals      29  0  2  0


Cannibals....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0  -  3  6  0
Fighting Sioux.. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1

Cannibals (35-13)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Guerra WIN(3-4)         9       2   0   0   5  10   0   5.50
Totals                    9       2   0   0   5  10   0

Fighting Sioux (35-26)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Nolasco LOSS(3-5)       5 1/3   3   1   1   2   6   0   2.78
M.Wisler                  3 1/3   3   2   1   1   5   0   4.22
F.Abad                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.69
Totals                    9       6   3   2   3  12   0

ATTENDANCE- 40,836 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 2017 TIME- Night
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 7  Fighting Sioux: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 0  Fighting Sioux: 1
ERRORS- B.Moss
DOUBLES- J.Turner(9th), Y.Grandal(4th), T.Tulowitzki-2(7th)
RBIs- J.Turner(35th), T.Tulowitzki(16th)
WALKS- C.Yelich, F.Freeman, J.Pederson, C.Correa, C.Davis, R.Grichuk,
      L.Forsythe-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Turner, R.Grichuk
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich-3, M.Betts, F.Freeman, J.Turner-2, J.Pederson, H.Ramirez,
            J.Kipnis-2, T.Tulowitzki, C.Correa-2, C.Davis-2, A.Jones, B.Moss-4,
            R.Grichuk
GIDP- H.Ramirez
WILD PITCHES- J.Guerra, M.Wisler
RLISP 2-out- Y.Grandal, J.Marte-2, T.Tulowitzki, H.Ramirez-2, F.Freeman,
            C.Yelich, L.Valbuena-2
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 2 for 11  Fighting Sioux: 0 for 6

Junior Guerra blanked Vermont allowing just 2 hits as the Lake Champlain
Cannibals beat the Vermont Fighting Sioux by a score of 3 to 0.

Guerra(3-4) was tremendous on the mound for Lake Champlain.  He didn't give up
much, just 2 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings.  Guerra chalked up 10 strikeouts.
Lake Champlain managed only 6 hits on the night.  

Ricky Nolasco(3-5) was charged with the loss.  Guerra, when asked about his 10
strikeout performance noted, 'The important thing is that we won, if I get 20
and we lose, what good does it do our team? But, on the other hand, since we
won it feels great!'

 

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Down to their last strike, LCC strikes back to tie and then win in 10 over VFS

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2017 Lake Champlain Cannibals At 2017 Vermont Fighting Sio 7/6/2017

 Cannibals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Fighting Sioux     AB  R  H RBI AVG
 C.Yelich LF,CF      6  0  2  1 .241     R.Martin C          4  1  1  0 .231  
 M.Betts RF          6  2  2  0 .232     D.Freese 1B         3  1  1  3 .402  
 F.Freeman 1B        5  1  1  0 .323   A-C.Davis PH,1B       2  0  0  0 .193  
 J.Turner 3B         5  4  4  3 .299     D.Valencia 3B       2  1  0  0 .257  
 J.Pederson CF       3  1  3  4 .287   B-L.Valbuena PH,3B    2  0  0  0 .297  
E-H.Ramirez PH        1  0  1  0 .300     K.Morales DH        5  1  2  1 .237  
F-S.Pearce LF         1  0  0  0 .341     R.Grichuk RF        2  0  0  0 .217  
G-M.Saunders LF       0  0  0  0 .222   C-B.Moss PH           1  0  0  0 .217  
 Y.Grandal C         5  0  1  0 .276   D-A.Jones RF          0  0  0  0 .313  
 J.Kipnis 2B         4  1  2  1 .281   H-C.Correa PH         1  0  0  0 .266  
 P.Alvarez DH        5  0  0  0 .209     K.Kiermaier CF      3  1  0  0 .213  
 T.Tulowitzki SS     4  0  0  0 .232   I-J.Marte PH          1  0  0  0 .288  
                                         M.Upton Jr LF       5  1  1  1 .198  
                                         Z.Cozart SS         4  1  2  2 .149  
                                         L.Forsythe 2B       3  1  0  0 .236  
                    -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
        Totals      45  9 16  9                 Totals      38  8  7  7

A-Pinch Hit For Freese In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Valencia In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grichuk In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Moss In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Pederson In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ramirez In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Pearce In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Jones In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Kiermaier In 10th Inning

Cannibals....... 2 0 3  0 0 0  0 1 2  1 -  9 16  1
Fighting Sioux.. 1 5 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  8  7  1

Cannibals (34-13)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Pomeranz                1 1/3   3   5   5   4   2   2   4.79
K.Uehara                  1       2   3   3   1   2   2   3.52
D.Otero                   2 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.61
P.Strop                   3       1   0   0   0   2   0   1.76
R.Buchter WIN(2-1)        2       0   0   0   0   4   0   3.66
Totals                   10       7   8   8   5  10   4

Fighting Sioux (35-25)   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Hernandez               7      10   6   6   1   6   1   4.35
F.Abad                    0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.74
K.Siegrist HOLD(7th)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.57
A.Claudio HOLD(5th)       0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   1.13
S.Kelley BS(2nd)          1       2   2   2   0   3   1   2.11
M.Wisler LOSS(1-4)        1 1/3   2   1   1   1   2   0   4.34
Totals                   10      16   9   9   2  12   2

ATTENDANCE- 48,823 DATE- Monday, July 6th 2017 TIME- Night
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Cannibals: 8  Fighting Sioux: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cannibals: 0  Fighting Sioux: 0
ERRORS- J.Pederson, C.Davis
DOUBLES- C.Yelich(6th), F.Freeman(13th), J.Turner(8th), J.Pederson-2(12th),
        H.Ramirez(3rd), Y.Grandal(3rd), R.Martin(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Turner(9th), J.Pederson(4th), D.Freese(5th), K.Morales(5th),
          M.Upton Jr(7th), Z.Cozart(2nd)
RBIs- C.Yelich(21st), J.Turner-3(34th), J.Pederson-4(16th), J.Kipnis(22nd),
     D.Freese-3(17th), K.Morales(15th), M.Upton Jr(11th), Z.Cozart-2(9th)
WALKS- J.Kipnis, T.Tulowitzki, R.Martin, D.Valencia, R.Grichuk, K.Kiermaier,
      L.Forsythe
STRIKE OUTS- C.Yelich, F.Freeman-3, J.Turner, J.Kipnis, P.Alvarez-3,
            T.Tulowitzki-3, R.Martin, D.Freese, C.Davis-2, D.Valencia,
            K.Morales, B.Moss, J.Marte, M.Upton Jr-2
WILD PITCHES- D.Pomeranz, F.Hernandez
2-out RBI- J.Pederson-2, K.Morales, J.Turner-2, C.Yelich
RLISP 2-out- Y.Grandal-2, K.Kiermaier-2, C.Yelich, D.Freese, K.Morales,
            T.Tulowitzki, M.Betts
TEAM RISP- Cannibals: 5 for 11  Fighting Sioux: 1 for 7

Third baseman Justin Turner had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Lake Champlain
Cannibals defeated the Vermont Fighting Sioux in 10 innings by a score of 9
to 8 at Fighting Sioux Field.

Both teams had scored 8 runs after nine full innings.  Lake Champlain came out
the victor in the 10th inning.  Jason Kipnis drew a walk.  Pedro Alvarez got
his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.  Troy
Tulowitzki dug into the batters box next, but he struck out.  Christian
Yelich was up next and he doubled scoring the run.  Vermont went down without
a fight in the bottom of the 10th.  

Ryan Buchter(2-1) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Matt
Wisler(1-4) ended up with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings
giving up 2 hits and 1 walk.

 

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2016 NASBL Preview - Lake Champlain Cannibals Load up for Another Playoff Run

Kershaw hunting for his first Cy

Spring training is well underway, so what better time to start running through our team-by-team previews? 

Lake Champlain Cannibals

Average Record Last 3 Years: 88-74

Notable Draft Picks: 1st Rd, CF Joc Pederson, he can hit it far, but LCC will need him to hit it more often to payoff long term. 2nd Rd, Roberto Osuna, LCC grabbed a top tier closer midway through the second round - his future depends on how the parent Jays plan on using him; facing competition for the closer role could push him to the rotation, where many experts thing his high ceiling future lies anyway.

Best Player: Clayton Kershaw. The former 1st round pick lefty is already far and away the career LCC wins leader with 109. Can this be the year when he nets his first Cy Young Award? Can he shed his playoff failure label? The 2016 fate of LCC lies in the answers to these questions.

This is shaping up as a normal season for the Cannibals. They can, and always have been able to rake with the best of 'em, but can they field and do they have the pitching depth to get across the finish line?

Will they have enough to topple the two-time defending pennant winner Ed Couch New Potatoes, not to mention traditional powers Leigh Valley and Springfield and the resurgent Canyon County Cannons in the ultra-competitive Taste Great? Let's take a look.

The Lineup

As we'll note with pretty much every team, this is just a rough outline of what could be the best lineup at the disposal of manager Steve Beard. "Regular" lineups aren't really a thing in NASBL and perhaps even less so with a platoon whiz Beard at the helm penciling in lineups.

1. Mookie Betts, CF
2. Joe Panik, 2B 

Captain Troy shows the way

3. Justin Turner, 3B
4. Freedie Freeman, 1B
5. Pedro Alvarez, DH
6. Colby Rasmus, LF
7. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
8. Brian McCann, C
9. Joc Pederson, RF

Look at the depth here. Tulo 7th, McCann 8th? That's incredible. However, the youngsters at the top of the order are just too good not to give those extra at bats to every game. And having Pederson swatting the occasional homer in the 9 hole is hardly a handicap.

The team lacks a true power threat, but is full of guys who will clear the fences 15+ times.

The bench is loaded, many teams would kill to slot Christian Yelich or Jason Kipnis in their everyday lineup and Chris Carter and Mike Napoli provide plenty of catch-up-quick power.

The defense is OK, certainly not top tier NASBL but definitely better than past versions of the Elk's Lodge Beer League Softball Team Beard used to run out there. On the bright side, again, the Cannibals will have no issues scoring runs.

On the other hand ...

The Rotation

1. Clayton Kershaw, LHP
2. Shelby Miller, RHP
3. Mark Buehrle, LHP
4. Gio Gonzalez, LHP
5. J.A. Hap, LHP

Ever the contrarian, GM Beard has loaded up with a rotation of lefties, a fetishist's collection, that Kershaw aside, won't scare anyone.

Compounding matters, Shelby Miller is miscast in the #2 role leaving Beard no choice but to try to use some Commissioner magic to produce an LCC schedule full of "Kershaw and four days of rain."

We'd predict that Beard could spot start some of his low IP starters vs. lineups that struggle against righties, but he would need to have righties at the ready. Instead, to the 'rescue' come more lefties in the form of Drew Pomeranz and Travis Wood.

So unless the entire league falls under a Can't Hit LHP spell, Beard will need to have a regular quick hook. Speaking of ...

The Bullpen

CL Roberto Osuna
Setup vs R Joakim Soria
Setup vs L Hunter Strickland
Swing Starters/Inning Eaters Wood & Pomeranz

The big 3 of Osuna, Soria and Strickland can get any lineup out, but behind them the depth is questionable.

Another true 6th/7th inning guy would be a valuable addition.

The Outlook

If you squint strongly, isn't there enough here to justify a division championship? The offense is plenty potent and bullpen has talent, but will the rotation be the team's anchor?

Plainly put, if Beard stands pat, another mid- to upper-80s win team that gets a lot of 8-6 Ws and more than their share of 10-5 Ls awaits the Lake Champlain faithful.

But, BUT, we predict Beard will not, no, cannot stand pat.

For this year's version of the Lake Champlain Cannibals to realize their full potential Beard must move a bat or two (Yelich and an extra 2B are the obvious candidates) and/or trade some high picks for some rotational depth behind Kershaw. If that happens, anything is possible for this team.

Absent that, LCC fans will have to begin to wonder how many more years of Kershaw and Tulo's primes can be wasted away with near misses before time runs out? That question, and Steve's answer to it, will define 2016 for the Cannibals.

Q&A With Lake Champlain GM Steve Beard

Burlington, VT

Here's the actual transcript between a new Burlington Free Press blogger and GM Beard.


Hello Steve. My name is Dinosaur Jib Tux, I am the NASBL Blogger for the Burlington Free Press. My (a-hole) editor asked I get an official comment from you regarding the upcoming season and the recent trades made by the perennial Taste Great East Cellar Dweller Illinois Chow Chows. So:
Q: Mr. Beard, in light of the aggressive moves made by Brad "The New Elder" Sherlag, do you feel your three-year stranglehold on 3rd place in the TG East is in jeopardy? Have the fans expressed anxiety?

As I said prior to this year's draft, I'm supremely confident LCC can return to its rightful 90+ win / 3rd place spot in the TGE. At the risk of angering a sleeping giant, I'm pretty sure 4th place in our division will once again be nailed down by a Sherlag with a good record. Have the fans expressed anxiety? Not in the least. Sales of giant LCC foam souvenir "thringers" (a slip-on sponge hand with three fingers proudly extended) have never been higher.


Q: In case the rumors from FireSteveBeard.com, a rabid LCC fan site, are true and your head has actually been in the sand, here are the deals for your review:

• GRK sends Carlos Zambrano and GRK #4 to ILL for James Shields and ILL #1

• LVI sends Angel Pagan to ILL for Chad Gaudin and ILL #2

  
  

Your comment?

I was surprised to see former Cannibal James Shields go. Just a few months ago, Brad had told me he was a believer in Shields. I actually was wondering who got the better end of the deal on this one just in terms of 2010 pitcher performance, but that was only until GRK GM Johnny Miller cued me in that Shields was getting consistently shelled in spring training action. We've seen Big Z before, in a Hawaiian cerulean wave shirt. But he may be a bit tougher on this year's Cannibal squad, as we've gone more RHB-heavy than normal.

Angel Pagan doesn't raise too many concerns in a strictly head-to-head sense. He's very tough against right-handed pitchers, but here at Lake Champlain we teach all our pitchers to throw with the left hand (except for the intransigent Edwin Jackson, who makes up for his right-handedness by having a left-hander's stuff: in an effort to fit in he gives up more bombs to RHB).

Q: LCC GM Steve Beard used to have the handle Trader Beard. But in recent years LCC has taken a more passive approach to the trade market. Should the CanniFans, as they call themselves, expect a swift and decisive response to ILL's statement moves?

I intend to act with a swift and decisive level of passiveness. Inaction, after all, is a form of action. I took the long view on this year's team, and had a plan for it almost from the day the 2009 season ended (for us that day was August 1st). Despite one somewhat more than casual flirtation with "that really hot girl who you know just wouldn't be good for you, but still" (Albert Pujols), I've been sticking with that plan pretty much straight through.

Q: It used to be hard enough to keep up with HHA and SPR. Now ILL is nipping at your heels. Will the realization that the TG East is getting even stronger rekindle the long-rumored realignment talks at the NASBL Head Offices in St. Albans, VT? Is it true that you commissioned a Blue Ribbon Panel of experts to examine how to broaden NASBL's appeal and one of their suggestions was a radical floating realignment plan?

Only one team in the TGE has ever proposed realignment, and it wasn't LCC. The proposal was several years ago, and the NASBL's annual Blue Ribbon Panel rightfully responded to the suggestion with much the same revulsion as Joe Buck responding to Randy Moss's moondance at Lambeau field several years ago. (Editor's Note: Ironic that GM Beard would drop a mooning reference, many in the FSB.com camp think that's exactly what he's been doing to his fanbase for the last 4 years)

Q: Additionally, a recent addition to ILL's rotation was 1st round pick Brett Anderson. Anderson was acquired with LCC's former #1 round pick and is seen by scouts as someone with a great future who also possesses a quality card for the upcoming season. We know how LCC historically adores 'backward cards', and Anderson certainly is a backward lefty. How do you feel now that in hindsight it's obvious LCC let a prototypical LCC-style player get through the cracks?

C'mon, this is a Barbara Walters style softball of a question. The pick with which we could've gotten Brett Anderson was the same pick that yielded us Troy Tulowitzki. As much as I would've like to have added a 7th left-handed starter to our rotation (seriously - we already have 6), it was definitely past time to replace Edgar Renteria at short. While Tulo didn't add much last year other than defense and occasional power (6hr in 204 ab with LCC), that's 2 more things than Edgar was bringing to the table. Okay, maybe that's not fair. Edgar was bringing several things to the table, not least of which were a fork, a knife, and a beer gut. But none of that was really translating as well on the field as we had hoped.

Q: Another LCC-mantra is to not value corner OFers and 1b-men too much. Players at these positions are easy to obtain and should not have too much invested in them in terms of salary, draft position, etc. Yet, with LCC's first 2 picks in the 2010 NASBL Rookie/Free Agent Draft, GM Beard pulled the trigger on Garrett Jones and Nick Johnson. Both of whom are defensive liability, 1b/OF/DH types. The exact type of player that has littered the Cannibals roster in the past. Fans were promised a shift away from this beer league softball roster management, but here we go again. Can you please explain why a) you seemingly reverted to the old beer league school and b) you used valuable draft picks on otherwise easy to obtain skill sets.

This in part goes back to the Tulowitzki deal - we actually spent our 1st round pick on defense at a critical up the middle position. Combined with the other big LCC in-season trade in 2009 where offensive and defensive OBA machine Chipper Jones went south (about 30 minutes south) for defensive whiz Ryan Zimmerman, and the defensive skills of incumbent flycatchers Curtis Granderson, JD Drew, and Chris Young, this could be one of the better defensive LCC teams ever. With regard to why GI Jones and Nick Johnson are now on board, they as well as fellow defensive liability Luis Castillo represented what we like to think of as singularities in the Strat world: The best at one phase of the game at one position. In the case of Jones, we looked at him as the best power-hitting corner guy in the deck. We looked at Johnson as the best OBA guy in the deck. And while Castillo isn't the best OBA guy in the deck, he's the best at one of those "add a bunch of categories together" comparisons that Bill James abhors so much: Best OBA guy vsR at 2b. Johnson and Castillo were 2 of the guys that were in The Plan for quite some time. Johnson since last fall, and Castillo after we were unable to pull of a Felipe Lopez trade with NJT prior to the roster cutbacks.

So while it's true LCC doesn't like to spend big on easy to obtain skill sets, on draft day the thought in the War Room was that "highest OBA card in the deck" wasn't so much an easy to obtain skillset as a unique skillset we only had one chance at grabbing. It could certainly be argued that we overpaid for that skillset, but I looked at it like it was a planned expense that was in the budget.

As far as old-school beer league softball is concerned, I guess ultimately I'm guilty as charged. I'm genuinely interested in seeing how close the LCC offensive plan of "two OBA guys followed by seven 20+ HR guys" can come to the annual Cannibal goal of 1,000 runs scored.

Does LCC have a shot at 1000 Runs?

Burlington Free Press

In their announcement that the Lake Champlain Cannibals have brought another masher on board the St. Albans Messenger quotes quixotic LCC GM Steve Beard saying, "we felt our streak of 1000-run offensive seasons could be in jeopardy". The streak Beard is referring to now stands at two; while two is an impressive number, it's not the type of streak that can become a pop culture reference on its own.

LCC is entering its seventh full season as an NASBL franchise. In the previous six years, they have topped 1,000 runs three times, most notably on their World Series year of 2004 when they posted 1,124 runs on their way to a 109-53 season. Being too lazy to do any reaearch, I'm going to go right ahead on call the 1,124 and 109 numbers NASBL records - anyone proving me wrong can win a tasty treat.

In evaluating LCC's chances there is only one real tool to use, so that's exactly what we did. After consulting Mr. Beard's personal assistant for a projected lineup, we let the numbers crunch themselves.

The everyday lineup (vs RHP) is listed below:

1. JD Drew - RF
2. Curtis Granderson - CF
3. Chipper Jones - 3b
4. David Ortiz - DH
5. Brian McCann - Ca
6. Jason Giambi - 1b
7. Hideki Matsui - LF
8. Rickie Weeks - 2b
9. Edgar Renteria - SS

This lineup will produce 6.14 runs per game, or a total of 995 over the 162-game season. That's certainly in the 1,000 run ballpark, and given the LHP mashing options and a lineup full of dangerous pinch hitters Beard has at his disposal, it's safe to say it will be a busy season for the manual scoreboard operators at the Mistake by the St. Albans Lake this year.

With a pitching staff that can be generously described as, well, generous, it promises to be another exciting year of baseball in the City that Always Sleeps.

When will LCC pull the trigger?

Every league has their trigger-happy GM who's a habitual wheeler-n-dealer. From the glory days of Red Auerbach to modern the day madman, George Steinbrenner.

And the NASBL is blessed with Steve Beard (shown at the right at his high school's project graduation party). Upon entering the league Beard has molded LCC in a Dr. Frankensteinian manner, never satisfied and often taking one step forward followed by two steps back.

NASBL.com only contains recent trade data (hmm, wonder if the new commish is trying to hide his trading ways?), but that small sample reveals only four moves by LCC in the last 18 months.

With the Cannibals sitting only 2 games out of first and 1.5 back in the Wildcard race, Beard is either playing possum or this prolific trade machine has run out of steam.

While the recent acquisition of "The Tee" made the waiver wire reports, it lacked the usual pizazz of a Beard move. So what's it gonna be Beardo, the league sits and waits, patiently wondering what rabbit, er turd, you're pulling out of your oversized baseball head next.

Live NASBL Blog Event - The Vermont Civil War

Burlington, VT-

A NASBL first, brought to you by the genius that is Steve Beard. Today we have the privilege of live-Blogging the series between the streaking Vermont Fighting Sioux and the venerable Lake Champlain Cannibals.

It's NASBLtastic, grab your routers and scoot to the edge of your barcenloungers.

The Sioux roll into LCC's home stadium, NEEDCO, with a full head of steam having just taken 3 of 4 on the road from division rival Pocono and have a stable of Cy Young canidates in this young season.

LCC, is well LCC. They will mash their way to victory behind Papi all the time playing the station-to-station game that Earl Weaver invented and Beard perfected.

When asked if he feared the likes of E. Santana, Lackey, Liriano, Myers, Wagner, etc. Papi spouted (through an interpreter) "That Justin Rabidoux is a piece of excrement, and its boys will be hanging and they will be eviscerated as this first season I-89 roadkill. "

Huh, what does that mean??? Tune in and find out.