Woodruff, Poultney post upset
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Staff Reports - Published: June 3, 2009
In Enosburg, Chad Woodruff came up with another big performance, scattering four singles as Poultney upset No. 3 Enosburg 6-0 in a Division III tournament game on Tuesday.
"He's had three dandies his last three starts but when you knock off the No. 3 team …" said Poultney coach Dan Williams.
Ethan Bruce had a two-run single to seal the victory in the seventh for the No. 14 Blue Devils, 8-9.
Poultney scored a run in the first on Nick Prior's sacrifice fly. Prior and Will Bergen had two hits apiece and Dan Devlin a run-scoring single for Poultney.
Trevor Price took the loss for the 12-4 Green Hornets.
The victory set up a rubber game with Green Mountain; the Chieftains and Blue Devils split during the regular season.
L&G 9, Twin Valley 4
In Townshend, the No. 2 Leland & Gray Rebels scored four runs in the first inning and used that as a springboard against Twin Valley in the playdown round of the Division III playoffs.
Tyler Russell slammed a triple off the left-field fence to help ignite the 15-2 Rebels in that first inning. Zach Peterson and Trevor Howe also knocked in runs in the frame.
Russell had a big day with a single, double and triple in his four plate appearances. Chris Marcucci added a two-run homer for the Rebels. James Crowther knocked in another run for L&G and Howe added two hits.
Gabe Pozzi started for Leland & Gray and worked 3.2 innings. Howe worked the rest of game to get the win.
George Molner started for the Wildcats and struck out six of seven batters at one juncture. He went 2-for-3 with a home run.
"He pitched a great game. He kept Twin Valley in the game," Leland & Gray coach Tom Russell said.
DIVISION I
Rutland 15, No. Country 4
The Rutland Raiders took control of this Division I playdown game early, scoring seven runs in the second inning and winless North Country never recovered. The inning featured a three-run homer to left-center field by Geoff Bloomer.
Justin Godzik started and worked five innings to notch the victory.
The Raiders also scored six runs in the sixth.
Jeff Perry banged out three hits for the Raiders and Mike Triller had three hits, including a triple.
Thomas Bathalon took the loss.
North Country had just three hits. One was a double by Brendan Curtis.
No. 2 Rutland advances to Friday's quarterfinal game with a 13-4 record against No. 7 Hartford.
Hartford 4, Burlington 1
In White River Junction, Pat Riley fired a four-hitter and the Hurricanes scored twice in the sixth inning to seal the victory over the 10th-seeded Seahorses in a Division I tourney game.
Mike Avery, who had a solo home run, drove in the last run after Logan Scelza doubled in a pad run against Jackson Grady. Avery finished with three hits and two RBI, and A.J. Hamel had two hits for the No. 7, 12-5 Hurricanes.
Alex Goddard had two hits for the 9-8 Seahorses, who scored their run on a passed ball.
DIVISION II
OV 2, Randolph 1
In Randolph, Elisha Gale singled home pinch runner Tyler Quenneville in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, sending Otter Valley into the Division II quarterfinals.
The Otters grabbed a 1-0 lead when John Shaw was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Joey Massores.
The Galloping Ghosts tied it with a run in the fourth.
Massores got the victory in relief of Ben Williams.
No. 12 Otter Valley takes a 9-8 record into its quarterfinal game. The No. 5 Ghosts finish 11-6.
U-32 9, Mill River 1
In East Montpelier, Logan Farrell went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run as No. 7 U-32 eliminated No. 10 Mill River.
Corey Johnson pitched five innings for the win, giving up four hits and four strikeouts. Corey Richardson, who recorded the last four outs, added a two-run double for the Raiders (11-5) and Joey Carriveau also doubled.
Losing pitcher Joe Beland went 2-for-3 for Mill River (8-9).
Harwood 3, Windsor 2
In Duxbury, the No. 6 Highlanders scored three times in the fifth inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit and that was enough to get past No. 11 Windsor. Ryan White slugged a two-run double and Nate Vasseur knocked in the other run with a two-bagger in support of Reed Brown.
Brown went the distance, allowing five hits with five walks and eight strikeouts.
Hunter Knox took the loss, giving up seven hits over seven innings, giving up a walk and fanning six. Knox and Brian Holloway had two hits apiece and each drove in a run.
The key play of the game came in the sixth when Windsor loaded the bases with nobody out. A hard line drive to second resulted in a double play and the Jacks failed to score.
"That was the turning point of the game," Windsor coach Don Swinyer said.
To make matters worse, the Yellow Jackets scored their second run in the seventh and had two men on base when the game ended.
Harwood is now 10-6 while the Jacks finish at 8-9.
Lyndon 21, Woodstock 0
In Lyndon, the No. 2 Vikings pounded the Wasps as Patrick Hilton went 4-for-4 with a double and four runs scored.
Buddy Lamothe had two hits and five RBI and Brennan Parker added two runs and two hits. Brenden Davis got into the mix with a two-run homer.
Patrick Hilton and Brenden Davis split time on the mound for the 15-0 Vikings and combined for seven strikeouts, two hits, and one walk.
Brendan Mayhew and Galin Foley each tallied a single for the No. 15 Wasps (6-11).
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