SANFORD — The Sanford Mainers (15-13) were only able to score a pair of runs in an 11-2 loss to the Mystic Schooners (19-12) in a cross-division contest, ending a season-high four game winning streak for the Moose on Wednesday night at Goodall Park.
Mainers starter Ben Greenberg (1-4/Fordham University) cruised through his first three innings before falling in trouble, allowing seven earned runs in the fourth and fifth. Dan Hoy (Princeton) put the Schooners on top in the fourth with a two-out, two run blast to erase a 1-0 Mainers lead after Dan Hetzel (Cochise College) singled home Brendan Skidmore (Binghamton University) for the game’s first run.
Mystic broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning, sending eleven men to the plate and took a commanding 7-1 lead. Sanford scored their second and final run on a throwing error on a Skidmore single, scoring Dalton Thomas (University of Arkansas Little Rock) who reached on a single, extending his hitting streak to ten games. Mystic continued their offensive assault scoring a pair of runs in the seventh and eighth, jumping to the 11-2 lead which held as the final score.
The Mainers begin a three-game stretch against Northern Division foes with a visit to the Valley Blue Sox tonight. RHP Matt D’Ariano (0-0, 0.00/Post University) will make is Mainers debut while Valley counters with LHP Steve Moyers (0-0, 9.00/Univ. of Rhode Island).
Moose Tracks
Ӣ Thomas extended his hitting streak to a team-high ten games. On the season, the junior has only been without a hit in four games.
Ӣ Skidmore continues to prove his worthiness of an All-Star vote collecting a pair of hits and scored a run in the loss.
”¢ The Mainers’ four-game winning streak was the longest on the season. They have won three-game in a row twice this season.
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