THOMPSON TOSSES NO-HITTER TO LEAD
GIANTS OVER MAINERS 5-0
HOLYOKE,
Mass. – Mike Thompson was near-perfect on the mound on Monday
night, throwing a no-hit shutout as the Holyoke Giants defeated
the Sanford Mainers 5-0 in NECBL play at MacKenzie Stadium. Jake
Christman went 1-for-2 and drove in two runs for Holyoke (25-16)
in the victory. With the loss, Sanford (19-23) temporarily drops
into a tie with Concord for the fourth and final playoff spot in
the Northern Division. Lowell sits one-half game in back of both
teams. Concord and Lowell both played as well on Monday night,
though results are unknown at this time. Both clubs have one
game remaining on their schedule, while the Mainers’ regular
season schedule has been completed.
The Giants opened the scoring with three runs in the bottom of
the fourth inning. With one out, Kody Hightower worked a walk
and moved to second base on a single through the left side of
the infield. Jack Cawley was hit by a pitch to load the bases
and then Kent Graham worked a walk to drive in Hightower with
the first run of the game. Jake Christman followed with a
groundball to first base which resulted in Graham being forced
out at second base, but also drove in Turner to make it 2-0.
Cawley would score on the play as well to make it 3-0, and
Christman would end up on second base as shortstop Jeff Grantham
(St. John’s/Randolf, N.J.) committed a throwing error while
attempting to complete the double play.
Holyoke tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the eighth
inning. With one out, Turner, Cawley, Graham and Christman
worked four consecutive walks off reliever Nick Carlucci
(Southern Connecticut State/Franklin, Mass.) to score a run and
extend the lead to 4-0. Matt Reimer then bounced into a
fielder’s choice to drive home Cawley and make it 5-0.
Ryan Lapointe (George Washington/Somersworth, N.H.) started on
the mound and took the loss (2-4) for Sanford. In four innings
of work, he gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits,
walked three, hit two batters and struck out one.
Mike Thompson started and went the distance on the hill to earn
the victory (6-1) for Holyoke. Tossing the complete nine
innings, he gave up no hits and no runs, walked seven and struck
out four.
The Mainers next action will be determined by the results of
games played both Monday and Tuesday throughout the NECBL.
Up-to-date news will be available at http://www.sanfordmainers.com.
A complete box score of tonight’s game will be available via
http://www.necbl.com.
Founded in 2002, the Sanford Mainers are a non-profit
organization and the premier collegiate baseball team in the
state of Maine, playing their home games at historic Goodall
Park. A proud member of the NECBL, the Mainers annually aid in
progressing the careers of the future stars of professional
baseball, in addition to bringing top-notch collegiate baseball
to the Sanford area. For more information visit http://www.sanfordmainers.com
or call the Mainers front office at (207) 324-0010.
