VERMONT (20-18) at WILLIAMSPORT (21-19) Friday -- July 29, 2011 --- Overall Game #39 --- Away Game #21 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS RECORD: The Lake Monsters are 20-18 overall after 2-1, 5-inning ‘10 record after 38 games: 23-15 Date Opponent Score Record loss at Williamsport Thursday ... Vermont has won 4 of its last 7 games ‘10 record after 39 games: 23-16 6/17 @Tri-City* 9-3 W 1-0 after a 5-game losing streak ... Lake Monsters are 7-12 in last 19 games Best after 38: 24-14, 1996 6/18 @Tri-City* 0-10 L 1-1 Worst after 38: 7-31, 2003 6/19 @Tri-City* 6-5 W 2-1 after 8-2 previous 10 ... Vermont has been either alone or tied for 1st- 6/20 LOWELL* 8-6 W 3-1 Best after 39: 24-15, 1996 6/21 LOWELL* 1-13 L 3-2 place in Stedler Division every day this year ... 10-8 home, 10-10 road. Worst after 39: 7-32, 2003 6/22 LOWELL* PPD (rain) Last 5 Vermont (3-2) Opponent (2-3) Williamsport scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 6/23 CONNECTICUT* 6-1 W 4-2 Avg .181 (25x138) .196 (27x138) YESTERDAY: 6/24 CONNECTICUT* 4-2 W 5-2 Runs 11 (2.2 rpg) 9 (1.8 rpg) 4th inning in a 2-1, 5-inning victory over Vermont ... The Lake 6/25 CONNECTICUT* susp (rain) RISP .237 (9x38) .231 (6x26) Monsters scored the 1st run of game in 4th as Chad Lewis dou- 6/26 @Lowell* 1-4 L 5-3 ERA (er/ip) 1.35 (6/40.0) 2.31 (10/39.0) 6/27 @Lowell* 2-4 L 5-4 BB/SO 13/33 13/34 bled with 1-out, moved to 3rd on back-to-back walks and then 6/28 @Lowell* 7-3 W 6-4 Errors 4 5 scored on a Nick Rickles sac fly ... Seth Frankoff (2-2) gave up 6/29 @Connecticut 8-7 W 7-4 Last 10 Vermont (4-6) Opponent (6-4) 6/30 @Connecticut 6-3 W 8-4 Avg .196 (54x275) .243 (70x288) 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits over 4.0 innings to take the loss ... 7/1 @Connecticut 5-6 L 8-5 Runs 28 (2.8 rpg) 38 (3.8 rpg) Lewis’ double was the only hit for the Lake Monsters in game. 7/2 TRI-CITY* 7-4 W 9-5 RISP .236 (17x72) .282 (20x71) 7/3 TRI-CITY* 7-6 W 10-5 ERA (er/ip) 3.27 (28/77.0) 2.92 (25/77.0) 7/4 @Tri-City* 0-4 L 10-6 BB/SO 32/73 22/73 5-INNINGS: Last night’s game was shortest for Vermont since 7/5 @Tri-City* 12-8 W 11-6 Errors 13 10 a 2-0, 5-inning win over Tri-City August 6, 2007 at Centennial. 7/6 @Brooklyn 5-2 W 12-6 7/7 @Brooklyn 5-4 W 13-6 NO EXTRAS: Vermont opponents do not have an extra- 7/8 @Brooklyn PPD (rain) Vermont vs. WILLIAMSPORT 7/9 STATEN ISLAND* 1-2 L 13-7 base hit in the last 5 games after collecting at least 1 extra-base All-Time: 20-30 2011: 1-1 2010: 2-1 7/10 STATEN ISLAND* 8-2 W 14-7 hit in 31 of the first 33 games ... Lake Monster batters have at Home: 12-15 Home: 0-0 Home: 2-1 7/11 STATEN ISLAND* 1-9 L 14-8 Away: 8-15 Away: 1-1 Away: 0-0 7/12 least 1 extra-base hit 11 straight games and 32 of 38 overall. 7/13 @Aberdeen* 4-6 L 14-9 vs. Phillies Affiliate: 23-28 Current Win/Loss Streak: 1 loss 7/14 @Aberdeen* 8-2 W 15-9 HERE’S THE PITCH: After allowing 7 ER in 2nd game 7/15 @Aberdeen* 8-9 L 15-10 of doubleheader July 22nd to raise team ERA to 4.46, Vermont Long Winning Streak: 7 (8/24/95-7/25/98) 7/16 ABERDEEN* 4-3 W 16-10 Long Losing Streak: 9 (7/27/00 - 9/5/01) 7/17 ABERDEEN* 4-9 L 16-11 pitchers have 1.35 ERA (40 IP, 27 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 13 BB, 33 SO) Largest Vermont Win: 15 (18-3, 7/26/94) 7/18 ABERDEEN* 5-10 L 16-12 last 5 games to lower ERA to 4.08 (lowest since 4.01 on 7/16). Largest Williamsport Win: 5 (11-6, 7/21/00 & 7-2, 7/18/05) 7/19 @Lowell 4-10 L 16-13 Last Vermont Shutout: none 7/20 @Lowell 2-6 L 16-14 OFFENSIVE: After getting 10 or more hits 5 straight games Last Williamsport Shutout: 5-0, 8/4/95 7/21 LOWELL* 2-3 L 16-15 July 13-17, Vermont has not had more than 9 hits last 11 games Most Vermont Runs: 18, 7/26/94 LOWELL* PPD (power) Most Williamsport Runs: 11, 7/21/00 7/22 LOWELL* 5-2 W 17-15 and are hitting .198 (61x308) last 11 drop team avg .265-.249 LOWELL* 4-8 L 17-16 2011 Overall 2011 Series 7/23 JAMESTOWN* 3-2 W 18-16 VT NYP WPT NYP VT WPT ERROR MODE: Vermont opponents have committed just .249 .251 7/24 JAMESTOWN* 1-3 L 18-17 Avg 10 7t .196 .209 16 errors in last 16 games (1.00 per game) after 52 errors in R 170 9t 159 12 5 3 7/25 JAMESTOWN* 2-1 W 19-17 H 314 12 332 9 10 9 7/26 first 22 games (2.36) ... Lake Monsters have made 23 errors HR 13 11t 11 14 0 0 7/27 @Williamsport 4-1 W 20-17 last 14 games (1.64) after 27 miscues first 24 games (1.13). BB 138 6 131 9t 4 6 7/28 @Williamsport 1-2 L 20-18 SO 305 5t 269 11 12 7 7/29 @Williamsport 7:05 SB 66 1 43 9t 4 1 7/30 BROOKLYN* 6:05 WHAT A STEAL: Lake Monsters are 1st in the league E 50 11 57 4 1 4 7/31 BROOKLYN (2)* 1:05 with 65 steals ... Vermont is 66-for-80 (82.5%) in stolen bases ... ERA 4.08 11 3.28 4 1.38 2.57 8/1 BROOKLYN* 7:05 H 331 7t 331 7t 9 10 8/2 STATE COLLEGE* 7:05 Vermont catchers have thrown out 18-of-57 (31.6%) stolen SHO 0 14 3 2t 0 0 8/3 STATE COLLEGE* 7:05 base attempts (Lopez is 8-of-27, while Rickles is 6-of-20). HR 23 3 16 10t 0 0 8/4 STATE COLLEGE* 11:05 BB 127 10t 124 12 6 4 8/5 @Tri-City* 7:00 RALLY MONSTERS: Lake Monsters have trailed at SO 302 7 284 9 7 12 8/6 @Tri-City* 7:00 8/7 TRI-CITY* 1:05 some point in 13 of their 20 wins, while had lead in just 3 of 18 losses (July 15th, 21st and 28th). 8/8 TRI-CITY* 7:05 8/9 @Auburn 7:05 NICK OF TIME: Since joining Vermont on July 3rd, Nick Rickles has hit safely in 12 of the 14 8/10 @Auburn 7:05 games started (14x44, .318), including the first 11 ... Had 1 hit each game until 3 hits Wednesday. 8/11 @Auburn 7:05 8/12 @Batavia 7:05 WHAT A RELIEF: Relief pitchers Tanner Peters (4 BB, 19 SO in 16.2 IP), T.J. Walz (3 BB, 27 SO in 8/13 @Batavia 7:05 8/14 @Batavia 1:05 22.0 IP), Jeff Urlaub (2 BB, 34 SO in 20.2 IP) and Nathan Kilcrease (3 BB, 16 SO in 15.2 IP) have combined 8/15 for just 12 walks and 96 strikeouts over 74.0 innings ... They are also combined 6-1 with 12 saves. 8/16 All-Star Game at Lowell 8/17 MAHONING VALLEY* 7:05 8/18 MAHONING VALLEY* 7:05 UP ON THE FARM LAST NIGHT IN OAKLAND A’S ORGANIZATION 8/19 MAHONING VALLEY* 7:05 8/20 HUDSON VALLEY* 6:05 Triple A: SACRAMENTO 5, Tacoma 4 -- River Cats are 63-43 in South Division of Pacific Coast League 8/21 HUDSON VALLEY* 1:05 8/22 HUDSON VALLEY* 7:05 Double A: MIDLAND 4, Frisco 2 -- The RockHounds are 42-61 in South Division of Texas League. 8/23 @Hudson Valley 7:05 8/24 @Hudson Valley 7:05 Single A: STOCKTON 3, Visalia 1 -- The Ports are 60-43 in the North Division of the California League. 8/25 @Hudson Valley 7:05 8/26 @Connecticut 7:05 Single A: Beloit 4, BURLINGTON 1 -- The Bees are 54-48 in Western Division of the Midwest League. 8/27 @Connecticut 7:05 8/28 CONNECTICUT* 6:05 8/29 CONNECTICUT* 7:05 FORMER LAKE MONSTER PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE NIGHT 8/30 @Staten Island 7:00 STEVEN SOUZA, Potomac (A): went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 double and 2 RBI in 7-5 victory at Wilmington ... 8/31 @Staten Island 7:00 9/1 @Staten Island 7:00 hitting .243 (70x288) with 43 runs, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 10 homers and 46 RBI in 90 games for the Nationals. 9/2 TRI-CITY* 7:05 9/3 TRI-CITY* 6:05 PAUL APPLEBEE, Hagerstown (A): tossed 5.0 hitless innings of relief with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts in 5-4 9/4 TRI-CITY* 1:05 loss to Delmarva ..