SteepleCats Earn First Win

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- AJ Petraitis threw five shutout innings Monday as the North Adams SteepleCats earned their first win of the season, a 3-2 decision over Vermont at Joe Wolfe Field.
 
Petraitis struck out one and scattered three hits before leaving the mound.
 
Five more Cats combined to strike out eight over the next four innings.
 
Collin Overholt tripled, and Cuyler Baxter went 2-for-2 at the plate to spark North Adams' offense.
 
The SteepleCats (1-2) are off on Tuesday before making their first road trip of the season. They head to Keene N.H., on Wednesday.
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Vermont Rally Sinks SteepleCats

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Vermont Mountaineers Wednesday rallied for six runs in the seventh inning to erase a four-run deficit and went to a 13-10 win over the SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in New England Collegiate Baseball League action.
 
Alex Barrist went 3-for-4 with a double, and Nelphie Lopez was 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs to lead North Adams' offense. Sebastian Rhoades doubled and drove in a pair in a 3-for-5 night at the plate.
 
Seven North Adams pitchers combined to strike out 10 and walk five, but five SteepleCats errors led to six unearned runs.
 
The SteepleCats (7-24) are at Keene, N.H., on Thursday night.
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