Martha's Vineyard Sharks News
Caeden Cloud fell a double shy of the cycle and drove in three runs as Newport finally solved Martha's Vineyard on its fourth try this summer, handing the Sharks a 4–1 defeat in Monday's makeup game at the Shark Tank.
Danbury's Glenn Smith silenced the Island bats with 5.1 dominant innings, and the Westerners handed Martha's Vineyard its first loss in eleven days, 4–1, in front of 2,601 fans at the Shark Tank.
Chris Hacopian becomes the first first-round pick in program history at No. 11 overall, headlining a seven-player class scooped up by seven different Major League organizations over one unforgettable weekend.
The 2024 Vineyard standout, who hit .370 with nine home runs and a 1.085 OPS in a Sharks uniform, becomes the first first-round selection in program history and the highest-drafted alum the Sharks have ever produced.
Wesley Scott homered and rapped three of the Vineyard's four hits, Will Bavaro drove in three, and the Sharks turned ten walks and six stolen bases into their sixth consecutive victory — avenging their only road loss of the summer.
Jackson Roper rapped three hits, Bryan Sornas delivered a two-run single in a four-run ninth, and the Sharks' staff struck out 13 as Martha's Vineyard erased an early deficit for its fifth consecutive victory.
Ryan Gold and Ben Waterman combined on a two-hit shutout as the Martha's Vineyard Sharks took the doubleheader nightcap 2–0 to run their winning streak to four.
Trailing early, the Martha's Vineyard Sharks surfaced with a five-run flurry to sink the Sanford Mainers 5–3 and extend their winning streak.
Jake Lodgek fired seven scoreless innings of two-hit relief and Jackson Taylor's seventh-inning double down the right-field line delivered the go-ahead run as Martha's Vineyard avenged Wednesday's loss to the Blues.
Wesley Scott drove in four runs, walking home the go-ahead run with the bases loaded in the sixth, then burying Newport with a three-run eighth-inning blast as Martha's Vineyard erased a 4–0 hole and bounced right back into the win column.
Bristol's Nick Flores went full apex predator with five RBI as the Blues handed Martha's Vineyard its first loss since the streak began, dropping the Sharks to 16–5.
A three-run sixth broke a 1–1 tie and four Martha's Vineyard arms combined for 12 strikeouts on just five hits — Jack Volo firing two hitless innings for the win and Ben Waterman slamming the door for his second save — as the Sharks grinded out a 4–2 road decision in Danbury to stretch their winning streak to six.
Trailing 4–2 entering the bottom of the eighth, Martha's Vineyard drew three straight bases-loaded walks and pushed across four runs without a single base hit — James McGee delivering the go-ahead free pass and Kevin Hall reaching three times and scoring twice — to steal a 6–4 win and stretch the streak to five.
Austin Pierzynski reached base all five times he came to the plate and Michael Devenney retired every batter he faced over three perfect innings, carrying Martha's Vineyard to its fourth consecutive win.
Nick Barron's go-ahead two-run homer and a combined two-hitter from Ethan Santerre and the bullpen powered Martha's Vineyard to its third consecutive win, a 5–2 road decision over North Shore in Lynn.
Ryan Thompson drove in seven runs, capped by a three-run homer, as Martha's Vineyard erupted for 18 hits and ran its winning streak to two with a 16–7 road rout of the Keene Swamp Bats
