LANDRY LEADS MAINERS TO 2-0 VICTORY BY FANNING 10 SWAMP BATS

KEENE, N.H. – Kevin Landry was brilliant on the mound on Tuesday night, tossing seven shutout innings to lead the Sanford Mainers to a 2-0 victory over the Keene Swamp Bats in NECBL play at Alumni Field. Landry allowed six hits, walked one, hit a batter and struck out 10 Keene batters to help lead Sanford (10-16) to their second consecutive victory. Max Most and Noah Lankford had RBI singles in the first and second innings respectively to give the Mainers all the offense they would need to down the Swamp Bats (13-12).

The Mainers opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first inning. Brian Kemp (St. John’s/East Rockaway, N.Y.) led off the game with a single to center field. After stealing second for his league-leading 18th stolen base of the season, Kemp moved to third when Cody Allen (Central Michigan/Coleman, Mich.) grounded out to first base. Max Most (Marist/Port Washington, N.Y.) followed and drove in the first run of the game with a single just fair down the third base line.

Sanford extended the lead to 2-0 with another run in the top of the second inning. Jeff Grantham (St. John’s/Randolph, N.J.) led off the inning and was hit by a pitch from Swamp Bats starter Dean Weaver. Grantham moved to second base on a groundout to second by Tyler Stovall (Central Michigan/Cincinnati, Ohio) and came in to score the Mainers’ second run in as many innings on a groundball single up the middle by Noah Lankford (Central Michigan/Cincinnati, Ohio).

Kevin Landry (William & Mary/Vienna, Va.) started and earned the victory (2-2) on the hill for Sanford. Over seven shutout innings, he gave up six hits, walked one, hit a batter and struck out 10. Nick Carlucci (Southern Connecticut State/Franklin, Mass.) pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings, giving up one hit and striking out one to pick up his first save of the season.

Weaver started on the mound and took the loss (3-1) for the Swamp Bats. In 6.1 innings of work, he gave up two runs on five hits, hit two batters, threw a wild pitch and struck out five.

The Mainers return to action on Wednesday, July 11 when they host the Manchester Silkworms. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Goodall Park in Sanford. Matt Janik and Russell Luna will have all the action 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.