Mill Rats snap losing streak at Aviators

Chillicothe Paints’ Cameron Bowen (bottom) steals second base as Johnstown Mill Rats second baseman Jake Kendro fields a late pickoff throw in the top of the first inning of a Prospect League game at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point in Johnstown, PA., Friday, July 28, 2023.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A pair of runs in the top of the 10th inning helped the Johnstown Mill Rats snap a four-game losing streak and prevail 6-5 over the Lafayette Aviators on Wednesday night.

Johnstown’s Randy Carlo IV scored on a passed ball, and Jake Baumgartner’s RBI groundout to first base accounted for the Mill Rats’ runs in the 10th.

Lafayette’s Mason Kelley provided a sacrifice fly in the 10th to pull within one.

The season series is tied 5-all after Lafayette won 14-6 on Tuesday.

Johnstown’s Matt Santarelli went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jalen Freeman stole two bases, and Baumgartner scored twice.

Lafayette’s Brandon Daniels and James Jett (triple) each contributed two hits.

The host Lafayette Aviators tallied the game's first eight runs and ran away with a 14-6 victory over the Mill Rats in Prospect League play on Tuesday night.

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