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Vermont Spotlight Game: Division IV State Championship - No. 1 South Royalton vs No. 2 Danville

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Senior righty Josh Skoskie fired a complete-game four-hit shutout as top-seeded South Royalton blanked second-seeded Danville 4-0 in the Division Four title game Friday night. In winning its second straight D-4 championship and eighth overall, the Royals completed an undefeated season at 18-0.  

Skoskie, heading to D-III Castleton in the fall, struck out 13 and walked four, one intentionally. Nick Howe led the game off for South Royalton with a single, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored the game's first run on a double steal. He also singled in a run in the fifth. The Royals stole eight bases on the night, with four the steals leading to three of the runs.

The Indians (12-5) had baserunners in all seven innings but only in the first did they have two aboard in the same frame and it was the only time they had a runner reach third. Sophomore Tyler Wells had two of Danville’s four hits.

 

Top Performers

South Royalton:

• Josh Skoskie (2017, RHP/SS): Castleton (Vt.)-bound righty hurled a complete game shutout allowing four singles while striking out 13 and walking four. Wrapped up a great season on the mound where he he did not allow a run (earned or unearned) in 40.1 innings while allowing only nine hits and had 75 strikeouts.
• Nick Howe (2017, OF): Lefty hitting speedy centerfielder went 2-for-3 scoring a run, driving in a run and stole three bases.

Danville:

• Tyler Wells (2019, SS/RHP): Lefty hitting sophomore infielder had two of the Indians four hits going 2-for-4. Had solid singles and a hard line out against a tough senior pitcher. Pitched the sixth for Danville walking two hitters and striking out two.