8/13/10 Adrian, Mich. --

Dylan Vogt (Nebraska) and Eric Vaughan (Owens C.C.) have been named to the 2010 All Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League 2nd Team.

Dylan Vogt	Eric Vaughan

Vogt will be entering his sophomore season at Nebraska next season. For the Monarchs, he served as the team's closer and tied for the league lead in saves with eight. In 13 appearances, the righty had a 3.60 ERA with 13 strikeouts over 15 innings pitched.

Vaughan recently completed his sophomore season at Owens C.C. He went 6-1 in eights starts for Lake Erie in the regular season with a 3.55 ERA. He threw two shutouts with two complete games in 45.2 innings pitched while striking out 31. He was third among league leaders in innings pitching and tied for the league lead in wins and games started.

For a complete list of the All Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, click here

- Photo credit - University of Nebraska and Tim Corbey

Seth Willoughby (Xavier) swings and misses. The Monarchs only had one baserunner the last four innings. Photo Credit: Stan Moyer --(view larger image)

8/12/10 Johnstown, Pa. ---

The Monarchs season ended much like their entire season went. - hovering around .500.

A 3-2 loss to Chicago left Lake Erie with a .500 record at 2-2 in tournament play. Lake Erie finishes the season at 23-24-1 after their loss in the loser's bracket semifinal.

"We had a hard time getting anything going offensively today," Monarchs general manager Jim DeSana said. "It's difficult to win a game when you only score one run."

The day started out well with another first inning run for the Monarchs. Seth Willoughby (Xavier) singled to center before stealing second one out later. After another out, Willoughby stole third on the first pitch to Kurt Farmer (Nebraska), who then singled in Willoughby.

However, Chicago scored three runs in the fifth inning with the big hit coming on a two out, two RBI triple by Jimmi Risi with the score tied at one. 

After that, Lake Erie was pretty much shut down offensively. Alex Johnson (Cleveland State) singled and stole second in the seventh inning with every other Monarch getting out besides him.

Chicago starter Alex Norman threw a complete game after throwing five innings just two days earlier on Monday. Each team had six hits.

Complete pitching stats were unavailable. Mike McKinley (Indiana) started the game for the Monarchs and was responsible for all three runs.

Mike Moyer (Western Michigan) delivers a pitch. He finished the game on the mound for the Monarchs. Photo Credit: Stan Moyer --(view larger image)

08/11/10 Johnstown, Pa---

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Monarchs starter Tanner Libby was dominant on the mound today while throwing a complete game, seven hitter. He allowed only two runs, one walk and one hit batter while striking out seven. Photo Credit: Stan Moyer --(view larger image)

8/11/10 Johnstown, Pa ---

The Monarchs defeated Altoona today 10-2 in their third game of the AAABA World Series behind Tanner Libby's (Illinois) complete game and a 14 hit attack on offense.

Libby gave up on two runs while scattering seven hits, one walk, and one hit batter. He struck out seven.

Meanwhile, the offense pounded out 14 hits and busted open a close game in the seventh inning.

Jack Scanlon (Western Michigan) hit an RBI double in the first inning to score Ryan Ford (Middle Tennessee State) and put the Monarchs up 1-0. Alex Johnson (Cleveland State) knocked Scanlon in with a sacrifice fly later in the inning.

Aside from Johnson's single in the fourth inning, every other Monarch was retired from the second through the fourth innings - including five flyouts to centerfield. Meanwhile, Altoona scored two in the third inning to tie the game.

Seth Willoughby (Xavier) and Ford hit back to back singles in the fifth, but they were stranded. Then, the Monarchs broke through for a run in the sixth to take the lead back.

Kurt Farmer (Nebraska) singled to lead off the inning, stole second, and scored on an RBI double by Johnson to make the score 3-2.

Lake Erie then broke the game open in the seventh inning. Bill Charvat (Illinois) walked to lead off, but was erased on a fielder's choice groundout by Willoughby, who then stole second. Ford then knocked Willoughby in with an RBI single to make it 4-2.

Scanlon then grounded out to first and moved Ford to second. Farmer then reached on an error that scored Ford to make it 5-2. Farmer then stole second base. Johnson then singled to move Farmer to third before he stole second to put runners on second and third with two outs.

Elliot Searer (Penn State) then knocked both runners in with a two RBI single before Reid Rooney (Central Michigan) flew out.

Up 7-2, the Monarchs then capped off their day offensively with a three run eighth inning.

Kurt Farmer (Nebraska) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a run. He went 2-5 at the plate. Photo Credit: Stan Moyer --(view larger image)

A.J. DeMarco (University of Toledo) singled and Cory Osborne (Mott. C.C.) walked to put runners on first and second with no outs. Willoughby then knocked both of them in with a double. He was thrown out at third trying to stretch it to a triple.

One out later, Scanlon tripled and scored on an RBI single by Farmer to make it 10-2.

A couple Monarchs had big days offensively: Johnson (3-4 with two RBIs, a run, and a stolen base), Ford (3-5 with two runs), Willoughby (2-5, two RBIs, two stolen bases, and a run), Scanlon (2-5 with an RBI and two runs), and Farmer (2-5 with a run, two stolen bases and one RBI). 

Searer and DeMarco had the other two hits aside from those five.

The Monarchs will now play Chicago in the loser's bracket semifinal tomorrow at a time and field TBA.