Jeff Larish provided the fireworks for his first night with the Oneonta Tigers.

Larish finished 2-for-4, including his first professional homer, to lead the O-Tigers to an 8-2 victory over host Vermont on Thursday.

Larish, selected in the fifth round of the 2005 draft, was called up to Oneonta from the Gulf Coast League Tigers on Thursday.

First baseman Larish, who hit .324 with 23 homers and 67 RBIs for Arizona State this season, recently signed with Detroit for a $220,000 signing bonus, according to Baseball America.

In six games with the GCL Tigers, Larish hit .222 (4-for-18), including a double, a run and four RBIs. He homered in his second at[an error occurred while processing this directive]-bat Thursday, helping the Tigers (33-22) to remain a half-game ahead of Lowell in the Stedler Division. Lowell (33-23) beat Tri-City, 8-3, on Thursday.

Oneonta trailed, 2-1, entering the seventh. Larish walked, took second on a passed ball, moved to third on a groundout and came home on a wild pitch to tie the score.

The O-Tigers took the lead for good in the eighth. Matt Joyce doubled, Justin Justice walked and Cory Middleton reached on a error by shortstop Jose Contreras to load the bases.

Michael Hollimon followed by grounding into a double play, but Joyce scored for a 3-2 lead.

Oneonta scored five runs in the ninth, capped by a three-run triple from Hollimon.

Jake Baxter (2-2) earned the victory for the O-Tigers, pitching five shutout innings of relief. The Tigers continue their four-game series at Vermont at 7:05 tonight.

THURSDAY’S O-TIGERS BOX SCORE

ONEONTA ÐØÐØÐØ Ø VERMONT ÐØ Ø

ab r h bi Ø ÐØÐØØØ ab r h bi

Rhymes 2b 5Ø1Ø1Ø0 Contrras ss 3Ø1Ø0Ø0

Joyce rf 5Ø2Ø2Ø0 Plasencia cf 3Ø0Ø0Ø0

Justice cf 2Ø1Ø1Ø1 Davis dh 4Ø0Ø1Ø1

Middletn 3b 4Ø1Ø0Ø0 Torres 1b 3Ø0Ø0Ø0

Hollimon ss 5Ø0Ø1Ø3 Apodaca c 4Ø0Ø0Ø0

Larish 1b 4Ø2Ø2Ø1 Daniel lf 3Ø1Ø1Ø0

Haske dh 4Ø0Ø1Ø0 Louisa rf 4Ø0Ø2Ø0

Laster dh 0Ø1Ø0Ø0 Lane 2b 4Ø0Ø1Ø1

Cotto lf 4Ø0Ø0Ø0 Conway 3b 3Ø0Ø0Ø0

Roa c 4Ø0Ø1Ø0

Totals ÐØ 37Ø8 9 5 Totals ÐÐ 31 2 5Ø2

Oneonta 000100115 8

Vermont 10010000 2

E—Rhymes (9). DP—Oneonta 2, Vermont 1. LOB—Oneonta 7, Vermont 6. 2B—Joyce (5), Davis (6). 3B Hollimon (8). HR—Larish (1). SB—Laster (6), Rhymes (10).

IPÐÐHÐRERÐBBÐSO

ÐOneonta ÐØ ÐØ ÐØ ÐØ ÐØ ÐØØØ ÐØÐØ

Vasquez 4Ø ØØ3ÐØ2ÐØ2ÐØ4ÐØ2

Baxter W, 2-2 Ø5ØØØØ2ÐØ0ÐØ0ÐØ0ÐØ6

ÐVermont ÐØ ÐØ ÐØ ÐØ ÐØØØ ÐØÐØ

Estrada Ø5Ø ØØ4ÐØ1ÐØ1ÐØ2ÐØ6

Everts L, 0-1 Ø2ØØØØ1ÐØ2ÐØ0ÐØ2ÐØ2

Taylor Ø12-3ØØØ3ÐØ4ÐØ0ÐØ0ÐØ0

Ochoa Ø1-3ØØØ1ÐØ1ÐØ1ÐØ1ÐØ0

Everts pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP Everts.

Umpires—Home, Robert Boyle; Second, Mario Seneca.

T—3:03. A—2,562.

NY-PENN LEAGUE STANDINGS

ØØWØØØLØØPct.ØØØGB

Staten Island (Yanks) Ø38ØØ18ØØ.679ØØØ—Ð

Williamsprt (Pirates) Ø32ØØ25ØØ.561ÐØØ6½

Brooklyn (Mets) Ø30ØØ26ØØ.536ÐØØ8Ð

New Jersey (Cards) Ø27ØØ30ØØ.474ÐØ11½

Hudson Vly (DRays) Ø26ØØ29ØØ.473ÐØ11½

Aberdeen (Orioles) Ø20ØØ36ØØ.357ÐØ18Ð

ØØWØØØLØØPct.ØØØGB

Auburn (Blue Jays) Ø33ØØ24ØØ.579ØØØ—Ð>

Mhning Vly (Indians) Ø29ØØ28ØØ.509ÐØØ4Ð

Batavia (Phillies) Ø23ØØ33ØØ.411ÐØØ9½

Jamestown (Marlins) Ø23ØØ34ØØ.404ÐØ10Ð

ØØWØØØLØØPct.ØØØGB

Oneonta (Tigers) Ø33ØØ22ØØ.600ØØØ—Ð

Lowell (Red Sox) Ø33ØØ23ØØ.589ÐØØؽ

Tri-City (Astros) Ø28ØØ28ØØ.500ÐØØ5½

Vermont (Nationals) Ø19ØØ38ØØ.333ÐØ15Ð

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New Jersey 3, Aberdeen 2

Batavia 18, Mahoning Valley 4

Auburn 7, Jamestown 1

Lowell 8, Tri-City 3

Oneonta 8, Vermont 2

Staten Island 6, Hudson Valley 2, 1st game

Staten Island 6, Hudson Valley 5, 2nd game

Brooklyn 4, Williamsport 3, 11 innings

Aberdeen at New Jersey

Batavia at Mahoning Valley

Hudson Valley at Staten Island

Jamestown at Auburn

Lowell at Tri-City

Oneonta at Vermont

Williamsport at Brooklyn

Aberdeen at Brooklyn

Batavia at Mahoning Valley

Jamestown at Auburn

Lowell at Tri-City

Oneonta at Vermont

Staten Island at New Jersey

Williamsport at Hudson Valley

Aberdeen at Brooklyn

Batavia at Mahoning Valley

Jamestown at Auburn

Lowell at Tri-City

Oneonta at Vermont

Staten Island at New Jersey

Williamsport at Hudson Valley