Jack Toomey got his second walk-off hit this momth vs. Vermont at Holman Stadium on Sunday for the Nashua Silver Knights. (Photo courtesy of Nashua Silver Knights)

Their bite was a lot more fun than the opponent’s bark.

On Saturday night, the Vermont Lake Monsters barked, almost taunting the Nashua Silver Knights after a comeback 3-1 win.

But on Sunday, the Knights bit back. In a roller coaster of an afternoon, the Silver Knights walked off with a 5-4 win on — what else — a Jack Toomey RBI single in the bottom of the ninth before a “Bark In The Park” Holman Stadium crowd of 818.

It was Toomey’s second walk-off hit at Holman vs. the Monsters, his first was back on July 7, a game-winning homer in a 4-3 win.

“I know I was facing the same kid (Wyatt Cameron) I faced the last time, I didn’t want to miss that fastball like I did that last at bat,” Toomey said, “so I just hung on that fastball immediately, and I found it.”

After dropping back-to-back games, Saturday’s tough loss to these Lake Monsters, Nashua was in a position it knows all so well: getting back on track. They did just that, and thanks to New Britain’s doubleheader split with Brockton, Nashua (24-20) is now percentage points ahead of the Bees in second in the FCBL behind the 33-13 Lake Monsters.

Sunday’s game was delayed two hours by bad weather. In their first couple innings, both offenses had trouble getting themselves out of the mud. Nashua fell into a familiar habit, leaving runners on base early on. On the bump for Knights, Northeastern’s Aiven Cabral didn’t let a little bit of rain phase him. In his sixth appearance of the season, Cabral tossed six innings of scoreless ball with six strikeouts, although he eventually would be charged with two runs.

In the fourth inning, the Knights would look to break a scoreless tie. Wake Forest’s Chris Katz doubled to lead off the inning, which would later set up UMass’s Will MacLean to single into centerfield for his12th RBI of the season. Nashua would add on another in a double steal to make it 2-0 after four.

Katz would once again contribute on the scoreboard, first starting with his leadoff walk in the sixth. Two Vermont balks moved Katz all the way over to third. Maryland’s Zach Martin would capitalize on the Lake Monster blunders, singling to right to bring home Katz.

Now with a 3-0 lead and Cabral still slicing through the Vermont lineup, the game looked to be falling to Nashua’s grasp. But after six brilliant innings from the incoming Northeastern freshman, one Vermont swing flipped the ballgame upside down.

After a leadoff walk to Wake Forest’s Tommy Hawke, Trinity’s Brian Schuab ran into one with enough juice to clear the left field wall. With a sour ending to an otherwise great performance, Cabral’s day had come to an end.

Vermont now was back in striking distance, looking to take two straight from the Silver Knights. Nashua, with Vermont now on their tail, didn’t let up. After two free bases and a single by St Thomas Aquinas Andrew Jemison, the bases were loaded for the always dangerous Katz.

Katz, seeming to be a magnet to offensive production in this ballgame, worked a walk in a great at bat to bring the Nashua lead back to two at 4-2.

After the Knights extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh, it was now Vermont’s turn to answer back. With Wake Forest’s Will Andrews taking over on the mound, the Lake Monsters would have to try and crack one of Nashua’s better relievers.

Andrews, who had not given up an earned run up to that point, struggled with Vermont’s hard-nosed lineup. A couple walks would set up Schaub, who had already left his fingerprints all over this matchup, with a big RBI chance as runners stood on second and third. Schaub would deliver once again for Vermont, singling home a run to make it 4-3.

Following the RBI, a questionable balk call by the umpires ignited both benches into arguments. After a long tiring afternoon, it seemed the balk call on Andrews that awarded Vermont the tying run was the breaking point. Now with a 4-4 after eight innings of play, both teams looked to get the last laugh with emotions running wild.

In the ninth, Vermont would lead off with a huge double from Brown’s Charles Crawford. Crawford’s two-bagger would end Andrews’ outing, Knights manager Kyle Jackson bringing in Plymouth State’s L.T. Pare to help the Knights get to the bottom half. In a high leverage situation, Pare (WP) would get two outs on batted balls with a monumental strikeout ending the inning with the Monsters leaving a man on third.

With the crowd now fired up from Pare’s escape from the jam, the stage was set for Nashua to walk it off in style. Amherst’s Jack McDermott would start the inning off, singling to lead off the inning. Following McDermott, Northeastern’s Greg Bozzo came into the game to lay down a beauty of a bunt to move McDermott into scoring position.

After a tough second out following Bozzo, Holy Cross’s Toomey now had the weight on his shoulders to be the hero against the same pitcher he beat back on July 7: Cameron.

History repeated itself.

Toomey, already with a walk off hit under his belt, showed that the clutch gene remained in his DNA as he roped a single over Vermont second baseman Cam Conley’s head, finding outfield grass with McDermott rounding third and coming home to walk off a wild day at the ballpark.

Nashua is now off until Tuesday, when it travels to Westfield for a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.