WAREHAM — The Wareham Gatemen (9-8) plated three runs in the first inning at Clem Spillane Field last night and that would be all the hosts needed as they downed the visiting Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (7-9), 4-2.
Evan Hill got the win after five solid innings of shutout pitching as the 6’5” Michigan Wolverine southpaw struck out three and walked just one while scattering two hits. Middle reliever Brett Hanewich (Stanford) got tagged for a pair of runs in his 2.1 innings on the hill but then Cal-Poly Pomona closer Ryan Olson closed the door on the Red Sox in the final 1 2/3 innings for the save.
Bourne Braves reliever Bryan Baker allowed no runs in two innings of work and struck out two as the Braves defeated Hyannis, 3-0 last night at McKeon Park.
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Wareham catcher Andrew Knizner (NC State) went 1-3 with one RBI and was a key part of the host’s first-inning three-spot, while DH Nick Cieri (2-4, RBI), John Sternagel (2-4) and Andrew Calica (2-2, RBI) each had multiple-hit games.
Donnie Walton (Oklahoma State) put the Sox on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth inning and Cole Billingsley (South Alabama) scored on a wild pitch after he reached on a walk but that was all the visitors would garner the rest of the way.
The Gatemen are one game behind the first place Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the West Division.
Bourne Braves Uses Trio on Hill to Blank Hyannis Harbor Hawks
Bourne Braves’ field manager Harvey Shapiro utilized three pitchers last night at McKeon Park en route to a combined, 3-0 shutout of the host Hyannis Harbor Hawks.
Notre Dame righty Ryan Smoyer got the win for the Braves after six scoreless innings on the mound as he scattered four hits, walked none and struck out none. Bryan Baker (North Florida) took on middle relief duties and fanned two while Austin Conway (Indiana State) closed it out for the save with one strikeout.
Bourne plated a pair of runs in the top of the first inning off of Hyannis starter Devin Smeltzer who ended up going six innings and striking out four while allowing three runs on 10 hits and one walk.
Ryan Boldt (Nebraska), Corey Julks (Houston) and Reid Humphreys (Mississippi State) each rapped out a pair of hits with Humphreys driving in a pair of runs on the night.
Falmouth’s Finnegan Gets Win in Relief against Harwich Mariners
Jack Finnegan (McClennan CC) turned in 2.1 innings of relief at Elmer “Guv” Fuller Field Saturday night and notched the victory in a 1-0 nailbiter against the Harwich Mariners.
He struck out one and walked one while starter Adam Oller (Northwestern) got the no-decision after five shutout innings on the hill for the hosts.
Falmouth’s Boomer White (Texas A&M) drove in the Commodores’ sole run in the sixth inning with a basehit. He went 1-3 with one RBI.
Brewster Whitecaps southpaw Anthony Arias struck out two in one inning of relief work for the Whitecaps last night.
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Brewster Whitecaps Pick Up Win at Veterans Field against Anglers
Righty JD Busfield (Loyola Marymouth) got the victory for the Whitecaps and fanned five batters while allowing just two hits, but Brewster picked up its runs without the benefit of any run-scoring hits last night on the road.
Two of the three runs scored by the visiting Whitecaps were unearned but a pair of errors and a wild pitch ended up being the way that Brewster finished it off with a 3-0 combined shutout.
Colin Lyman (Louisville) and Nick Giarratano (San Francisco) both collected a pair of hits on the night for Brewster.
Cotuit Kettleers Snap Out of Funk with Big Win over Orleans Firebirds
Mired in a 1-8 slump, the Cotuit Kettleers (5-12) snapped out of it last night at Elizabeth Lowell Park with a 5-4, walk-off win on a bases loaded walk from Kort Peterson (UCLA) in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out.
The visiting Orleans Firebirds – atop the Cape League’s East Division at 11-5 – outhit the host Kettleers, 11 to eight, but four errors proved critical in Cotuit snatching the win after a 4-4 tie heading into the bottom of the ninth. Michael Paez (Coastal Carolina) reached on an error to lead off the ninth and eventually scored on Peterson’s RBI-walk.
The free error and eventual free pass made a winner out of Cotuit reliever Nick Lewis (Baylor) who went five innings and struck out five while allowing one run on a walk and four hits.
Brett Stephens (UCLA) doubled in a run in the first inning and ended up going 2-4 with one RBI while Branden Berry (Washington) belted his first home run of the season – a solo shot – in the bottom of the second frame. He also went 2-4 with one RBI.
Orleans’ slugger Kyle Lewis (Mercer) drove in a run to put Orleans on the scoreboard in the third frame and drove in another to tie it at 4-4 in the ninth before Cotuit walked off with the win. Lewis went 2-4 with two RBI on the evening.
— Sean Walsh is the sports editor for www.capecod.com. His email is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm
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