I don’t want to jinx it, but I need something to write about.
And this, after last year, is something.
We are five days into the 2010 Cape League season. Fifteen games were on the schedule, and 15 games have been played. Mother Nature has stood idly by, perhaps feeling sorry for what she did last year in the worst summer ever.
This time last year, we’d already had a few postponements and were about to head into the worst few days of the summer, a stretch in which 12 of 20 games were postponed. The scheduled was being adjusted on the fly, and all those “only game in town” days fell by the wayside as teams filled up every possible day.
On Thursday, Brewster and Y-D were the only game in town, and this one went off without a hitch. Brewster improved to 2-1 with a 3-2 victory.
The Whitecaps led 2-0 into the seventh when the Red Sox tied it. But in the top of the ninth, Brewster scratches a run across when Drew Martinez (Memphis), who had singled, came into score from third on a double play. Jake Floethe (Cal State Fullerton) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth when Ronnie Shaban (Virginia Tech) lined into a game-ending double play.
Jon Berti (Bowling Green), John Andreoli (Connecticut) and Andy Burns (Kentucky) had two hits apiece to lead Brewster. Tyler Hanover (LSU), a 2009 CCBL all-star, made his debut for Y-D and went 2-for-4.
What to Watch
We’re back to a full slate of action tonight. If you start in Cotuit and then head to Harwich, you’ll see two 2010 draftees make their debuts. Martin Viramontes (Loyola Marymount), a 27th rounder, gets the start for Orleans at Cotuit. Viramontes was a 2008 Cape League all-star. In Harwich, Michael Goodnight (Houston), a 13th rounder, is set to go for Y-D.
Also, I will be away for part of the weekend, so there won’t be a daily fog on Saturday. I should be able to post one on Sunday, but it might be a little later than usual. There is good news: the weekend looks beautiful. Maybe I didn’t jinx anything.