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Daily Fog: All-Stars

Y-D has more All-Star starters than any team in the East. Caleb Ramsey (Houston), Joe Panik (St. John’s) and Tyler Hanover (LSU) are all in the starting lineup, and they all figure to play big roles in tonight’s game. Ramsey is batting second, Panik cleanup and Hanover fifth.

Is it any wonder?

Before heading to Fenway, those Red Sox and their teammates got their bats going for the second straight day and scored a key 11-5 victory over Falmouth. Thanks to the win and a Brewster tie, the Red Sox head into the All-Star game in sole possession of first place in the East.

Two of the aforementioned All-Stars had nice days for the Red Sox, but the story was the team’s ability to hit up and down the lineup. Hanover had two hits and Panik had a hit and scored a run. Matt Watson (Boston College), Matt Jensen (Cal Poly) and Ben McMahan (Florida) drove in two runs apiece.

Gabriel Shaw (Louisville) got the win with six solid innings.

The Red Sox finished with 10 hits. The day before, they pounded 12 hits and scored 10 runs in the second game of a doubleheader with Harwich.

While their pitching staff has been a little up-and-down, the Red Sox have been hitting since the beginning. They’re second in the league with a .246 team average and they rank first in home runs, first in extra-base hits, first in runs and first in slugging.

It’s no surprise that several Red Sox will lead the offensive charge in the All-Star game.

I guess it’s also no surprise that they’re in first place.

Elsewhere

  • It looked like Chatham was dead in the water for a while, but the Anglers have turned things around. They swept a doubleheader from Bourne yesterday, winning 5-2 and 5-4 for their third and fourth straight victories. Chatham is now only two games out of the last playoff spot in the East. In game one of the twin bill, Mike Dennhardt (Boston College) turned in six solid innings and Aaron Westlake (Vanderbilt) hit his fourth home run of the year to power the offense. Chatham then scored early and held off a Bourne charge to win a one-run game in the nightcap. Marc Zecchino (Virginia Tech) got the win. Jason Martin (San Jose State) and Beau Amaral (UCLA) had two hits apiece and Westlake had two RBI.

  • Brewster and Harwich each scored a run in the fourth inning and nothing else as they tied 1-1 at Stony Brook Field. Levi Michael (North Carolina) hit a solo home run for Harwich and Taylor Featherston (TCU) drove in Brewster’s only run. Starters Matt Crouse (Ole Miss) and Greg Peavey (Oregon State) each went seven innings.

  • Cotuit got another strong start from Nick Tropeano (Stony Brook) and beat Wareham 2-1. Tropeano had gone at least seven innings and allowed two runs or fewer in his previous three starts. He did it again Tuesday, scattering six hits and allowing just an unearned run in seven innings. Chad Wright (Kentucky) had three hits to lead the Cotuit offense, while Zach Cone (Georgia) and Jordan Leyland (UC Irvine) drove in runs. Cotuit improved to 18-15-2 and stretched its West lead to two games. Wareham had won four in a row, but is still sitting in third place.

    • What to Watch

    The All-Star game is set for 7 p.m. tonight at Fenway Park. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS College Sports Network.

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