On the second-to-last day of the regular season, the Cape League playoff picture finally began to take shape.
After last night’s action, here’s what we know:
As for the games last night, the biggest winner has to be Y-D. The Red Sox surged into first place a few weeks back, but with Brewster hanging around and Orleans catching fire, the lead was looking a little precarious.
Yesterday, Y-D slammed the door, sweeping a twin bill with Cotuit.
In the first game, a 9-5 win, Matt Jensen (Cal Poly) and Ben McMahan (Florida) hit home runs and Gabriel Shaw (Louisville) pitched a complete game for the win.
The Red Sox won game two 4-2 thanks to a sixth-inning rally. Trailing 2-1, Y-D scored three in the sixth and the rest was history. Jordan Ribera (Fresno State), Matt Watson (Boston College) and Matt Vinson (Arkansas) all drove in runs. D.J. Baxendale (Arkansas) got the win in relief.
What to Watch
The West race comes down to three separate games on the season’s final day. Cotuit visits Brewster at 4:30. Wareham hosts Bourne and Falmouth hosts Hyannis at 7.
Bourne has clinched first and Brewster has a depleted pitching staff that they might want to rest up. Does that give Wareham and Cotuit an edge? Falmouth has the most to lose as they don’t hold any tiebreakers. I put the the different scenarios for the Western Division up on my blog. I am definitely interested in seeing how all of this plays out today.
No report today Will after first day of playoffs? Was looking forward to your report.