Harwich was shut out by Orleans 3-0 in its season opener Friday night. On Saturday, the Mariners lost 3-0 to Hyannis.
On Monday, the Mariners turned the tables — twice. Six pitchers combined on two shutouts as Harwich swept a doubleheader with Bourne, winning the first game 1-0 and the second game 2-0.
Joe Mantiply (Virginia Tech) got the start in game one, and though he walked five, he struck out six and surrendered just one hit in 4.2 innings. Devin Burke (Virginia Tech) also allowed one hit in 1.1 innings of relief and Grant Gordon (Missouri State) finished off the win with a perfect seventh. The Mariners got their only run — and their first run of the season — in the top of the first on an RBI single by Andrew Rash (Virginia Tech).
Harwich got its run off a familiar name — Tommy Collier. The San Jacinto product played for Falmouth last year and just popped up on the Bourne roster. He was a 22nd-round pick last week.
In game two, Harwich started Kevin Gausman (LSU), a star freshman who was a sixth-round pick out of high school. He didn’t disappoint in his Cape League debut, striking out four and scattering four hits in 5.2 innings of work. Kevin Carlow (Brown) and Blake Hauser (Virginia Commonwealth) did the rest. As for the offense, this time, Harwich needed extra innings to finally get on the board. John Wooten (East Carolina) walked to start the inning and eventually came around on a base hit by Chris Diaz (NC State). A base hit by Jabari Henry (Florida International) knocked in Diaz and sent Harwich on its way.
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What to Watch
Game: Orleans finally gets back to action as it travels to Y-D for a 5 p.m. start. The Firebirds have played just one game because of postponements while Y-D is 3-1.
Player: Kyle Hansen (St. John’s) is listed as the probable starter for Y-D. There may not be a better arm on the Cape at the moment. Hansen had a 3.09 ERA this spring and struck out 106 in 107 innings.