Because their June 22 game was rescheduled for Monday, Cotuit and Hyannis have found themselves in an odd situation this week. While everyone else is in the normal grind, the rival Kettleers and Harbor Hawks have been staging a little three-game series, with three games on three consecutive days.
They’ll play tonight’s third game regardless, of course, but Hyannis made sure last night that the series — and the Barnstable Patriot Cup — would still be up for grabs.
Losers of three straight coming in — including a 3-1 loss to Cotuit on Monday — Hyannis snapped the skid with a 7-2 victory over the Kettleers on Tuesday.
Cotuit struck first on a solo home run by Victor Roache (Georgia Southern), his third of the season. But in the fourth inning, Hyannis slugger Adam Brett Walker (Jacksonville) answered with a two-run shot. Oddly enough, that’s the second time this year that Roache and Walker have hit home runs on the same night.
Walker’s blast was part of a three-run fourth, with Jeremy Dowdy (Appalachian State) knocking in the other run.
Cotuit made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth but never got closer. After Dylan Floro (Cal State Fullerton) went four innings, the Hyannis bullpen shined. Nick Wittgren (Purdue) got the win with 1.2 scoreless innings before Dietrich Enns (Central Michigan) closed the door with 3.1 hitless innings.
Hyannis added to its lead with a run in the eighth and three in the ninth. Walker finished 2-for-5 with three RBI, giving him a team-best nine for the season. Kevin Plawecki (Purdue) went 2-for-4 with and RBI while Dan Gulbransen (Jacksonville) added an RBI double.
Hyannis will host tonight’s game at 7 p.m.
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What to Watch
Game: Bourne has made a nice run lately and will try to keep it going with a 7 p.m. game at Wareham.
Players: Wareham leadoff hitter Brandon Thomas (Georgia Tech) has been among the best in the league so far. He’s hitting .370 with six stolen bases.