We’ve talked about the success of the Bourne pitching staff. If last night wasn’t a fluke, we’re going to have start talking about the offense.
As recently as Friday, the Braves had the worst team batting average and the best team ERA in the league. After Sunday’s games, they still have the best ERA and the offense still isn’t great. But thanks to last night’s game, it’s not the worst in the league.
Bourne beat West-division leader Hyannis 9-3 on the strength of a 13-hit attack. It’s the third win in a row for the Braves and it moved them three games back of Hyannis for first. That’s as close as anyone in the West has been to the Harbor Hawks in quite a while.
It’s not a surprise that Bourne’s offense is starting to click. Travis Jankowksi (Stony Brook) and Jason Coats (TCU) have been hitting well all summer and they’re still going. Jankowski went 2-for-5 last night and Coats had a hit and an RBI.
Now everyone else is joining in. Colin Moran (North Carolina), the ACC Freshman of the Year, had his best night since arriving on the Cape. He went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. D.J. Hicks (Central Florida) hit a three-run homer, his second in four games.
All in all, every player in the Bourne lineup had a hit. The Braves did much of the damage against Jon Moscot (Pepperdine), who’s been very good .
And though it was new territory, the pitchers didn’t seem to mind having a lead. b(East Carolina) allowed one earned run in five innings for the win last night, with R.C. Orlan (North Carolina) and John Farrell (Northwestern) going two scoreless innings each.
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What to Watch
Game: Bourne will try for its fourth win in a row when it hosts Cotuit, who’s won two straight.
Player: Travis Jankowksi is hitting .315 for the Braves and he’s among the league leaders in RBI.