A full slate of games was scheduled for last night, but only 17 innings were played because of heavy rain. Two games were postponed while three others went in the books after five or six innings.
Bourne would have liked another inning or two. The Braves, winners of five in a row, trailed Brewster 5-0 before rallying for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. With a little more time, Bourne might have kept going down the comeback trail, but the game was called in the top of the sixth and Brewster ended up with the 5-3 victory.
Patrick Lowery (Columbia) got the win for Brewster. He allowed the three runs on two hits in five innings of work. Ryne Stanek (Arkansas), who left Bourne for a brief stint with Team USA, is back in the fold and started for Bourne, giving up five runs in five innings.
As for the offense, Brewster’s Jason Monda (Washington State) continued to scorch. He went 3-for-3 and has now had multi-hit games in 10 of his last 12 games. Slotting in at the top of the order last night, Monda scored three of Brewster’s five runs, while upping his average to .390. Devon Rodriguez (California) added two hits and an RBI. Travis Jankowski (Stony Brook) had two RBI for Bourne.
With the win, Brewster moved one point ahead of Harwich for first place in the East.
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What to Watch
Game: The sun is back today. There should be a good game in Brewster when the now first-place Whitecaps host Harwich, who’s one point back. First pitch is at 5 p.m.
Player: Certainly keep an eye on Jason Monda for Brewster. For Harwich, Jabari Henry (Florida International) is hitting .288 and leading the league in extra-base hits.