Last Sunday, Bourne continued a hot streak and moved into a first-place tie with Hyannis. It was the first time anyone had done that since the first week of the season, when Hyannis took control and never looked back.
The way things are going, it’s looking like that tie might not just be the first one. It might be the only one.
Since a 12-3 loss to Y-D that paved the way for the tie, the Harbor Hawks have won four straight, including two against the East’s best teams. Last night, Hyannis won the Barnstable Patriot Cup with a 3-1 win over Cotuit, which secured the season series and the Cup. With Bourne dropping three straight, Hyannis is back in front by six points.
The Harbor Hawks got a strong performance by Jon Moscot (Pepperdine), who had hit a couple of rough patches after a strong start to the summer. This time, Moscot allowed just an unearned run in seven innings while striking out four.
At the plate, Hyannis did all its damage in a three-run sixth. Eric Stamets (Evansville) singled and Joey Rickard (Arizona) doubled to start the frame, before Stamets came home on a groundout by Austin Elkins (Dallas Baptist). Joey DeMichele (Arizona State) then knocked in Rickard with a single and DeMichele scored on a double steal.
DeMichele and Stamets led the offense with two hits apiece.
Elsewhere
Orleans beat Bourne 10-2 for its fourth win in a row. The Firebirds had 14 hits, with Anthony Gomez (Vanderbilt), Matt Duffy (Long Beach State) and Ben Waldrip (Jacksonville) delivering three each. Gomez had a home run, while Jake Stewart (Stanford) went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Nick Mutz got the win in relief. For Bourne, Johnny Bladel (James Madison) and D.J. Hicks (Central Florida) hit home runs.
Y-D scored a key win in the race for the final playoff spot in the East with a 10-3 victory over a hard-charging Chatham team. The Anglers came in only five points behind Y-D but couldn’t get much going. James Ramsey (Florida State) and Matt Reynolds (Arkansas) each hit home runs for Y-D, with Ramsey’s blast vaulting him into a tie for the league lead. Reynolds went 3-for-3. On the mound for Y-D, Alex Gonzalez (Oral Roberts) allowed one run in 5.2 innings.
Harwich made an early lead stand up in a 3-1 victory over Wareham. The Mariners picked up a run in the first on a Ronnie Richardson (Central Florida) solo home run. In the second, Luke Voit (Missouri State) doubled and scored on an error. Andrew Leenhouts (Northeastern) allowed one run in 4.1 innings before giving way to Caleb Reed (Mississippi State), who got the win with 2.2 scoreless innings. Carter Capps (Mt. Olive) pitched the final two innings for the save.
Brewster stayed one point ahead of Harwich for first in the East with a 6-2 victory over Falmouth. Taylor Ard (Washington State) hit a home run and Devon Rodriguez (Cal) drove in two runs as the Whitecaps took an early lead and held on. Max Garner (Baylor) went seven strong innings for the win. J.T. Chargois (Rice) picked up his sixth save.
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