After a week that saw several games end early due to weather or darkness, last night’s game between Bourne and Falmouth did not end early.
The game started at 5:30 p.m., but four hours and 15 innings later, it was still going. Eventually, Bourne’s Dusty Coleman (Wichita State) hit a two-run home run in the top of the 15th to break a 2-2 tie and give the Braves a 4-2 victory.
It was, by far, the longest game of the summer and it had all the trappings of a wild extra-inning affair. Bourne used six pitchers and Falmouth used seven. Four different players had seven at-bats, with one — Bourne’s Jamie Johnson (Oklahoma) — taking an unceremonious 0-for-7. All that, and Bourne starter Bryce Stowell (UC Irvine) actually tossed six no-hit innings before the Braves went to the bullpen.
Falmouth managed to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, and from there, the teams traded scoreless frame after scoreless frame until Coleman broke through. Initially a Team USA invitee, Coleman arrived on the Cape last week and made his presence felt from the start. He continued that with his heroics Sunday. He’s now hitting .429.
The win moved Bourne to 6-7 and dropped Falmouth to 5-7-1.
Elsewhere
- Y-D finally got its first home run of the year, and it was a big one. Tony Sanchez (Boston College) hit a grand slam in the fifth inning last night to lead the Red Sox past Orleans 5-0. Nick Liles added a 3-for-4 day, and Craig Fritsch (Baylor) tossed seven shutout innings for the Red Sox.
- Hyannis handed Cotuit its second straight loss and got within a game of the Kettleers for first place. Colin Bates (North Carolina) tossed five solid innings for the Mets.
- Harwich got home runs by Joe Sanders (Auburn) and Jeff Cusick (UC Irvine) to blow past Chatham 10-4.
- Wareham had one of its best offensive days of the summer, rallying from a 5-1 deficit to tie Brewster 5-5. Four Gatemen had two hits apiece, and Steve Liddle (Vanderbilt) had four RBI. Caleb Coltham (Vanderbilt) struck out 10 in six strong innings for the Whitecaps. Brandon Workman (Texas) struck out seven for Wareham to take the league lead in that category.
What to Watch For Tonight
- Only two games tonight. Cotuit will try to snap its losing streak against Orleans, another team that has lost two straight. Harwich will visit Hyannis in the other game.
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