roundup: friday, june 29

Winners
Bourne, Y-D, Wareham, Orleans

Losers
Hyannis, Cotuit, Falmouth, Harwich

Tie(ers?)
Chatham, Brewster

In Short
Bourne stayed hot…Chatham tied for the second straight night…Y-D won and clings to first…Wareham climbed closer…Orleans stayed hot

Scores
Bourne 5, Hyannis 1
Chatham 5, Brewster 5
Y-D 6, Cotuit 2
Wareham 5, Falmouth 4
Orleans 7, Harwich 5

Bourne 5, Hyannis 1
Bourne to 9-3-1, Hyannis to 5-7-1

• Bourne scored single runs in the second, third and fourth and never looked back
• Bourne’s Kevin Hoef (Iowa) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored; Ben Guez (William & Mary) was 2-for-4
  
• Rick Zagone (Missouri) got the win with six innings of three-hit ball
• Austin Hudson (Central Florida) allowed three runs in seven innings, his best outing of the summer
• Hyannis has dropped four straight
  

Of note, team-style: Bourne has played games on six consecutive days and has won every one of those games. The Braves are tied with Y-D for the best record in the league.

Of note, player-style: Hoef is on fire for the Braves. He’s hitting .438 to lead the league by a pretty wide margin. The sophomore third baseman has a league-best 21 hitsIt’s a hot streak, for sure, and at this point in the season — with so few at-bats — that average can drop quickly. But the fact remains: Hoef is hot.

Chatham 5, Brewster 5
Chatham to 7-4-2, Brewster to 6-6-1

• For the second night in a row, Chatham blew a late lead and ended up in a tie game when darkness fell
• Brewster rallied with four in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game
• Yonder Alonso (Miami) capped the rally with an RBI single
• Chatham’s Cliff Springston (Baylor) allowed one run on three hits in six innings
  

Of note, team-style: Brewster had lost three straight, and though they didn’t end the streak with a win, they at least ended the streak. The Whitecaps are just three points out of third place Chatham.

Of note, player-style: Chatham’s Sean O’Brien (Virginia Tech) went 3-for-5, pushing his average to .333. He has an on-base percentage of .472.

Y-D 6, Cotuit 2
Y-D to 9-3-1, Cotuit to 7-6

• Y-D scored four in the first inning off Cotuit starter Chris Fetter (Michigan)
• A two-run double by Mike Tamsin (Northeastern) did the biggest damage
• Matt Wickswat (Santa Clara) took the hill in place of originally scheduled starter Scott Green (Kentucky) and pitched well, allowing two runs in six innings
• Green came on in relief and worked three prefect innings to pick up a save

Of note, team-style: Y-D hadn’t won since Monday, but that stretch included a loss, a tie and a day off. The Red Sox are still holding onto first place in the East.

Of note, player-style: Y-D’s Sean Ochinko (LSU) went 2-for-3 and upped his average to .310. Ochinko is coming off his freshman season at LSU where he hit .277.

Wareham 5, Falmouth 4
Wareham to 3-10, Falmouth to 4-9

• With its third straight win, Wareham got within a game of Falmouth for fourth place; a few days ago the Gatemen had lost 10 in a row
• Wareham trailed 2-0 and 3-1 before getting a run in the fifth and three in the seventh
• Falmouth starter Kyle Gibson (Missouri) finally allowed his first run of the summer in this his third start, but he has yet to record a decision; he left with a lead
  
• Wareham’s Dallas Keuchel (Arkansas) allowed three runs in five innings
• Dustin Dickerson (Baylor) knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh
• Dickerson, Beamer Weems (Baylor) and Ike Davis (Arizona St.) all had two hits
  

Of note, team-style: Wareham was in danger of falling off the face of the earth earlier this week but three straight wins have them right back in it. It always looked like this was a team too talented to stay out of the win column that long.

Of note, player-style: Wareham’s Blake Dean (LSU) is hitting .311 with two home runs and five RBI. The freshman is also a pitcher, but he’s concentrating on hitting with the Gatemen. Doing a pretty good job, too.

Orleans 7, Harwich 5
Orleans to 9-4, Hariwch to 3-10

• After Harwich tied it with three in the fifth, Orleans answered with three of its own in the top of the sixth
• Orleans won its fourth straight, Harwich dropped its seventh in a row
• The top three hitters in Orleans’ order — Alden Carrithers (UCLA), Eric Reese (Fordham) and Dennis Raben (Miami) — went 6-for-12 with two runs scored and three RBI
• Orleans’ Brad Boxberger (USC) allowed two earned in 4.1 innings
• Four relievers closed the door with Nick Christiani (Vanderbilt) getting his league-best fourth save

Of note, team-style: With its recent hot streak, Orleans now has the second-best record in the league. The five runs were the most the Cardinals have given up in their streak, but the offense picked things up. Not bad for a team with one hitter over .300 (Raben).

Of note, player-style: Orleans’ Sam Brown (NC State) doesn’t get much pub, but such is the plight of the middle reliever. In five appearances — all out of the pen — Brown hasn’t allowed a run. He’s also struck out 11 in 6.2 innings. He’s only a freshman and he’s 6-foot-5, 220 pounds.

STANDINGS
East
Y-D……………9-3-1
Orleans……….9-4
Chatham…….7-4-2
Brewster……6-6-1
Harwich…….3-10

West
Bourne……..9-3-1
Cotuit……….7-6
Hyannis……5-7-1
Falmouth….4-9
Wareham….3-10

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