I was all set to write about Falmouth today. The Commodores had won two in a row heading into last night. With a match-up against Brewster, I figured it’d be three in a row, which would possibly put them in a tie for the best record in the league.
But I should have known that you can’t count on anything when it comes to Brewster.
The Whitecaps have won eight games, fewest in the East, but they’ve made a lot of them count. Six of their eight wins have come against Orleans, Harwich, Falmouth and Wareham — the teams sitting one-two in their divisions.
Falmouth had beaten Brewster 6-4 on Friday, but the Whitecaps got back in with the trend on Saturday, beating the Commodores 9-1 to improve to 8-12 on the year.
Falmouth still looks like the best team in the West, but on this night, Brewster was better.
Sam Moll (Memphis), who had posted great strikeout numbers but had given up nine earned runs in his first three starts, put it all together this time. He struck out six, didn’t walk anybody and scattered five hits in six shutout innings. Chase McDowell (Rice) and Jake Kalish (George Mason) finished off the victory with solid relief outings.
At the plate, the Whitecaps were led by Trevor Mitsui (Washington) and Jason Monda (Washington State), who each had a home run. Monda drove in two while Mitsui drove in one. Aaron Judge (Fresno State) added two hits and an RBI.
Brewster gets another shot at an impressive win tonight when it takes on Wareham.
Elsewhere
Cotuit moved into a second-place tie with Wareham thanks to a 5-2 victory over the Gatemen. The Kettleers pounded out 17 hits and got a second straight dominant performance from Kevin Ziomek (Vanderbilt). Ziomek struck out six and allowed four hits in seven shutout innings. Hw now ranks second in the league in strikeouts and he has an ERA of 1.19. James Roberts (USC) led the Cotuit offense with four hits while Jacob May (Coastal Carolina) had three. Daniel Aldrich (College of Charleston) went 2-for-5 with a home run, giving him eight hits and three home runs in four games since coming over from Orleans.
Orleans snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over Y-D. The Firebirds trailed 3-2 going into the top of the ninth, but got an RBI single from Conrad Gregor (Vanderbilt) to tie the game and Reed Gragnani (Virginia) sac fly to take the lead. Kyle Crockett (Virginia), who looks like he’ll be the closer in the absence of Trevor Gott, then worked a scoreless bottom half of the inning to finish off the comeback win. Dylan Clark (Elon) got the win with his most impressive performance in a season full of them. He went five shutout innings, allowing just three hits, striking out three and walking nobody. Clark now has a 0.47 ERA and hasn’t walked anybody all year. Gregor had two RBI to lead the Orleans offense while Pi’ikea Kitamura (Hawaii) had three hits. Carlos Asuaje (Nova Southeastern) went 4-for-4 to lead the Red Sox.
Harwich kept pace with Orleans thanks to a 4-3 victory of its own, over Chatham. The Mariners took a 4-2 lead in the fifth and held off a ninth-inning charge to seal the win. Zane Evans (Georgia Tech) got out of a two-on, two-out jam with a strikeout to finish it off. Eddie Campbell (Virginia Tech) struck out eight in six innings for the win. Eric Jagielo (Notre Dame) hit his sixth home run and JaCoby Jones (LSU) drove in two to power the offense.
Bourne bounced back from a Friday loss to Hyannis to beat the Harbor Hawks 10-7. The Braves are now a game back of Hyannis for fourth in the West. The Braves hit three home runs and got at least one hit from every spot in the lineup. Chase McDonald (East Carolina), Colin Moran (North Carolina) and John Murphy (Holy Cross) hit the home runs, while Mason Robbins (Southern Miss) went 4-for-5 and Murphy went 2-for-3.
What to Watch
East leaders Harwich and Orleans get together again at 7 p.m. at Eldredge Park. Jarrett Arakawa (Hawaii) and his 0.60 ERA get the ball for the Firebirds, with Corey Littrell (Kentucky) scheduled to start for Harwich.
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