Chatham and Yarmouth-Dennis have a nice little race going in the East. They’ve got the most wins in the league, and it seems like they’ve been tied atop the division forever.
They kind of have been.
Since June 29, there have been eight days on which Chatham and Y-D each had a game. On every single one of those days, the teams ended up with the same result. Two wins or two losses, and no in between. It’s perfectly even too, with four wins each and four losses each. The only difference was on July 2, when Y-D won on a day when Chatham didn’t play. Since that point, the teams have been tied every day.
They ran the streak of consecutive days with the same results to six last night. And though I’m sure both of them would like to break away, they’ll both be happy with their victories.
A day after losing to Brewster in a game where they had eight hits but just one run, the Red Sox broke through for nine runs on 15 hits in a 9-1 victory over Cotuit. Amazingly, there was only one extra-base hit among the 15 hits for Y-D, but the Red Sox still managed to get the runs home. Most of them came in the early innings, with Y-D getting five runs in the first inning and three in the third.
Josh Rutledge (Alabama) went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Jake Schlander (Stanford) was 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead the way. Blake Kelso (Houston), Mickey Wiswall (Boston College) and Ben McMahan (Florida) also had two hits.
All the early support was more than enough for Chris Sale (Florida Gulf Coast). He was a hard-luck loser in a 1-0 game his last time out. This time, he went six shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing four hits. Sale is now tied for the league lead in wins and tops in strikeouts. He continues to cement himself as the top performing starter in the league.
As for Chatham, the Anglers came away with a 5-3 victory over Brewster. Logan Verrett (Baylor), who has been strong in two relief appearances, was just as strong in his first start. He allowed just one hit and an unearned run in five innings. He struck out eight. Verrett now hasn’t allowed an earned run in 10.1 innings of work.
Flamethrower Jess Hahn (Virginia Tech), who touched 98, pitched two hitless innings. The Vanderbilt late-innings duo of Taylor Hill and Russell Brewer each allowed a run but minimized the damage in keeping Chatham in front. Brewer picked up his fourth save.
On the offensive side, Chatham got two hits each from Phillip Pohl (Clemson) and Brian Harris (Vanderbilt). For Brewster, Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia) hit his third home run in just 10 games.
Elsewhere
What to Watch For Tonight
Bourne’s Bryan Morgado (Tennessee) will make his third start of the season, and if any pitcher has earned must-see status, it’s him. In 10 innings, he has 21 strikeouts and only three walks. He’s scheduled to go at home tonight against Y-D and Michael Goodnight (Houston).
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