Three teams racked up double digit runs in the Cape League Friday night.
It was fitting that the night’s poster boy hails from a squad that did the same plenty of times in the spring.
Tristan Pompey hit .361 with 10 home runs for a Kentucky team that ranked seventh nationally in runs scored and fourth in on-base percentage. In his Cape League debut, Pompey went 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI as Wareham blasted Orleans 11-3.
Pompey ranked right behind first-round pick Evan White in the team hitting rankings and was second in home runs behind former Orleans star and third-round pick Riley Mahan.
In a year in which a lot of guys are off to blistering – and powerful – starts at the plate, Pompey immediately inserted himself into the conversation with about as good a debut as you’ll ever see on the Cape. After singles in his first two at-bats, he smashed a three-run homer in the fifth and another in the sixth.
Pompey’s performance helped Wareham swing back in the right direction in a pendulum of blowouts. They won 10-2 Wednesday and lost 9-2 Thursday. The 11-3 win over Orleans – who hadn’t allowed more than six runs in a game this season – moved the Gatemen to 4-6.
Jarren Duran (Long Beach State) chipped in with four runs scored and Jake Anchia (Nova Southeastern) had a home run and two RBI. Justin Glover (Georgia) got the win with three strong innings of relief.
Cotuit 12, Brewster 6
The Kettleers snapped a four-game skid in emphatic fashion – and unlike Wareham, leaned on their familiar faces. John Cresto (Santa Clara) went 3-for-5 with four RBI and his fourth, fifth and sixth doubles of the season, while Griffin Conine (Duke) had two hits for the eighth time in nine games and Zack Kone (Duke) homered. The Kettleers racked up 13 hits, seven of which went for extra bases. All of it came against a Brewster team that was leading the league in team ERA, and it came after the Kettleers fell behind 4-0 in the first inning. Reliever Adam Scott (Wofford) stopped the bleeding in the first and ended up going 4.2 scoreless frames for the win.
Harwich 11, Chatham 2
Harwich joined the blowout brigade in odd fashion. Leading 3-2 and looking for a bit of insurance in the top of the ninth, the Mariners scored eight runs to blow the game completely wide open. Cobie Vance (Alabama) and Matt Vierling (Notre Dame) each had two-run singles in the big inning. Vance finished the night with two hits and three RBI to lead the Mariner offense. Brian Christian (Northeastern) went six strong innings for the win and three relievers combined to allow just one hit. Shea Langeliers (Baylor) homered for Chatham.
Y-D 5, Falmouth 1
On a big offensive night around the league, two Y-D pitchers held down the Cape’s top slugging offense. Spencer Van Scoyoc (Arizona State) struck out five and allowed three hits in 5.2 innings. Troy Terzi (Keystone College) struck out five of the 12 batters he faced for a 3.2-inning save. Nicholas Quintana (Arizona) led the Y-D offense with his second home run in three games since arriving. Carlos Cortes (South Carolina) went 2-for-4 for his fifth multi-hit game and is right behind Conine for the league lead in hitting. Y-D is 6-1-1.
Bourne 7, Hyannis 6
The Braves are just padding the one-run games stat at this point. For their fifth one-run win of the season, they built a 7-2 lead, let Hyannis all the way back in the game with a five-run eighth then held on for the 7-6 win. Scott Schreiber (Nebraska) followed up his walk-off hit in Thursday’s win with a home run and three RBI to lead the offense. It was the team’s first home run of the season. Grant Witherspoon (Tulane) and Zac Susi (UConn) added two hits each. Brian Eichhorn (Georgia Southern) went five strong innings for the win. After Hyannis’ charge, Ryan Feltner (Ohio State) struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.
What to Watch
A pair of North Carolina Tar Heels will square off as Harwich starts Tyler Baum against Orleans and Taylor Sugg. Sugg has a 2.07 ERA in two relief appearances. Baum, coming off a big freshman year, had one of the best starts of the season’s first week with six innings of shutout, two-hit baseball against Hyannis.
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