The Bourne Braves have shown a knack for winning close games this summer. In matching Y-D for the most wins in the league with seven, the Braves have won five one-run games and two two-run games.
Timely hitting, good pitching down the stretch and late heroics have all helped.
A lockdown closer is also good to have.
Ryan Feltner (Ohio State) picked up his fourth save of the summer last night as the Braves beat Brewster 5-3 in the only game on the Cape League schedule. The four saves are tied for the league lead. Feltner has given up just two hits in five innings pitched, both in the same outing, meaning teams haven’t had a hit in four of his appearances. He has yet to allow a run and has struck out nine of the 18 batters he faced.
And Feltner is throwing gas.
Electric stuff from Ryan Feltner @OhioState_BASE tonight for @BourneBraves – easy 95-97, located to both sides, feel for slider & changeup
— Frankie Piliere (@FPiliereD1) June 27, 2017
Oddly enough, Feltner didn’t have a great spring at Ohio State. The 6-foot-4, 195-pound sophomore made seven starts and 10 relief appearances. He finished with a 6.32 ERA thanks to 75 hits allowed and 28 walks in 62.2 innings. He struck out 57.
But Feltner has certainly found a home at the back end of the Bourne bullpen.
The Braves made Monday’s game a little more comfortable than usual – Feltner’s three previous saves were all in one-run games – by building a 5-3 lead in the fifth. Spencer Brickhouse (East Carolina) went 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI, following up a 2-for-3 day Sunday. Grant Williams (Kennesaw State) added two hits and Jameson Hannah (Dallas Baptist) had two RBI.
Five pitchers combined to slow down the Whitecaps, with Nick Johnson (Rhode Island) earning the win. Dylan Coleman (Missouri State) and Chad Luensmann (Nebraska) had scoreless outings to get the game to Feltner.
The win came on the heels of a doubleheader sweep of the Braves by Brewster Sunday.
What to Watch
Y-D visits Orleans in a battle for first place in the East. The Red Sox have 15 points in the standings and the Firebirds are right behind with 14. Hogan Harris, who had a very strong season in the Louisiana-Lafayette weekend rotation, will make his second start for Y-D after allowing one run in four innings the first time out. Stetson standout Logan Gilbert, who allowed just an unearned run in six innings in his first start, goes for Orleans.
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