With three games postponed on day two of the Cape League season and another ending in a tie, one team stands alone with a 2-0 record. Wareham followed up a blowout win over Chatham with a 3-2 victory over Harwich Wednesday night.
The Gatemen looked like the league’s most talented team on paper in the preseason, and it’s been on display so far. Bryant Packard (East Carolina) – who hit over .400 this spring – delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth to break a 2-2 tie. Andrew Vaughn (California) – on the same day he was named a first-team All-American by D1Baseball.com – went 3-for-5. Off his .344, 9 HR season, Austin Shenton (Florida International) also had three hits.
Wareham led 2-1 for much of the game before Harwich tied it in the eighth on an RBI double by Andre Lipcius (Tennessee). But a walk to Isaac Collins (Creighton) and a double by Vaughn set up the game-winning sac fly by Packard.
Anthony Romanelli (Marist) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Zach Hart (Franklin Pierce) also had a scoreless outing, while Ken Waldichuk (St. Mary’s) – a potential ace for the Gatemen – struck out six and allowed one run in four innings.
Chatham 1, Y-D 1
The Red Sox scored a run in the second, Chatham scored one in the third and nobody scored again before darkness set in at Red Wilson Field. Charlie Concannon (St. Joe’s) had two hits and scored Y-D lone tally on a wild pitch. Greg Jones (Wilmington). Greg Jones (UNC Wilmington) provided the offense for Chatham with a solo home run. Pitching dominated the rest of the game. Brant Hurter (Georgia Tech) allowed one run in five innings for Y-D before Sam Kessler (West Virginia) and Alec Marsh (Arizona) state) worked two frames each. Five of the six outs recorded by Marsh were strikeouts. For Chatham, Kyle Hurt (USC) and Jeff Belge (St. John’s) each went four innings. R.J. Freuer (Pittsburgh) walked three in the ninth but escaped to keep the game tied.
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