When Virginia Tech and Virginia met in ACC play May 16, Tech’s Ian Seymour took a no-decision as his team lost in extra innings. Andrew Abbott picked up the save for Virginia.
Those two were on the mound in Yarmouth on Tuesday for a reversal of fortune.
Seymour delivered the best strikeout performance of the young season and earned the win as Y-D beat Orleans 8-2. Abbott took the loss.
Seymour was terrific, striking out nine in five innings while allowing two runs. He is the early league leader in K’s, besting Harwich’s Logan Allen, who had seven on opening night. Seymour led the Hokies in strikeouts with 81 this spring.
The Y-D offense did the rest as the Red Sox broke into the win column. Andrew Eyster (South Carolina) went 3-for-4 and homered after a two-hit performance on opening night.
For Orleans, Raymond Gil (Miami) homered.
Chatham 7, Cotuit 6
In the only other game that wasn’t postponed, Chatham edged Cotuit in eight innings. The Anglers have now played 10-inning and eight-inning games. Nine at some point? Four runs in the seventh and one in the eighth powered the Anglers, who had trailed 6-2 before the rally. Kaden Polcovich (Northwest Florida) had a two-run double for the big blow. Jamal O’Guinn (USC) chipped in two RBI for the Anglers. Austin Vernon (North Carolina Central) earned the win in relief. For Cotuit, New Mexico State All-American Nick Gonzales homered for his first Cape League hit. Casey Schmitt (San Diego State) had three RBI.
What to Watch
Highly-touted Georgia freshman Cole Wilcox will start for Orleans against Brewster. Wilcox is a Team USA camp invite.