On the night when a national champion was crowned in college baseball, the defending Cape League champions looked the part of a contender again.
Wareham rolled over Brewster 11-0, getting shutout efforts from four pitchers and blowing a close game wide open in the top of the ninth inning.
Jonathan Gates (Miami) and Joseph Baran (East Stroudsburg) went two scoreless innings each. Brandon Pfaadt (Bellarmine) followed with a dominant outing, striking out five in four innings of no-hit ball. It was his third straight shutout performance and he has totaled 16 strikeouts in 12 innings. Trey Dillard (Missouri) pitched the ninth to finish out the win.
Wareham scored two runs in the fourth and one in the seventh before racking up eight runs in the ninth. Jacob Teter (Florida Southern) homered as part of a 3-for-4, two RBI night. Benjamin Sems (Kansas) added three hits and three RBI. Matt McClain (UCLA) added two hits and two RBI.
Wareham is now 7-5-1 while Brewster is 6-6-1.
Hyannis 10, Falmouth 4
Trevor Hauver (Arizona State) delivered one of the best offensive nights of the summer as Hyannis pulled away from Falmouth. Hauver went 2-for-4 and hit a grand slam in the sixth inning. He finished the night with seven RBI and suddenly ranks fourth in the league after entering the night with two RBI on the season. The grand slam was part of a five-run inning that broke a 3-3 tie. Lucas Dunn (Louisville), Rigsby Mosley (Troy) and Chad McDaniel (Missouri) also knocked in runs for the Harbor Hawks. Billy Corcoran (Pittsburgh) earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief.
Y-D 3, Harwich 1
Jack Leftwich (Florida) allowed a run in the second inning but nothing else in 5.1 strong innings, and that set the stage for a Y-D rally. Austin Wells (Arizona) put the Red Sox ahead in the sixth with his league-best fourth home run of the summer. Riley King (Georgia) added an RBI single in the eighth. Taylor Dollard (Cal Poly) and Zack Matthews (Oklahoma) finished out the win on the mound. For Harwich, Christian Fedko (UConn) homered.
Bourne 4, Chatham 1
Chatham broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth, but Bourne answered with a run of its own in the bottom half and three in the sixth en route to the win. Peter Burns (Boston College) and Jud Fabian (Florida) drove in one run each for the Braves. After five strong innings by Harrison Rutkowski (Rutgers), Bourne got shutout relief from Karl Johnson (UConn), Kieran Shaw (Harvard) and Tyler Brosius (Rhode Island). Brosius picked up his third save.
Orleans 3, Cotuit 3
Cotuit led 3-0 after six but Orleans tied it in the seventh and the light ran out before either team could score again. Zach Daniels (Tennessee) had two RBI for Orleans. Oraj Anu (Wallace CC) knocked in two for Cotuit. Kettleer starter Joseph Nahas (Georgia Southern) starred, striking out nine of the 15 batters he faced in four shutout innings. He now ranks second in the league in strikeouts with 22.
What to Watch
Teams are off today as they head to Boston for their annual workout at Fenway Park. When the action resumes Friday, we’ll have a championship rematch as Wareham visits Chatham.