There have been bright spots amid a tough season in Hyannis, and they shined one last time Wednesday night.
Hunter Goodman (Memphis), Jared DeSantolo (Florida Atlantic) and Trevor Hauver (Arizona State) all homered as the Harbor Hawks beat Y-D 9-3 in their season finale.
Following a debut season in which he earned American Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and several Freshman All-America nods, Goodman has been one of the best performers on the Cape this summer. With a 2-for-4, home run, two RBI day in the finale, he finishes with a .276//291/.494 slash line. His eight home runs are tied for third in the league and his 37 RBI top the circuit. With a few games still left tomorrow, Goodman is a safe bet to hold on and win the league’s RBI crown.
DeSantolo got off to a terrific start for the Harbor Hawks and was hitting .364 at mid-season. He cooled down a bit from there, with his average dipping down to .282. But he finished with a flourish, logging five hits in last four games. On Wednesday, he hit his fourth home run of the summer in a 2-for-3 performance.
Hauver had a seven-RBI night earlier this season. His overall body of work wasn’t quite as good as that of Goodman and DeSantolo from there, but he delivered the best exclamation point on Wednesday. Hauver cracked a grand slam – his third homer of the summer – that put the finishing touches on the season-ending win.
Hyannis finished 9-32-3, having won its final two games.
Chatham 8, Orleans 7
The Anglers found themselves just in time. Losers of five straight and in danger of falling out of first place, Chatham walked off on Orleans with a ninth-inning rally to secure the East Division title. The game was tied 4-4 going into the ninth, when things got crazy. Orleans broke the deadlock with three runs on a Max Troaini (Bentley) two-run double and an Eddie McCabe (Georgetown) RBI single. But instead of being a rally that propelled Orleans into first place, it set the course for some Chatham magic. With two outs in the ninth Kaden Polcovic (Northwest Florida), the guy that’s been clutch all year, came through again, hitting a double with the bases loaded that scored all three runs and tied the game. Jamal O’Guinn (USC) then delivered the walk-off, scoring Polcovich with a single for the winning run. Polcovich finished 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Hueston Morrill (Oklahoma State) had two hits and scored three runs. For Orleans, Zach Britton (Louisville) had four hits, including a home run.
Wareham 4, Bourne 0
A day after lighting up the Gatemen for 14 runs, the Braves were shut-out by the same Wareham team. Making his third appearance and first start, Cole Larsen (Kansas) struck out four and scattered four hits in six innings of work. Joe Rock (Ohio), in just his second outing, pitched two hitless innings of relief. Ben Leeper (Oklahoma State) closed things out with a scoreless ninth. The Gatemen also got big contributions from a newcomer at the plate, as Trey Lipscomb (Tennessee) went 2-for-3 with a home run in his first game. Mike Antico (St. John’s) also homered. The win secures the No. 2 seed in the West for Wareham.
Falmouth 7, Cotuit 2; Cotuit 13, Falmouth 2
Falmouth beat Cotuit in a decent first game. Cotuit, with three position players pitching every inning – and not their two-way players Casey Schmitt and Matthew Mervis – allowed just two runs and watched the offense explode in a game-two win. Baron Radcliff (Georgia Tech) hit his sixth home run and Austin Masel (Holy Cross) hit his first to lead the Commodores in the opener. Zach DeLoach (Texas A&M) and Trei Cruz (Rice) added two hits apiece. Justin Wrobleski (Clemson) allowed just two unearned runs in five innings and Austin Langworthy (Florida) finished the job. In the second game, Cotuit handed the ball to Donta Williams (Arizona), Parker Chavers (Coastal Carolina) and Cam Hill (Kentucky). None of them are even the pitch-a-little-at-school guys who are focusing on hitting in the summer. They’re just position players. But they got it done. Williams went 1.2 scoreless innings, Chavers allowed one run in 1.1 innings and Hill gave up just one run in four innings. It helped that they had plenty of help from the offense. The aforementioned Mervis hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in a 3-for-5, six RBI day. Adam Oviedo (Oral Roberts) added two hits and three RBI.
Harwich 4, Brewster 4
With Harwich clinching a playoff spot Tuesday, this potential key matchup didn’t mean much, and the Mariners and Whitecaps played to a draw. Brewster led 4-0 but Harwich scored single runs in the fifth and sixth and two in the seventh to pull even. Dylan Neuse (Texas Tech) had two RBI and college teammate Max Marusak (Texas Tech) had two hits and an RBI to lead the Mariner comeback. Brewster got a home run from Mason Dodd (Belmont Abbey) and two hits by T.J. Collett (Kentucky). Mason Black allowed one run in five innings for Brewster and may be on his way to the league ERA title. John Teehan (Mass Maritime) made his first appearance for Harwich and tossed five scoreless innings of relief.