It was an encore performance and then some for the Orleans Firebirds on Friday night.
Two days after a 12-4 win over Cotuit, the Firebirds put up even bigger offensive numbers in an eye-popping 19-6 victory over Brewster. It’s the most runs scored in the league this season, and the Firebirds now lead the Cape in total runs scored on the year.
Amazingly, the blowout started with Brewster scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. Orleans didn’t score until the second, but put up runs in every subsequent inning, including a nine-run surge in the fifth inning.
The Firebirds totaled 18 hits and smashed seven home runs. Three different players had two home runs each.
Chase DeLauter (James Madison) had the biggest of the big games, going 5-for-5 with two home runs, four runs scored and three RBI. Tyler Locklear (VCU) also went deep twice in a 2-for-4, four RBI night. Those two are now tied with Wareham’s Owen Diodati for the league lead in home runs with four.
Garret Guillemette (USC) entered the night 1-for-13 on the season, then smacked two home runs as part of a 3-for-4 performance.
Though he hit only one bomb, Peyton Chatagnier (Ole Miss) had the biggest one, a grand slam that really broke things open in the fifth inning.
Rhylan Thomas (USC) had two hits and is leading the league with a .400 batting average.
The offense made a winner out of Hayden Thomas (Texas A&M Corpus Christ), who allowed two runs in five innings.
Zach Neto (Campbell) and Colin Davis (Wofford) each hit three-run homers for Brewster, but it obviously wasn’t enough.
Orleans is now 5-4-1, while Brewster drops to 4-4-2.
Bourne 6, Falmouth 3
The Bourne Braves are *still* undefeated, now 8-0-2 after a win over Falmouth. The Braves took a 4-0 lead in the early innings and stayed in front throughout. Dalton Rushing (Louisville) hit his second home run and his Cardinal teammate Christian Knapczyk (Louisville) had three hits. Four other Braves had two hits each. On the mount, Hunter Omlid (Central Arizona) and Michael Sansone (Fairfield) each allowed one earned run in four-inning stints. Eric Adler (Wake Forest) worked a scoreless ninth for his third save. Anthony Hall (Oregon) homered for Falmouth, which fell to 4-4-2.
Wareham 4, Hyannis 0
The Gatemen logged their first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over Hyannis. The Harbor Hawks totaled only two hits against five Wareham pitchers. Erubiel Candelario (Marist) started and went three innings. Alexander Pham (San Francisco) struck out four of the 10 batters he faced and was credited with the win. Spencer Miles (Missouri) fanned five in two innings. The Wareham offense was led by Justin Williams (Penn State), who hit his third home run of the summer. Wareham is 4-4-2 and Hyannis is 2-8.
Chatham 4, Y-D 1
The Anglers snapped a two-game skid with a win over East leading Y-D. Each team scored a run in the second inning and the game remained tied until Chatham’s three-run sixth inning. A two-run homer by Logan Britt (Texas A&M), his first of the summer, broke the deadlock. An RBI fielder’s choice by Dominic Tamez (Alabama) scored the other run of the inning. Chatham’s earlier run came courtesy of a Lyle Miller-Green (Chipola) home run. Chatham’s favorite pitching tag team was back together for the third time. Daniel Federman (Miami) allowed one run in three innings, before Garrett Crowley (Fordham) and Victor Mederos (Miami) didn’t give up a hit in three innings each. The Anglers are 4-5-2 and Y-D is 4-3-4.
Harwich 10, Cotuit 3
Technical difficulties on the boxscore from this one so a little light on the details, but Harwich pulled away for a win over Cotuit. Tatem Levins (Pittsburgh) hit a three-run home run and added one extra RBI to lead the Mariner attack. Pres Cavenaugh (UNC Greensboro) drove in three runs. The Mariners are 4-5-1, while Cotuit goes to 5-7.
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Orleans and Chatham begin their annual holiday home-and-home Saturday at Veterans Field.
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