Fog made its return to Veterans Field on Wednesday night, and the arrival worked out well for the home team.
Chatham took control with five runs in the fourth inning, then made the game official just before the fog fully settled in. The result was a 6-3 victory over Brewster.
It was a 1-1 game when Chatham delivered its big inning. Matthew Hogan (Vanderbilt), David Mendham (South Carolina), Joshua Rivera (Florida) and Danny Serretti (North Carolina) all had RBI singles to power the surge.
Brewster touched up Chatham reliever Victor Mederos (Miami) for two runs in the top of the fifth on a home run by Spencer Jones (Vanderbilt), but Mederos didn’t encounter any further trouble.
Chatham batted in the bottom of the fifth before the game was delayed, then called.
Mendham and Maxwell Romero Jr. (Vanderbilt) paced the Chatham offense with two hits each. Highly-touted pitcher Bryce Osmond (Oklahoma State) allowed one run in four innings for his first win of the summer.
Harwich 2, Orleans 2
With dominant pitching on both sides, this was a 0-0 game into the seventh. Orleans scored two to take the lead, but Harwich answered with two of its own, and that was that. Cory Acton (Florida) and Trae Harmon (Stetson) had the RBIs for Orleans. The answer came with one swing of the bat for Harwich, as Chris Newell (Virginia) smacked a two-run homer. Trey Dombroski (Monmouth) had the top pitching line of the night, striking out seven in six shutout innings for Harwich. Orleans starter Patrick Reilly (Vanderbilt) went five scoreless innings. Harwich is 9-7-3 and Orleans is 7-8-3.
Cotuit 6, Wareham 1
The Kettleers beat Wareham for their third victory in their last four games. Nathan Martorella (Cal) and Matthew Donlan (UConn) drove in two runs each for Cotuit. Brooks Baldwin (UNC Wilmington) went 2-for-4. Trey Holland (Denison) Went three scoreless innings in his first appearance. Ryan Long (Pomona-Pitzer) allowed one run in 3.1 innings and was credited with the win. Zachary Fruit (Eastern Michigan) finished off the win with 2.2 scoreless innings. Wareham’s lone run came from Owen Diodati (Alabama), his fifth of the season. Cotuit improves to 10-9 and Wareham is 7-8-4.
Bourne 8, Hyannis 7
One night after a comeback win over Hyannis, the Braves did it again on Wednesday. A five-run sixth inning erased a 5-1 deficit. Hyannis briefly regained the lead but Bourne rallied again in the ninth. Cayden Wallace (Arkansas) was the hero with a walk-off single to give the Braves the victory. Wallace finished 2-for-5 with two RBI. Braylen Wimmer (South Carolina) also had two RBI, and Christian Knapczyk (Louisville) scored three runs. Luke Mann went 3-for-4 with four RBI for Hyannis. Bourne ups its league-best record to 14-2-3. Hyannis falls to 2-17.
WHAT TO WATCH
Just two games on the schedule. Chatham visits Y-D and Wareham heads to Falmouth.
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