Cotuit and Falmouth were the only teams in action Monday night, and they played a 7-5 game.
Or a 7-5 inning.
In the top of the second, Falmouth touched up Cotuit starter Matt Murray (Georgia Southern) for five runs, thanks in large part to a three-run double from Nick Martini (Kansas State). In the bottom of the second, Cotuit returned the favor. Paul Hoilman had a two-run double to give Cotuit the lead, and he later scored on a passed ball to make it 7-5.
And that was it.
Murray and Falmouth starter Taylor Wall (Falmouth) were both done by the time the second inning ended, and the bullpens kept things where they were. Four Kettleers and three Commodores combined to pitch 13.2 innings. Hoilman’s run was charged to reliever Rob Chamra (North Carolina State), who came on in the second, but that was the only run either bullpen allowed.
Cotuit’s David Colvin (Pomona-Pitzer College) was credited with the win. He allowed three hits in two scoreless innings. A.J. Achter (Michigan State), Brooks Pinckard (Baylor) and Kyle McMillen (Kent State) also had scoreless outings.
Those performances made it a frustrating night for Falmouth. Amazingly, the Commodores out-hit the Kettleers 13-3 and didn’t commit an error. But there they were, trailing and unable to string anything together. Every Cotuit reliever gave up at least two hits, but none gave up more than three. Falmouth left nine on base, but in most cases, it was one runner at a time.
The loss dropped Falmouth to 4-4, while Cotuit picked up the much-needed win to move to 2-5-1. The Kettleers are ninth in batting average and ERA, but if they can shake off their bad start, they’ve got enough potential to be right in the mix.
Mike Yastrzemski (Vanderbilt) made his debut for Cotuit and struck out in his only at-bat. For Falmouth, Barrett Barnes (Texas Tech), the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, had his best day of the summer, going 4-for-4. The middle of the order — Martini, B.A. Vollmuth (Southern Mississippi) and Matt Skole (Georgia Tech) — contributed for three hits and three RBI. All three of those players are hitting under .200, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t heat up soon.
What to Watch
Brett Mooneyham (Stanford) gets the start for Y-D in a home game against Wareham and Max Perlman (Harvard). Mooneyham struck out seven in five innings in his first start. Perlman struck out three in seven shutout innings his first time out.