The Bourne Braves scored 17 runs on Saturday in the biggest offensive performance of the season.
On Sunday, they gave up the second biggest — to a kind of unlikely juggernaut. Last-place Wareham, who had lost six straight and sat at 4-13 coming into Sunday, rolled past the first-place Braves 15-4 at Doran Park.
The Gatemen’s previous high in runs scored was five. But they got on the board early and often in this one, while doing most of the damage themselves. Bourne made just one error; the Gatemen had 21 hits.
Tyler Bream (Liberty) had the biggest day. He went 5-for-6 with six RBI, raising his average from .186 to .246 in the process. He also moved into the top four in the league in RBI.
Five other Gatemen had multi-hit games, with Tony Caldwell (Auburn), Zach Wilson (Arizona State) and Nico Rosthenhausler (Oklahoma State) getting three each. Max Muncy (Baylor) and Derek Dennis (Michigan) drove in two each.
Amazingly, the Gatemen did all this without George Springer (Connecticut) and Alex Dickerson (Indiana), who had been their most productive offensive players.
All the offense was more than enough for Max Perlman (Harvard), who allowed three earned runs in seven innings.
Elsewhere
A game went to extra innings for the third straight night as Hyannis edged Y-D 8-7, stopping a four-game Red Sox win streak. The Harbor Hawks won it in the 10th after almost letting Y-D come back. The Red Sox scored a run in the ninth and 10th innings, but in between, Hyannis got two in the top of the 10th to win it. Zach Osborne (Tennessee) and Tyler Thompson (Florida) drove in runs in the 10th. The Red Sox got both of their late runs against closer Dallas Gallant (Sam Houston State), but he kept the Harbor Hawks in front. Dane Phillips (Oklahoma State) hit his second home run in three days for Hyannis.
The last-place team beat the first-place team in the East, as well, where Harwich topped Brewster 5-2. Andrew Leenhouts (Northeastern) got the start for Harwich and allowed two runs in 6.2 innings. The offense was led by Pratt Maynard (NC State) and Mikie Mahtook (LSU), who each hit their first home run of the year. Daniel Renken (Cal State Fullerton) started for Brewster and allowed five runs in 3.1 innings. Freshman standout Jake Barrett (Arizona State) made his season debut and pitched a scoreless inning of relief. With the win and an Orleans loss, Harwich moved out of last place.
With Y-D and Brewster losing, Chatham made up a little ground thanks to a 5-1 victory over Orleans. Philip Pohl (Clemson) went 2-for-4 and drove in three in his season debut and Aaron Westlake (Vanderbilt) went 3-for-4. Mark Zecchino (Virginia Tech) pitched five shutout innings. For Orleans, Kolten Wong (Hawaii) went 2-for-4.
C.J. Cron (Utah) hit a home run and drove in three as Cotuit beat Falmouth 5-2. Matt Murray (Georgia Southern) got the win, allowing one run on four hits in six innings of work. The win put Cotuit just one point back of Falmouth, who’s tied for second with Hyannis.
What to Watch
All the match-ups from yesterday are the same today, with the home teams switched.
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