It seems like Brewster can do no wrong, even where Mother Nature is concerned.
On a night when four of five Cape League games were postponed due to rain, Brewster came back from a rain delay — and a 1-0 deficit — to beat Wareham 2-1. The Whitecaps are now 17-7, six points ahead of second-place Y-D.
The Whitecaps trailed 1-0 before the rains came. Max Perlman (Harvard) was dominant for the Gatemen, striking out nine and allowing just two hits in six innings. When play resumed after the delay, Perlman didn’t come back and Brewster scored two runs in the eighth to win it. Andy Burns (Kentucky) drove in both runs with a single.
Matt Larkins (UC Riverside) picked up the win in relief of Mike Palazzone (Georgia), who struck out five and allowed one run in seven innings.
For Wareham, John Andreoli (Connecticut) went 3-for-3.
What to Watch
Brewster and Cotuit, two of the hottest teams in the league, will get together at Lowell Park. Jake Floethe (Cal State Fullerton) is slated to start for Brewster against Austin Wood (St. Petersburg). Floethe has a 1.26 ERA, while Wood is at 0.49. Wood was a fourth-round pick this June. Other than Anthony Ranaudo, he’s the highest 2010 pick playing on the Cape this summer.