Bounce Back

One week after their worst loss of the season, the Hyannis Harbor Hawks faced the team that handed it to them, with the same pitcher getting the start.

The response was impressive.

Tagged for 11 runs in a 17-3 loss to Orleans July 1, Michael Brettell (Central Michigan) allowed one run 4.2 innings Saturday, setting up a strong showing for the Harbor Hawks in a 2-1 win over the Firebirds.

Brettell had been Hyannis’ top pitcher until the blow-up, but there was no such trouble this time despite the familiar opponent. He worked a scoreless top of the first for the first sign of a difference and didn’t let a one-run second careen into a big inning.

Orleans loaded the bases in the fifth, which chased Brettell, but Nick Sandlin (Southern Miss) struck out Niko Decolati (Loyola Marymount) to end the inning.

Hyannis took the lead in the sixth on a Robert Neustrom (Iowa) sacrifice fly and the bullpen continued to clamp down, allowing Orleans just one more hit the rest of the way.

Hyannis ran its record to 9-12-1 – and left its worst loss of the season firmly in the past.

Cotuit 7, Bourne 4

The Kettleers won their fifth straight game and now lead the West by three points. Griffin Conine (Duke) hit his fourth home run and Luke Alexander (Mississippi State) knocked his first to lead the offense. Greyson Jenista (Wichita State), Michael Toglia (UCLA) and Miles Lewis (Michigan) drove in one run each. Noah Davis (UC Santa Barbara) earned the win with three scoreless innings in relief of starter Jason Bilous (Coastal Carolina). Chase Shugart (Texas) picked up the save. For Bourne, Zac Susi (UConn) had three hits and Grant Williams (Kennesaw State) had two.

Chatham 9, Y-D 5

Shea Langeliers (Baylor) hit an eighth inning grand slam that broke a 5-5 tie and sent the Anglers to a win over Y-D. It was the fourth home run and second grand slam of the summer for Langeliers, who has delivered almost half of his team-best 17 RBI on two swings of the bat. Nick Patten (Delaware) and Jeremy Pena (Maine) also homered for Chatham and Jacob Olson (UCLA) had two doubles. Jack Perkins (Stetson) went five strong innings before Y-D got to the Chatham bullpen, but R.J. Freure (Pittsburgh) and Jack DeGroat (Liberty) shut down the Red Sox after that. Nico Hoerner (Stanford) and Alfonso Rivas (Arizona) homered for Y-D. Chatham has won two in a row and is 10-12.

Brewster 8, Harwich 3

With Friday’s slate washed out, Brewster ended up playing Harwich in three straight games, and the Whitecaps finished off the stretch with another win. Mickey Gasper (Bryant) hit his fourth home run and Michael Curry (Georgia) also went deep. Martin Costes (Maryland) added two RBI. Ryan Avidano (Georgia) didn’t need all the run support, going six shutout innings for the win. Brewster jumped a game over .500 and is tied with Y-D for second place in the East.

Falmouth 9, Wareham 9 (12 innings)

Falmouth scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings and the teams played three of them before the game ended in a tie. With Falmouth trailing 8-5 in the ninth, pinch-hitter Joshua Breaux (LSU) launched a game-tying three-run homer. Wareham stopped the rally there and scored in its next at-bat, but Falmouth answered in the bottom of the 10th, and the tie remained. Breaux’s home run was one of three for the Commodores, with Hunter Steinmetz (Missouri State) hitting his fourth and George Janca (Texas A&M) belting his third. Willie MacIver (Washington) and Luke Bonfield (Arkansas) both homered for Wareham.

What to Watch

Streaking Cotuit will have to get through unbeaten Tyler Baum (North Carolina) and his 1.42 ERA when it visits Harwich.

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