Orleans had Chatham’s number in the first three meetings between the rivals, winning a pair of shutouts and a 9-3 decision.
The Anglers finally returned the favor Friday night.
Two pitchers combined on a shutout and, after not leading at any point in those first three games, Chatham scored single runs in the second, third, fourth and sixth innings for a 4-0 win.
Dan Hammer (Pittsburgh) dominated in a starting role for the Anglers, allowing three hits in six shutout innings. He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. Hammer had been pitching mostly in long relief, with only one other start on his resume.
Jack Conlon (Texas A&M) was even better in relief, going three scoreless innings without allowing a hit.
Blake Sabol (USC) hit his fifth home run, moving into a tie for the league lead, to spark the Chatham offense. Greg Jones (UNC Wilmington) and Drew Mendoza (Florida State) also drove in runs, while John Rave (Illinois State) had two hits.
The win is the second in a row and the fourth in five games for the Anglers, who are 14-12-1 and ahead of Harwich by three points for second place in the East.
Brewster 2, Harwich 1
The Whitecaps are hanging around. They topped Harwich Friday in extra innings for their third win in their last four games. After being held scoreless since the first inning, they broke through in the top of the 11th on an RBI single by Cameron Eden (California). Jeff Criswell (Michigan) pitched a scoreless bottom of the 11th to close out the win. For Harwich, Ricky DeVito (Seton Hall) didn’t factor in the decision but struck out eight in six innings. With the recent success and Orleans losing four straight, Brewster is now just four points behind the Firebirds for fourth place.
Wareham 8, Cotuit 2
Wareham scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back in a win over Cotuit. Sahid Valenzuela (Cal State Fullerton) went 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored and two RBI. Austin Shenton (Florida International) regained the league lead in batting after a mini-slump with a 3-for-5 day. Pavin Parks (Kent State) went 2-for-3 with three RBI. For the second straight start, Will Proctor (Georgia) allowed one run in five innings.
Hyannis 5, Bourne 2
Bourne was looking to move within a point of the second place Harbor Hawks but instead fell five points back as the Harbor Hawks won for the third time in four games. Pedro Pages (Florida Atlantic) and Tommy Jew (UC Santa Barbara) each homered to pace the Harbor Hawk offense. Zack Kohn (Central Michigan) allowed two runs in five innings for the win before passing the torch to a dominant bullpen. Bourne managed just one hit off the trio of Riley Self (Mississippi State), Adam Elliott (Louisville) and Dylan Thomas (Hawaii), with Thomas picking up his league-best sixth save.
Y-D 4, Falmouth 2
Y-D rallied from an early deficit for a win over the Commodores. Quin Cotton (Grand Canyon), Bradlee Beesley (Cal Poly) and Zach Zubia (Texas) drove in one run each for the Red Sox. Making his second start, Michael Henley (Texas) gave up two runs in five innings for the win. Braidyn Fink (Oklahoma) pitched three innings of one-hit relief. Ryne Nelson (Oregon) tallied his third save.
What to Watch
Hyannis and Cotuit meet at McKeon Park with the Barnstable Patriot Cup series tied at two games apiece.