Ian Seymour (Virginia Tech) let go of his five-inning, nine-strikeout trademark, but the Y-D Red Sox are fine with what he did instead.
The league’s strikeout leader, Seymour fanned seven in six shutout innings, and two relievers finished the job as Y-D pitched a two-hit shutout in a 7-0 victory over Falmouth.
Seymour is now up to 39 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. The six-inning stint was his longest of the season and probably his best. He walked one and allowed one hit, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning. He faced two batters over the minimum and didn’t let a runner past second base. Seymour’s ERA drops to 2.49.
Carlos Lomeli (St. Mary’s) followed with 1.2 innings of one-hit ball, and Jacob Winger (High Point) retired all four batters he faced over the final 1.1 innings.
The strong pitching performance came just a day after Y-D allowed 15 runs in a loss to Orleans.
Riley King (Georgia) went 3-for-4 with his third home run to lead the Y-D offense. R.J. Yeager (Mercer) had two hits and Wyatt Young (Pepperdine) delivered two RBI.
Chatham 4, Hyannis 1
Down 1-0 for much of the game, Chatham scored four runs in the seventh for a comeback win over Hyannis. An RBI single by Colin Hall (Georgia Tech) tied the game, and a two-run single by Alejandro Toral (Miami) gave Chatham the lead. A Cade Cabbiness (Oklahoma State) sac fly finished off the rally. Chatham’s bullpen had no trouble keeping it a 1-0 deficit and then holding the lead. R.J. Dabovich (Arizona State) was dominant, striking out nine of the 13 batters he faced in four shutout innings. Dawson Merryman (Midland) pitched a perfect ninth for the save. Chatham has won two in a row.
Wareham 8, Brewster 3
Wareham didn’t need a comeback this time. Two days after rallying past Brewster, the Gatemen jumped ahead of the Whitecaps early and broke the game open late for an 8-3 win. Jacob Teter (Florida Southern) and Adrian Del Castillo (Miami) drove in two runs each for the Gatemen. Braiden Ward (Washington) stole two more bases for a season total of 19 and scored a pair of runs. Trey Dillard (Missouri) struck out seven in 3.2 innings of relief for the win.
Orleans 6, Cotuit 6
Cotuit led 6-1, but Orleans scored five in the sixth and the teams got just one more inning in before darkness fell. A two-run single by Tanner Murray (UC Davis) capped the rally for Orleans. Jacob Hurtubise (Army), Zach Britton (Louisville) and Eddie McCabe (Georgetown) each finished with an RBI to pace the Firebird offense. Dawson McCarville (Grand Canyon), Isaac Esqueda (USC) and Connor Pellerin (Tulane) pitched shutout ball out of the pen after Orleans tied it. Cotuit’s offense was led by Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State) with two hits and an RBI.
Bourne 2, Harwich 1
Kyle Hess (Pittsburgh) hit a two-run homer and that was all the offense Bourne needed as it shut down Harwich. Ryan Cusick (Wake Forest) struck out seven and allowed one run in 6.2 innings for the Braves. Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Gonzaga) and Kieran Shaw (Harvard) polished off the win.
What to Watch
Mac Lardner, who has a 0.81 ERA and struck out eight in seven shutout innings last time out, starts for Bourne against Cotuit.