It was just a one-day all-star break for the hottest team in the league, and it didn’t slow them down.
Falmouth won its sixth game in a row Monday night, beating Brewster 4-1 in seven innings. With Cotuit getting rained out and Wareham idle, the Commdores are now in sole possession of first place in the West standings. And like Cotuit, they’ve also taken advantage of the struggles of Hyannis to clinch a playoff spot.
Monday’s game marked one week since the streak began with a 2-0 victory over Hyannis. The Commodores haven’t been racking up big offensive numbers but haven’t needed to thanks to strong pitching. In the six wins, Falmouth has allowed a total of seven earned runs.
Nick Nastrini (UCLA) and Aidan Maldonado (Illinois) teamed up for another strong showing Monday. Nastrini struck out six and allowed one run in five innings of work for the win. Maldonado fanned four in two shutout innings en route to the save.
Brewster made the highlight reel with a triple play in the third inning, but Falmouth got all the offense it would need an inning later, with a four-run burst. An error let the first run home. Trei Cruz (Rice) followed with an RBI single and Jackson Coutts (Rhode Island) had a two-run single. T.J. Collett (Kentucky) hit his seventh home run for Brewster, but that would be their only offense.
Y-D 5, Bourne 0
For the third time in four meetings, a Y-D/Bourne matchup ended with a shutout. Bourne did it once and Y-D has now donw it twice. Jack Leftwich (Florida) started things off with five strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Chase Walter (Western Carolina) and Brady Corrigan (Arizona State) closed it out. Noah Campbell and Jack-Thomas Wold (UNLV) each had two hits and two RBI to pace the offense. Y-D has won two in a row and is now tied with Chatham atop the East.
Orleans 4, Hyannis 2
Austin Love (North Carolina) pitched five scoreless innings and the bullpen held off a charge as Orleans beat Hyannis. Love struck out six, walked one and scattered five hits. Hyannis touched up Chase Wallace (Tennessee) for two runs, but Angelo Smith (Michigan) and Connor Pellerin (Tulane) shut the door. Pellerin earned his third save and kept his ERA at 0.00 across 10 innings. Zach Daniels (Tennessee) led the offense with a home run and three RBI. Eddie McCabe (Georgetown) had three hits and scored three runs.
What to Watch
Wareham and Y-D are in Hartford, Connecticut, for an off-Cape game at Dunkin Donuts Park, home of the minor league Yard Goats.