Rain made for a quiet third day of the season in the Cape League, with one game canceled and three others getting underway but falling short of being official. They won’t be completed or rescheduled.
In the one game that did go final, it was a pitcher keeping things quiet.
Y-D’s Nick Dombkowski (Hartford) was terrific in a 3-2 win over Chatham, allowing just an unearned run in six innings. Chatham had three pitchers deliver strong performances but ended up on the wrong end of the pitchers’ duel.
Dombkowski was in the news about a month ago when he threw a no-hitter amid the controversy around Hartford’s decision to drop from Division I to Division III. It was part of a great season for Dombkowski, who had a 3.13 ERA and 72 Ks in 60.1 innings on his way to all-conference honors.
Two summers ago, Dombkowski played in the Cape League for Bourne and was solid, putting up a 2.47 ERA. He’s eligible for this year’s draft but is on the Cape for now with Y-D and delivering. He scattered six hits on Tuesday while striking out five and allowing no earned runs.
Jaret Godman (Oklahoma) finished off the win with 2.1 good innings of relief.
The Y-D offense was led by Briley Knight (Portland), who drove in all three Y-D runs with one swing of the bat, a bases-loaded double in the second inning.
Chatham’s Aaron Davenport (Hawaii) allowed those three runs and nothing else. Adam Tulloch (West Virginia) and Cade Winquest (Texas-Arlington) didn’t allow a run out of the bullpen. Jake DeLeo (Georgia Tech) went 3-for-4 to lead the Chatham offense and is now hitting .500 through three games.
Y-D is now 2-0-1, while Chatham drops to 1-1-1.
WHAT TO WATCH
All-American pitcher Andrew Taylor (Central Michigan) is due to make his first CCBL start for Bourne as the Braves visit Falmouth. Taylor struck out a school record 125 in the spring.
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