Two of the hottest starts in the league have been delivered by Harwich players, and their Mariners finally had something to show for it on Wednesday.
Brock Wilken (Wake Forest) and Cade Beloso (LSU) had two hits each as Harwich picked up its first win of the season 5-2 over Hyannis.
Wilken is a coming off a slugging season with the Demon Deacons. He smacked 17 home runs to go with a .279 batting average. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder started the summer with two hits in the season opener. He followed it up with a 1-for-3 day on Monday. In powering Wednesday’s win, he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI.
Beloso had less success to build on, having hit .226 for the Tigers in the spring. Just like his teammate Wilken, Beloso had two hits in the opener and one in game two. Last night, he went 2-for-3 with a double.
Beloso has the top batting average in the league at .556. Wilken is at .500, one of several players tied with that mark.
Harwich also got two RBI from Josh Hood (Penn).
Harwich had lost two straight to open the season. The five runs are a season-high, but pitching also had a lot to do with the win. Billy Seidl (Duke) struck out five and didn’t allow an earned run in four innings of work. Trey Dombroski (Monmouth), Carson Seymour (Kansas State) and Aaron Holiday (Old Dominion) combined for five scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
Bourne 13, Falmouth 8
Central Michigan standout Andrew Taylor was fantastic in his Cape League debut and his offense was pretty good, too as Bourne outlasted Falmouth. Coming off an All-American campaign, Taylor struck out eight and allowed just two hits in four scoreless innings. He left with a 6-0 lead that almost completely disappeared when the bullpen took over. But Bourne’s offense kept rolling throughout and continued adding to the lead, finishing with 16 hits. Nick Goodwin (Kansas State) went 4-for-5 with a homer two RBI, while Christian Knapczyk (Louisville) went 3-for-5 and drove in two. Six different Braves had at least two hits. Reggie Crawford (Uconn) and Zach Agnos (East Carolina) also went deep. Michael Curialle (UCLA) continued a hot start for Falmouth with a grand slam. Bourne is now 3-0.
Chatham 4, Brewster 2
Chatham built an early 4-0 lead and held on down the stretch for a win over Brewster. Caden Grice (Clemson) hit his second home run and leadoff man Cameron Chick (Nebraska) also went deep. Matthew Garcia (Chipola) drove in the other run for the Anglers. On the mound, Sebastian Keane (Northeastern) and Alexander McFarlane (Miami) went three scoreless innings each. Zachary Maxwell (Georgia Tech) allowed one run in two innings but eventually stopped Brewster’s comeback efforts for the save. Angler pitchers racked up 12 Ks. Chatham is 2-1 while Brewster is still seeking its first win.
Wareham 7, Y-D 1
Owen Diodati (Alabama) homered for the second time in three games to lead Wareham’s best offensive night of the season and its first win. Kade Kern (Ohio State) drove in three runs. Ian Villers (California) tossed four scoreless innings and the Gatemen took a shutout into the ninth, when Y-D finally got on the board. The Gatemen improved to 1-2 while Y-D went to 2-1.
WHAT TO WATCH
Just one game on the schedule Thursday as Cotuit makes the trip to Orleans. Harrison Cohen starts for Cotuit following a strong season with George Washington. Conner Thurman, who led San Diego in strikeouts, gets the ball for the Firebirds.
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