Twelve different pitchers have taken the mound for Orleans in three games this season. It was another team effort Thursday and it worked. Six pitchers combined to hold down Orleans in a 6-4 victory at Eldredge Park, the only game of the day.
Chase DeLauter (James Madison), who had made a bigger impact so far with his bat, flashed the other side of his two-way skill set by drawing the start and tossing a scoreless inning. Conner Thurman (San Diego), off a season in which he led San Diego in strikeouts, had the best showing on the staff with three innings of one-hit, shutout baseball. He struck out four.
Cotuit did some damage off Jeffrey Praml (Southern New Hampshire), scoring three runs, but managed just one more run off the next three arms. Carter Smith (BYU) pitched his second scoreless outing of the young season, Nick Hull (Grand Canyon) allowed one run in 1.1 innings.
Jake Saum (UCLA) struck out three and didn’t allow a hit in finishing off the win.
The pitchers were backed by a four-run third inning and key insurance in the late innings. DeLauter finished with two RBI, giving him five on the season. Rhylan Thomas (USC), Tyler Locklear (VCU) and Connor Kokx (Long Beach) went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
The win puts Orleans at 2-1, while Cotuit drops to 1-2.
WHAT TO WATCH
Back to a full slate Friday night. Interesting story to watch for Cotuit. Ryan Long gets the start. He pitches at D-III Pomona-Pitzer, which did not have a 2021 season. Long had a solid showing in the West Coast League two summers ago.
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