Brooks Lee (Cal Poly) and Peyton Graham (Oklahoma) are forming a dynamic left side of the infield for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. Both are hitting almost .400 and they homered on Tuesday as the Red Sox beat Harwich 6-4.
Lee has been pegged as a top prospect for the draft class of 2022 from the moment he told MLB teams he wouldn’t sign if picked out of high school in 2020 because he wanted to play for his father, the head coach at Cal Poly. The shortstop has been as good as advertised this summer. The home run on Tuesday – a three-run shot in the first inning – was his third of the season, which is tied for the league lead. He finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and is now hitting .389.
Graham doesn’t have quite the same history but his is also a name to watch for 2022. He hit 11 home runs for Oklahoma in the spring. So far on the Cape, Graham has been great while playing at third base alongside Lee. He has logged a hit in all but one of his nine games. Tuesday was his best, as Graham went 4-for-5 with his second home run of the season.
Lee and Graham weren’t alone in big games Tuesday, as the Red Sox tallied 15 hits. Nathan Baez (Arizona State) went 4-for-5. Chase Luttrell (Long Beach State) and Wyatt Hoffman (Pacific) had two hits each.
On the mound, Nick Dombkowski (Hartford) allowed two runs in five innings for the win.
Y-D is now 4-2-3 and leads the East Division.
Cotuit 8, Hyannis 1
Hyannis won the first game in its rivalry matchup with Cotuit, but the Kettleers have taken two in a row on back-to-back days, with a total of 21 runs in the victories. Luke Gold (Boston College) went 2-for-4 with four RBI and is now the league leader in RBI with 12. Eric Brown (Coastal Carolina) added two hits, while the Cal-Berkely duo of Dylan Beavers and Nathan Martorella each drove in one run. Jake Brooks (UCLA) pitched 5.2 scoreless innings for the win. He has yet to allow a run in 11 innings of work this summer. Shawn Rapp (North Carolina) struck out six in 3.1 innings. Cotuit is 4-4 while Hyannis dropped to 1-7.
Wareham 10, Orleans 4
The Gatemen put up six runs in the third inning and rode a dominant relief effort to a win over Orleans. A two-run single by Jim Jarvis (Alabama) was the big blow in the third inning burst. Later, Angelo DiSpigna (Mercer) homered. Owen Diodati (Alabama) drove in two runs. The Wareham bullpen didn’t need any extra support. Three pitchers combined to allow just one hit over six innings of work. Ian Villers (California) struck out five in four scoreless innings for the win. For Orleans, Jace Jung (Texas Tech) hit a grand slam.
Falmouth 8, Chatham 1
Falmouth pulled away late and its pitchers didn’t allow an earned run in an 8-1 victory over Chatham. Brayden Taylor (TCU) led an 11-hit attack with his fourth multi-hit game of the summer. He went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Jonathan French (Clemson) added two hits and two RBI. Michael Curriale (UCLA) also stayed hot, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. Trey McLoughlin (Fairfield) struck out four over five scoreless innings in his first start of the summer. Anthony DeFabbia (Stetson) and Wesley Sweatt (South Carolina) finished off the win.
WHAT TO WATCH
Brewster and Chatham are tied for second place in the East. They won’t be tied for long, with the Anglers visiting the Whitecaps on Wednesday.
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