On a night when former Cape Leaguer Pete Alonso won the MLB Home Run Derby, pitchers dominated at his old stomping grounds.
Two teams won by shutout, and two more got dominant performances.
It’s tough to pick a headliner, but it’s safe bet to go with the guy who took over the league lead in strikeouts. Brewster’s Bryce Hubbart (Florida State) tossed six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts as the Whitecaps beat Y-D 5-1 for their fourth straight win.
Off a great spring with the Seminoles, the lefty has gotten better with every outing on the Cape. He allowed three runs in his first outing but hasn’t surrendered a single one since, across 16 innings.
Hubbart gave up just two hits in Monday’s win, both singles in the third inning. He permitted just one more baserunner on a walk. The 10 strikeouts accounted for nearly half of the batters he faced. He’s now up to 32 strikeouts, good for the league lead, and he’s hit that total in just 20 innings.
As for the Brewster offense, leading hitter Colin Davis (Wofford) is probably done on the Cape after getting picked in the seventh round of the MLB Draft on Monday, but his teammates provided some support despite being held to just four hits. Zach Neto (Campbell) and Kurtis Byrne (TCU) led the way with one RBI each.
Brewster is 10-5-2.
Falmouth 1, Orleans 0
Three pitchers combined on a shutout and Falmouth scored the only run it needed in the seventh inning. Moving in from the bullpen, Tyler Tuthill (Appalachian State) tossed six scoreless innings with five Ks in his first start. Mason Pelio (Boston College) picked up the torch with two innings and Lucas Gordan (Texas) worked around a walk and a hit batter in the ninth to grab the save. Both teams finished with only three hits, but Falmouth strung two of them together in the seventh. Brennan Milone (South Carolina) doubled and No. 9 hitter Kodie Kolden (Washington State) plated him with a base hit. Falmouth is 6-8-2 and Orleans is 7-7-2.
Cotuit 6, Wareham 0
Wareham was coming off a 12-run burst on Sunday but was shut down by two Cotuit pitchers. After finally allowing an earned run in his last outing, Jake Brooks (UCLA) got back to his shutout ways with five scoreless frames and five strikeouts. He now owns a 0.43 ERA with 16 strikeouts and just one walk. Harrison Cohen (George Washington) delivered more of the same out of the bullpen, striking out five and allowing only one hit for the rare four-inning save. Wareham’s Spencer Miles (Missouri) did his part to join in the pitchers’ duel, striking out nine in five innings, but the Kettleers got to the bullpen. Josiah Town (Dallas Baptist), Eric Brown (Coastal Carolina) and Ryan Ritter (Kentucky) each homered for the Kettleers, which accounted for all the offense. The Kettleers moved over .500 at 9-8 while Wareham slipped to 7-7-4.
Bourne 6, Hyannis 3
Colby Thomas (Mercer) provided all the offense as Bourne kept Hyannis sliding with a 6-3 victory. Thomas entered the night with zero RBI on the season. He now has six after going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and six RBI. He needed only a single for the cycle. Braylen Wimmer (South Carolina) and Christian Knapczyk (Louisville) added two hits each. Ben Ethridge (Southern Miss) tossed four scoreless innings for the Braves. Eric Adler (Wake Forest) notched his fourth save of the summer. The Braves improve to 12-2-3 while the Harbor Hawks dip to 2-15. Caleb Pendleton (Florida Atlantic) homered for Hyannis.
Harwich 8, Chatham 2
Rounding out the good pitching night, two Harwich pitchers didn’t allow an earned run, and they were backed by three Mariner homers in a win over Chatham. Andrew Mosiello (Oregon) delivered the best of his three outings thus far, allowing just two unearned runs in five innings while striking out eight. Dalton Smith (Georgia Tech) out-did him in relief, striking out five of the 11 batters he faced in 3.2 perfect innings. Brock Wilken (Wake Forest) led the home run binge with his fourth of the summer. Chris Newell (Virginia) and Pres Cavenaugh (UNC Greensboro) hit their first homers of the year. Harwich moved to 8-7-2 and dropped Chatham to 6-10-3.
WHAT TO WATCH
Y-D and Brewster meet again at Stony Brook Field. The Red Sox could move into a first-place tie with a win.
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