COTUIT – A two-out basehit from JaVon Shelby (Kentucky), combined with an infield error gave the Hyannis Harbor Hawks a first-inning, 1-0, lead that they would build on and not relinquish Tuesday night (June 16) en route to a 7-3 finale at Lowell Park and an even tighter grip on first place in the West Division.
Hyannis Harbor Hawks righty Michael King (Boston College) got the win last night over Cotuit.
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The Harbor Hawks finished the first inning with a 2-0 lead and added three more in the eighth inning and another pair of runs in the top of the ninth to solidify their seventh win in the first eight games of the 2015 Cape League season.
Boston College righty Michael King notched the win with five superlative innings of work on the mound, allowing just two hits while striking out five and walking one.
Jake Noll (Florida Gulf Coast), the Harbor Hawks’ designated hitter, went 3-5 with three RBI, Shelby went 2-4 with one RBI and rightfielder Austin Hays (Jacksonville) added a pair of hits.
Dalbec Blast Solidifies Orleans Firebirds’ Victory Over Y-D Red Sox
ORLEANS – Return Firebirds’ slugger Bobby Dalbec (Arizona) belted a two-run shot Tuesday night in the bottom of the sixth-inning to cap off a three-run rally that sealed a win in front of a relatively sparse, midweek home crowd as Orleans defeated the visiting Y-D Red Sox, 5-1.
Dalbec went 1-3 with two RBI, but interestingly enough, the Y-D Red Sox outhit the hosts, 8-5, and even a pair of Orleans’ errors couldn’t bridge the deficit for the defending Cape League champion Sox.
Y-D shortstop Donovan Walton (Oklahoma State) went 3-5 and was the sole batter for either team to collect multiple hits on the night.
Hyannis shortstop Errol Robinson (Ole Miss) went 1-5 last night in the Harbor Hawks’ 7-3 win.
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Falmouth Commodores Blank Wareham Gatemen at Fuller Field
FALMOUTH – Deadlocked in a scoreless tie with the Wareham Gatemen, Falmouth Commodores’ centerfielder JB Woodman (Ole Miss) led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a double at Elmer “Guv” Fuller Field Tuesday night and came rambling home on a Heath Quinn (Samford) baseknock for all the hosts would need to win.
Alex Phillips, Sean Gustin and Wyatt Short combined on the three-hit shutout, with Phillips picking up the win for the Commodores. He struck out four and walked one while allowing two hits and Short closed it out in the 8th and ninth frames for the save.
Bourne Braves Finally Break Into the Win Column over Whitecaps
BREWSTER — Down 2-1 through the sixth inning, the Bourne Braves came back to tie the host Brewster Whitecaps 2-2 in the 7th inning and then pulled out a win with two more runs in the eighth Tuesday night at Stony Brook Field.
Bourne’s Billy Walker (Hartford) led off the 7th inning with a single and after the Whitecaps retired a pair came home on a Nick Solak (Louisville) RBI-double to tie it at 2-2.
The Braves loaded the bases in the top of the 8th inning and Max McDowell (UConn) and Corey Julks (Houston) eventually came home on a Vince Fernandez (Cal-Riverside) two-run basehit that would prove to be the game-winner. McDowell reached on an error to start the inning.
Orleans righty Joe Ravert (LaSalle) went four innings in last night’s 5-1 win.
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Braves’ reliever Nick Jensen-Clegg (Kent State) got the win after 4.1 innings of no-hit, shutout work and eight strikeouts.
Solak went 2-3 with two RBI on the night and Fernandez went 2-5 with two RBI.
Harwich Mariners Stage Comeback for Win over Chatham Anglers
HARWICH — Down 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, the host Harwich Mariners plated a pair of runs for a 4-3 lead and ultimately the victory Tuesday night at Whitehouse Field.
Nick Walker (Old Dominion) led off the Bottom of the seventh inning with a walk off of Anglers’ reliever CJ Burdick (San Diego) and Notre Dame’s Cavan Biggio hammered an RBI-triple to tie things up at 3-3, then came home with the winning run, 4-3, on a Sheldon Neuse (Oklahoma) basehit.
Joe DiBenedetto (Seton Hall) got the win and Luke Scherzer (Virginia Tech) got the save. Both only went one inning as five Mariners went to the mound on the night. Starter Scott Tully (Notre Dame) got the no decision after five innings of work.
— Sean Walsh is the sports editor for www.capecod.com. His email is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm
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