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Cape Cod Baseball League roundup: Hyannis one-hits Yarmouth-Dennis

andré simms, cape cod times
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Four different pitchers took the mound for Hyannis (23-13-2) at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, Connecticut, and the quartet combined to pitch a one hit shutout, carrying a no-hitter into the eighth inning in their 8-0 win over the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox on Wednesday. Mason Nichols (Ole Miss) got the start, and went 5.2 innings. Nichols didn't allow a hit, and struck out two.

JB Middleton (Southern Miss) was the first out of the bullpen for the Red Sox, and threw an inning and a third before giving way to Evan Whiteaker (Indiana). Whiteaker had the unfortunate honor of being the one arm to give up a hit, but struck out two in his Cape League debut. Ethan Lanthier (St. Cloud State) had the final three outs. At the plate, Cam Smith (Florida State) went 4-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs, and Oklahoma State's Zach Ehrhard finished with three hits, and two RBIs. Kansas State's Brady Day had the only hit of the night for the Red Sox.

Brewster Whitecaps 5, Chatham Anglers 1

The Whitecaps (15-21-2) took one more step towards the postseason, by widening the gap between themselves and Chatham behind them. Brewster got a big night at the plate from Arizona's Mason White. White had three hits, and drove in three runs. Southeastern's University Darien Smith had his best start of the season. The senior threw six innings, scattered seven hits, and only gave up a single run. Louisville sophomore Patrick Forbes pitched the last nine outs without allowing a hit, and struck out five. Florida's Deric Fabian drove in the only run of the game for Chatham (10-24-2), his tenth of the season.

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Cotuit Kettleers 8, Bourne Braves 7

The Kettleers (25-11-1) emerged victorious after a back-and-forth contest with the Braves (19-18-1). Cotuit struck first in the top of the first when Trevor Haskins (Stanford) drove in Cole Mathis (College of Charleston). Bourne responded immediately in the bottom of the first. Kendall Diggs (Arkansas), and Nu'u Contrades (Arizona State) had back-to-back two-RBI singles to put the Braves up 4-1. The Kettleers responded with six runs of their own in the top of the second. Cole Mathis (College of Charleston) had a bases-clearing triple to start the scoring, and Haskins, and Dylan Johnson (College of Charleston) each added RBI hits.

Cole Mathis of Cotuit arrives at third ahead of the throw to Bourne third baseman Cam Foster for a bases-loaded triple in the second inning in this Wednesday action.
Cole Mathis of Cotuit arrives at third ahead of the throw to Bourne third baseman Cam Foster for a bases-loaded triple in the second inning in this Wednesday action.

Contrades had another RBI hit in the third, Caden Bodine (Coastal Carolina) had an RBI hit in the fourth, and Alabama's Bryce Eblin had one in the sixth to drive the Braves comeback attempt, but it fell just short. In the end, it was Mathis who shut down the Braves over the final two frames.

Wareham Gatemen 5, Harwich Mariners 4

Grant Sherrod (South Carolina Upstate) led the Gatemen (14-22-2) offensively in their win over the Mariners (16-21-1). Sherrod had a pair of hits, three RBIs, and scored a pair of runs. Sherrod got the Gatemen on the board in the bottom of the second with a two run home run, which tied the game at two. Bayram Hot (Marist) scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the seventh, and Missouri's JC Colon scored what proved to be the game-winning run on Sherrod's RBI single. Kansas State's Danniel Rivera had three hits and an RBI in the loss, while Maryland's Elijah Lambros had two hits, an RBI, and a run.

Orleans Firebirds 13, Falmouth Commodores 3

A late scoring barrage was enough to see the Firebirds (19-18) run away from the Commodores (19-17-2). The Firebirds were holding onto a slim 4-3 lead entering the top of the seventh inning. Orleans scored three in the seventh inning, the first on an RBI single from Eddie King (Louisville), and then scored six in the eighth. Fenwick Trimble (James Madison), and Jake Casey (Kent State) each had two-RBI hits in the frame. Notre Dame's Jack Penny hit his third home run of the year, and scored a pair of runs. Sam Houston State's Walter Janek had two hits, an RBI, and a run scored for Falmouth. Florida's Luke Heyman also added a run and an RBI.

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Wednesday's Cape Cod Baseball League games