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Mets come through with 6-3 win over first-place Bourne story from 7/1/01; posted on 7/2/01 at 01:32 EDT --HYANNIS--The Mets picked up a vitally important win over the Bourne Braves on Sunday, winning by a score of 6-3 just minutes before a heavy rain storm brought lightning and downpours to McKeon Field. With menacing weather conditions looming in the bottom of the seventh, the Mets needed to come back from a 3-2 deficit. Brendan Harris led off the inning with a single, and moved to third on a hit from Ryan Garko. An error by the Bourne shortstop brought Harris home, and Cameron Coughlan, who pinch-ran for Garko, scored on a sacrifice fly by Brian Stavisky. The game was capped by a two-run homer to right-center by Jason Perry, his second of the year. The four-run seventh helped to make a winner of Blake Taylor, who went the distance for Hyannis in the Mets' first complete game of the year. He struck out 11 and walked only one while allowing the three runs on six hits. Taylor (1-2) threw 121 pitches and had five 1-2-3 innings in his outing. The Braves tried to take control of the game by scoring one in the first and two in the sixth to take the lead. Andy Jarvis led off the fifth with a double and came home on a two-out single by Nick Italiano. The sixth was highlighted by a two-run homer off the bat of Chad Oliva (Jacksonville); this shot to left was also his second home run of the year. Conor Jackson (Cal/Berkeley), who scored on the home run, was the only Bourne hitter with more than one hit besides Jarvis. Bourne used four pitchers in the game, the first of which had trouble finding his groove. Tyler Fitch (Cal Polytech) was pulled after only two innings and 38 pitches. His relief was Mike Dennison, who would eventually receive the loss after his 4 2/3 innings. Dennison (2-1) allowed two earned runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking one. The final two pitchers, Mark McLemore (Oregon State) and Patrick Murray (Campbell), were each hitless in their respective outings of 1/3 and 1 innings. Hyannis' offense was led by Perry, who was 3-for-3 in the game with a run, two RBI, and a sacrifice. Also prominent on the day were Ryan Barthelemy, who had a pair of doubles, and Harris, who was 2-for-4 with a sacrifice. Stats of note...Mets closer Justin Lord signed with the Kansas City Royals earlier in the week and has left the team...the Mets now have two more home runs (9) than triples (7); it was only on June 27 that their triple total was surpassed by their home run total...Hyannis has now homered in five straight games. BOURNE-----000
012 000--3 BOURNE
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 32 3 6 3 1 11 8 BATTING--2B: Jarvis (5) HR: Oliva (6) GDP: Oliva (1) Team LOB: 3 FIELDING--E:
Hudson (7), Murray (8) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 30 6 9 6 5 7 16 BATTING--2B: Barthelemy 2 (1-5) HR: Perry (7) HP: Stavisky (2), Frank (5) SF: S. Harris (2), Stavisky (7) SH: Perry (2), Frank (8), B. Harris (8) Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING--CS: B. Harris (1) FIELDING--DP:
B. Harris-S. Harris-Perry (1) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Dennison (6) HBP: Fitch (2), Dennison (5) Umpires: Libone (P), Kadish (1), Sudmyer (3) Time: 2:13 Weather: 80 degrees, overcast, wind 10-20 mph blowing out to center. Pair of M's hurlers shut out the Mets story from 7/2/01; posted on 7/2/01 at 21:59 EDT --HYANNIS--Rather than throwing their probable pitcher, righty Luke Robertson, against a Hyannis batting order with five lefties, the Harwich Mariners instead opted for two southpaws on the hill. They reaped the rewards of this strategic decision with a 3-0 win over the Mets at McKeon Field. Starter Joe Saunders (Virginia Tech) picked up a hard-earned win after eight innings of three-hit ball. Saunders (2-2) struck out nine and walked one, throwing 103 pitches in his outing. The ninth inning was thrown by Josh Brey (Liberty), who struck out two and walked one while surrendering one hit. Brey picked up his first save of the year. Harwich got their first run in a hurry. The first batter of the game was Matt Davis (Va. Commonwealth), who singled into left center. He stole second and third, and scored on a single from Ryan Mulhern. Their next run was in the sixth inning, when Mulhern led off with a hit to left. He would eventually score on a groundout by Jeff Mackor that was misplayed for an error. They tacked on one more in the ninth, when Pat Boran started off with a single. Thanks to a Davis bunt single that was thrown away, Boran stood on third with no out. He scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Nick Blue (Wake Forest). Boran led Harwich hitters with a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Hyannis' pitching was far from ineffective despite giving up ten hits. Starting pitcher David Humen went six innings, striking out five and walking seven while allowing two earned runs on seven hits. He was relieved in the seventh by Chris Cochran, who scattered three hits in three innings while giving up one unearned run and striking out two. Of the Mets' four hits, the biggest was L.J. Biernbaum's double to the wall in right-center field. Other singles in the game came from Kyle Frank, Ryan Garko, and Brian Stavisky. There were two baserunners in the ninth when Ryan Barthelemy walked and Stavisky singled into center, but the final out was recorded with the tying run at the plate. Stats of note...the Harwich first was an odd frame. They scored one run, but all four batters in the inning reached base, and none were stranded due to a pair of caught-stealing plays and a pickoff...the ninth was the only inning in which more than one Hyannis batter reached base...Hyannis turned a pair of double plays, but Harwich still stranded ten runners; however, the Mets stranded four runners while the Mariners turned only one double play. HARWICH-----100
001 001--3 HARWICH
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 29 3 10 3 8 7 16 BATTING--SH: Davis (3, Musolf (6), Blue (9) GDP: Wilson (2), Mackor (4) Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING--SB: Davis 2 (1), Boran 2 (5) CS: Blue (1), Mulhern (1), Davis (9) PO: Hutchinson (1) FIELDING--DP:
Van Zandt-Blue-Musolf (1) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 30 0 4 0 2 11 12 BATTING--2B: Biernbaum (5) HP: Bland (8) GDP: Garko (1) Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING--SB: Frank (4) FIELDING--E:
Garza (6), Humen (6), Barthelemy (9) DP: Bland-Garza-Barthelemy (2),
B. Harris-Barthelemy (4) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf PB: Bland (4) HBP: Saunders (8) Umpires: Carroll (P), Leeds (1), Dwyer (3) Time: 2:31 Weather: 70 degrees, sunny, wind 10-20 mph blowing left to right. Hyannis rallies, rallies, and rallies; 13-6 over A's story from 7/3/01; posted on 7/4/01 at 12:08 EDT --CHATHAM--The A's aren't the only team who can produce a huge inning. After Chatham sent five runners across the plate in the third inning, the Mets countered with a seven-run sixth on the way to slapping the A's with a loss by a 13-6 score at Veterans Field. Eleven batters reached the plate in the huge Hyannis sixth. The highlight was a three-run triple by Kyle Frank and a run-scoring double from Ryan Garko. Frank was one of the hitting stars for the Mets; his day also included a suicide squeeze bunt in the third inning and his first home run of the year, a solo shot over the right field fence. Garko was also astute with the bat, going 3-for-4 in the game with a run scored. The Mets continued to pile on the runs in the eighth, bringing home three runners. Besides Frank's home run, Garko was knocked in by a double from Ryan Barthelemy, who in turn scored on a Jason Perry single. Barthelemy scored two runs in the game on his two hits, and Perry did the same on his 2-for-3 evening. The win in the game went to Hyannis reliever Travis Teeter, who settled down and quieted the Chatham offense in 6 1/3 innings. Teeter (1-2) struck out 10 and walked four, allowing only one run on three hits. Teeter came in to relieve starter Jason Tourangeau, who had a rough outing. He was tagged for five earned runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings. After being down 2-0 entering the third inning, Chatham drove home five runs on five hits. Two of the runs scored on a triple by Michael Moon (Southern Cal), and another was scored by Drew Meyer, who led Chatham with two base hits and a double. Bobby Malek also contributed to that inning with one of his two runs batted in. Ben Clayton (Wake Forest) started on the hill for the A's. He allwoed the first five runs in five-plus innings, striking out two and walking three. His relief, Corey Hamman (Montclair State), was given the loss after going only 1/3 of an inning. Hamman's ERA ballooned as he surrendered four earned runs. The final pitcher of the game for the A's was second-year Cape Leaguer David Bush (Wake Forest), who struck out all four batters he faced. Stats of note...out of the three Coca-Cola Players of the Week, two have been Mets; Brian Stavisky won the award for the opening week and Ryan Barthelemy was last week's recipient...Spencer Harris and Cameron Coughlan both had two RBI on one hit between them; Harris had a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly and Coughlan had the hit and a bases-loaded walk...the Mets handed the loss to Hamman, who was at 4-0 entering the game and is still tied for the league lead in wins. HYANNIS-----011
007 130--13 HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 36 13 12 12 5 8 7 BATTING--2B: Garko (6), Barthelemy (8) 3B: Frank (6) HR: Frank (8) SF: S. Harris (6) SH: Perry (2), S. Harris (2), Frank (3) HP: Biernbaum (6) Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING--SB: Stavisky (2), Coughlan (3), Perry (7) CS: Coughlan (7) FIELDING--E:
Tourangeau (3) Outfield Assist: Biernbaum (1) CHATHAM
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 34 6 8 5 4 10 13 BATTING--2B: Meyer (6) 3B: Moon (3) HP: McCoy (1), Schneider (1) Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING--SB: Soteropolous (3), Greenberg (4) FIELDING--E:
McCoy (3), Meyer (6) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf PB: Garko 2 (4), Schneider (8) HBP: Tourangeau 2 (1), Hamman (6) Umpires: Bilodeau (P), Rondeau (1), Sadowski (3) Time: 3:00 Weather: 70 degrees, overcast, wind 5-15 mph blowing left to right. Mets even season series against Cotuit with 5-2 win story from 7/4/01; posted on 7/4/01 at 23:38 EDT --HYANNIS--The Mets picked up their second win in two days, winning the Independence Day game against Cotuit at McKeon Field by a score of 5-2. The season series between these two inter-town rivals has now been evened with two wins for each team. The game was tied at one in the seventh inning, when Hyannis posted four runs. The first pitch of the inning was lined by Jason Perry over the right-center field fence for his third home run of the season. Two batters later, Spencer Harris came to the plate and was drilled in the head with a 3-0 fastball. He would leave the field with assistance and was pinch-run for by Cameron Coughlan. Coughlan scored on a single from Brendan Harris, and Kyle Frank (who was on first at the time) scored on an overthrow. Brendan scored on the next pitch, when Ryan Barthelemy hit a ground-rule double down the left field line. A winner was made out of reliever Kevin Ool, who moves to 1-0 with his first decision of the year. Ool struck out two and walked one in 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits. Starter Tom Kandybowicz also had a successful outing for the Mets. Going the first 6 2/3 innings, Ool scattered three hits for one run while fanning seven and walking three. The first Hyannis run came home in the first inning, when Brendan Harris legged out an infield hit with one out. He would eventually come home on a Ryan Garko double to left-center. Ryan Barthelemy also had a hit in the first, joining Brendan as the Mets' multiple hitters. The Cotuit offense was led by second baseman Chris O'Riordan (Stanford), who knotted the game at one in the fourth inning with his first home run of the year, a fly ball that passed directly over the left-field foul pole. O'Riordan also drove in the Kettleers' other run in the eighth inning when he had an infield hit to third base. Ryan Russ, who led off the inning for Cotuit and reached on a deep infield hit, scored on O'Riordan's grounder. Another big hit for Cotuit was a double to left-center by Chris Hall (Indiana State) in the ninth inning. Cotuit's loser was starting pitcher Kyle Sleeth (2-1). Sleeth allowed three earned runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking two batters. Brantley Jordan faced the Mets for the third time this year, giving up one earned run on three hits with a pair of K's. Stats of note...the similarities between the last two Cotuit games have been strange: both were at McKeon Field, a 5-2 win for the Mets happened each time, and a Mets batter was incapacitated by a ball to the head in both games...Spencer Harris was not as badly injured as Mike Brown was last week; he did not go to the hospital and is not expected to miss nearly as much time...Ool gave up his first earned run of the season today, now giving him a total of one ER allowed in 17 innings, or a 0.53 ERA. COTUIT------000
100 010--2 COTUIT
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 33 2 6 2 4 9 15 BATTING--2B: Hall (9) HR: O'Riordan (4) Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING--SB: Russ 2 (1-8), Porfirio (7) FIELDING--E:
Friedman (7) Outfield Assist: Russ (7) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 30 5 8 4 2 9 5 BATTING--2B: Garko (1), Barthelemy (7) HR: Perry (7) HP: Garko (6), SHarris (7) Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING--CS:
Barthelemy (1) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Kandybowicz (6) PB: Ool (1) HBP: Sleeth 2 (6-7) Umpires: Perry (P), Rondeau (1), April (3) Time: 2:22 Weather: 70 degrees, overcast w/ light drizzle, wind 5-10 mph blowing right to left. Mets assemble a winning streak; 10-5 over Wareham story from 7/5/01; posted on 7/5/01 at 23:09 EDT --HYANNIS--The Mets won their third game in a row on Thursday afternoon at McKeon Field, taking a make-up game over the Wareham Gatemen by a 10-5 score. It was the first win over the Gatemen in four attempts this season. Hyannis trailed 5-4 in the sixth inning after having tied the score two innings earlier. The lead was ultimately taken when Ryan Barthelemy flied a pitch that was picked up by the wind and carried well over the fence for his league-best fourth homer of the year. Barthelemy led Mets hitters with five RBI and a pair of doubles to go along with his homer. Brian Stavisky capped a four-run eighth with an incredible line-drive homer to center that was still rising when it hit the treetops and came back onto the field. It was Stavisky's third home run of the season; he also added a double in the game. Kyle Frank scored twice with two hits and executed a suicide squeeze to tie the game in the fourth. Cameron also had a double in that inning and scored on Coughlan's bunt. Brendan Harris scored the first run of the game for the Mets, reaching on a double and scoring on one of Barthelemy's doubles. A winner was made out of starting pitcher Justin Taylor, who went six innings to move to 2-1. Although he allowed eleven hits and gave up four earned runs, he did strike out three batters and was officially on the hill when the Mets got their lead. Kevin Ool went 2 1/3 innings for the second straight day, striking out three and allowing only one hit. He picked up his second win of the year. Wareham scored a run an inning for five out of the first six innings. The game's leadoff hitter, Keith Butler, hit one of his two doubles and three hits to start the game. He scored on a single from Aaron Hill, who had a pair of hits and a run in the game. A two-hit, two-RBI game was had by second baseman Omar Pena (Northeastern). In addition, Mike Huggins was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The starting pitcher for Wareham, Mark Michael, was pulled after 4 1/3 innings. He allowed six hits, four runs (one earned), four walks, and struck out six. Kenon Ronz got the loss for the Gatemen in his relief outing of 3 2/3 innings. Ronz gave up six earned runs on five hits, striking out two and walking one. Stats of note...the Mets had a similar slow start against Wareham last year, losing the first three games, tying the fourth, and winning the last four (including the playoffs)...there were a total of ten doubles in the game, five for each team...the Gatemen stranded twelve runners in all, but the difference in the game was the two innings when they left the bases loaded. WAREHAM-----111
101 000--5 WAREHAM
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 40 5 12 5 4 5 25 BATTING--2B: Butler 2 (1-4), Huggins (3), Meyer (4), Murphy (6) Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING--CS: Hill (1) FIELDING--E:
Henry (4), Murphy (4) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 34 10 11 9 4 9 15 BATTING--2B: B. Harris (3), Barthelemy 2 (3-8), Coughlan (4), Stavisky (5) HR: Barthelemy (6), Stavisky (8) SF: Garko (8) SH: Frank (4) HP: Garko 2 (2-3) Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING--SB: B. Harris (4) FIELDING--E:
S. Harris (2), Coughlan (9) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Ronz (8) PB: Parker (8) HBP: Michael 2 (2-3) Umpires: Bilodeau (P), Perry (1), Zibelli (3) Time: 2:32 Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10-20 mph blowing out to center. Mets fall as Falmouth wins field-goal fest story from 7/6/01; posted on 7/7/01 at 11:52 EDT --FALMOUTH--The town of Falmouth must have loaned their extra fireworks to the Commodores, who put on quite an offensive display at Guv Fuller Field. The Mets were dropped by a score of 18-6. Falmouth hit four home runs on the evening, including two by Jarrod Schmidt. Schmidt had a total of six RBI and four runs scored, going 4-for-5 on the day. A similar day came from Ben King, who had the decisive three-run homer in the first as well as six runs batted in, a double, and a pair of singles. Their fourth homer was a two-run shot off the bat of Val Majewski. The Mets were not without offense, but they lacked a strong quarterback who could drive the team down the field. Ryan Garko headed up the Mets stars with a two-run homer to cap a 3-for-5 day at the plate. Ryan Barthelemy continued on his tear with a 3-for-5 day of his own, including a double and two RBI. Kyle Frank was 2-for-4 with a run scored on a pair of singles, and Mike Brown had a sacrifice fly in his first game back since being sidelined with a concussion on June 29. The win for the Commodores went to starter Pat Misch (W. Michigan). Misch (1-1) went the minimum of five innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out six. The two pitchers who relieved him, Ryan Schroyer and B.J. Lamura (Clemson), each threw two innings with four strikeouts. Hyannis pitchers had trouble finding a groove all night. Starter Blake Taylor, who dropped to 1-3 with the loss, was lifted after only 1/3 of an inning. Jason Tourangeau went the next 1 2/3 innings, giving up the most runs. Eric Maycroft was fine through the first two innings, but had trouble during the fifth and appeared to throw his arm out after uncorking a very wild pitch. David Humen was the Mets' final pitcher, going the last 3 2/3 innings. Stats of note...Barthelemy's average has now soared to .404; he is now less than ten plate appearances from qualifying for the batting title, and if he does, the Triple Crown will be the first thing on fan's minds, since he already leads the league in HRs and RBI...as a team, the Mets lead the league with 14 home runs...in the future, summaries of games such as these will be omitted and possibly replaced with "Classic Summaries," which are usually designated "Classic" for containing wisecracks like that one. HYANNIS------201
010 200--6 HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 36 6 10 5 3 14 12 BATTING--2B: Barthelemy (5) HR: Garko (7) SF: Brown (1) Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING--SB: Frank (2) CS: Garko (5) FIELDING--E:
Humen (7) DP: S. Harris-Coughlan-Garko (1), Coughlan-B. Harris-Garko
(3) FALMOUTH
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 38 18 15 18 8 10 11 BATTING--2B: Ghutzman (2), King (4) HR: King (1), Schmidt 2 (2-4), Majewski (2) SF: Schmidt (5) HP: Schindewolf 2 (1-5), Majewski (5) GDP: Michael (1), Brown (3) Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING--SB: King 2 (2-5) FIELDING--E:
Majewski (1), Ghutzman (3) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Maycroft (5), Humen 2 (7) PB: Bland 3 (7-7-8), Schmidt (9) HBP: Taylor (1), Maycroft (5), Humen (5) Umpires: Lupo (P), Zibelli (1), Rocha (3) Time: 3:04 Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 5-10 mph blowing out to right. Mets win, 4-1, over Orleans Cardinals story from 7/7/01; posted on 7/8/01 at 00:12 EDT --HYANNIS--The Mets picked up their fourth win in five games on Saturday, topping the Orleans Cardinals 4-1 at McKeon Field. Superb pitching led the Mets to their victory. Starter Travis Teeter was the winner after a solid 6 1/3 innings. Teeter (2-2) allowed the lone run on five hits while striking out five and walking five. Kevin Ool picked up his third save of the year in yet another dominant outing, giving up only one hit and fanning two in 2 2/3 innings. The Mets scored two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to secure the win. A two-run double from Kyle Frank scored Spencer Harris and Mario Garza for the first two runs, and the insurance came when Garza knocked a double of his own into right-center to score Brian Stavisky and Harris. Garza was the hitting leader for Hyannis, going 3-for-3 with those two RBI. He also had a fine day behind the plate, throwing out the only attempted basestealer. Frank had another double in the first to go along with his second in the sixth; he was 2-for-4 on the day. Stavisky reached base in the sixth on a monster triple that hit off of the center field fence, missing a home run by less than a yard. Hits were also pitched in by Cameron Coughlan and Jason Perry. The Cards brought their run home in the fifth inning. DH Brad Lamm (Charlotte) had a two-out line single into left, and a hit by newcomer Jake Wald (George Washington) moved Lamm to second. A pair of untimely walks to the next two batters scored Lamm, and the free RBI was given to left fielder Andy Phillips (The Citadel). Other highlights in the Orleans offense included a single and a double by right fielder Tyler Davidson. In his third start (out of five total) against the Mets, Joey Bateman was handed Orleans' loss after 5 2/3 innings. He surrendered three earned runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking one. Two relievers, Jason Baker (George Washington) and Trevor Hutchinson (UCal/Berkeley), finished the game for the Cardinals. Orleans demonstrated its fielding prowess consistently throuhgout the game. Three Mets who tried to reach an extra base were thrown out by the strong Cardinal wings in the outfield. They also turned a pair of double plays in the game, and a poor pickoff throw accounted for their only error. Stats of note...although two batters reached base during his outing, Ool still pitched to the minimum number of batters by getting a fielder's choice and a double play...an update on Eric Maycroft's condition: he is suffering from muscle spasms, for which the best treatment is rest. With tomorrow's free day, he should be fine by the end of the weekend...while Orleans impressed with their defense, the Mets quietly had an errorless game in the field and Kyle Frank had an outfield assist of his own. ORLEANS-----000
010 000--1 ORLEANS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 30 1 6 1 5 7 12 BATTING--2B: Davidson (1) HP: Lamm (7) GDP: Caradonna (8) Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING--CS: Lamm (3) FIELDING--E:
Baker (7) DP: Bateman-Wald-Broadway (3), Phillips-Caradonna (7) Outfield
Assists: Davidson (5), Coder (6), Phillips (7) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 27 4 8 4 3 6 8 BATTING--2B: Frank 2 (1-5), Garza (6) 3B: Stavisky (6) SH: B. Harris (1) HP: S. Harris (5) GDP: Frank (3) Team LOB: 4 FIELDING--DP:
Coughlan-Garko (8) Outfield Assist: Frank (2) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Bateman (5) HBP: Bateman (5), Teeter (7) Umpires: Sadowski (P), Carroll (1), Emerson (3) Time: 2:26 Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 10-20 mph blowing out to center. .500 mark remains elusive as Brewster downs the Mets story from 7/9/01; posted on 7/9/01 at 20:57 EDT --HYANNIS--In the first meeting between the two teams since last year's CCBL Finals, the Brewster Whitecaps repeated last season's results with a 5-1 win over the Mets at McKeon Field. It was the second time in three games that the Mets entered the game needing the win to move to an even record and fell short. Brewster got most of its scoring done in the fourth inning, when they tallied four runs. The rally was started when Wally Pontiff (Louisiana State) walked with one out. An infield hit by Brian Barden (Oregon State) and a walk to Chris Hamblen (Cincinnati) loaded the bases for former Met Matt Carson (Brigham Young). Matt powered the first pitch to the deepest part of center field, where it was caught for a sacrifice fly to score Pontiff. The bases were cleared on the follwing pitch, when left fielder Jay Garthwaite (Washington) drove a deep fly ball over the left-center field fence. It was Garthwaite's league-leading fifth homer of the year. They tacked on another run in the sixth inning, when Hamblen reached on his third walk of the game. After a Carson single, Hamblen came home on a hit for Garthwaite that just ticked off of the shortstop's glove. Hyannis' lone run came in the seventh inning. Leadoff batter Jason Perry lined the 2-2 pitch over the wall in right-center for his fourth homer of the year. The other hits in the game were from Ryan Barthelemy, Mike Brown, Ryan Garko, Brian Stavisky, and Brendan Harris. The Brewster victory was given to starter Ryan Olsen (UNLV), who threw seven innings. Olsen (2-0) struck out seven and walked one while allowing an earned run on six hits. Relievers Andrew Ehrlich (Stanford) and Brian Bannister (Southern Cal) each pitched a perfect inning; Bannister struck out the side in the ninth. Mets starter Tom Kandybowicz (2-2) got the loss in his four innings. He allowed four earned runs, but only on three hits, and walked four with three strikeouts. David Humen pitched the final five innings for Hyannis, walking three and striking out three with one earned run on three hits. Stats of note...due to the seven walks issued by Mets pitching, the Mets had three more official times at bat than the Whitecaps despite sending three fewer batters to the plate...in the seventh inning, Jason Perry was credited with a putout after he was interfered with by Matt Maniscalo (Mississippi State), who ran into Perry while trying to beat out a ground ball; the ball would have been foul if not for the interference call...the Mets are now first in the league after having struck out 219 times; coming into today's game, when they had 208 K's, no other team had fanned more than 200 times. BREWSTER-----000
401 000--5 BREWSTER
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 30 5 6 5 7 6 12 BATTING--HR: Garthwaite (4) SF: Carson (4) GDP: Maniscalo (3) Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING--CS: Pontiff (6) PO: Hecker (5) FIELDING--E:
Barden (2) HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 33 1 6 1 1 11 10 BATTING--HR: Perry (7) HP: Garko (3) Team LOB: 5 FIELDING--E:
S. Harris (8) DP: B. Harris-S. Harris-Perry (3) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Kandybowicz (2), Humen (8) HBP: Olsen (3) Umpires: Drescher (P), Gisondi (1), Zibelli (3) Time: 2:23 Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 5-15 mph blowing out to left. Garza lifts Mets in pitcher's battle story from 7/10/01; posted on 7/10/01 at 22:53 EDT --BOURNE--The Mets earned an important victory over the first-place Bourne Braves, winning the 1-0 pitcher's duel in just one hour and fifty-six minutes. The exciting game at Coady Field was the first of a two-game series with the Braves that will conclude tomorrow at McKeon Field. With the score 0-0 entering the eighth inning, Mets catcher Mario Garza came to the plate against new pitcher Matt Brown. Garza hit a high shot into right field on the first pitch of the inning for his first home run of the year. That hit gave the loss to Brown, who drops to 2-1 on the year. The winning pitcher was Justin Taylor (3-1), who was brilliant in his eight innings. He had six strikeouts and no walks, scattering four hits. Kevin Ool finished the shutout for Taylor, fanning one while giving up two hits on the way to his team-leading fourth save. Bourne arguably had the more dominant day on the mound. Starter Casey Shumaker had a one-hit shutout through 6 1/3 innings, including five strikeouts and three walks. Mike Dennison retired the only two batters he faced in relief of Shumaker, and Ben Rowe (Oregon State) pitched a perfect ninth. The Braves had several chances to put a run on the board, sending a total of five runners into scoring position. Brian Burgamy had a ground-rule double down the left-field line in the first and reached third before the end of the inning. He also made it to second in the ninth after reaching on an infield hit and a single into center from Brian Anderson (Arizona). In the fifth, the Braves put runners on the corners with nobody out thanks to consecutive hits by Andy Jarvis and Conor Jackson. Taylor struck out the next batter for the first out of the inning, and a double steal was attempted during the next at-bat. The Mets defense played the situation well, getting Jarvis out at the plate. The play was scored a caught stealing, 2-4-3-2. Randy Walter (Wichita State) hit a one-out double for Bourne in the sixth, but was picked off by Taylor before the next pitch was thrown. Stats of note...the Mets' other two hits were doubles by Brian Stavisky and Brendan Harris, meaning that all three of Hyannis' hits were extra-base hits...neither of the Mets' two games at Bourne have lasted longer than two hours, and the Coady Sun Delay has been avoided thus far...Shumaker's fine outing was all the more special since it came on his 21st birthday celebration at Coady Field. HYANNIS-----000
000 010--1 HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 29 1 3 1 3 7 8 BATTING--2B:
Stavisky (2), B. Harris (8) HR: Garza (8) SH: Garko (7) Team LOB: 5 BOURNE
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 31 0 6 0 0 7 6 BATTING--2B: Burgamy (1), Walter (6) Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING--CS:
Jarvis (5) PO: Walter (6) PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf Umpires: Thomas (P), Zibelli (1), Gisondi (3) Time: 1:56 Weather: 85 degrees, sunny to overcast, wind 5-10 mph blowing left to right. story from 7/11/01; posted on 7/11/01 at 23:32 EDT --HYANNIS--The Bourne Braves took away the Mets' one-run lead in the ninth inning to win in a split of the home-and-home series between the two teams. McKeon Field played host to a 4-2 Bourne victory. The Mets had the lead entering the ninth inning and had stopper Kevin Ool on the hill. Brian Burgamy hit the first pitch of the inning into short right field, and was followed by a walk to Chad Oliva. The next batter, Andy Jarvis, attempted to lay down a bunt. He missed the first pitch and clearly appeared to foul off the second pitch, but it was ruled that there was no foul ball. The runners moved to second and third with nobody out. Jarvis struck out and the next batter, Brian Anderson, chopped a ball off of home plate. Again, the ball appeared to be picked up by catcher Ryan Garko in foul territory, but again, the call went against the Mets. Anderson was given an infield hit and Burgamy scored on the play. A hit by second baseman Danny Rueckel scored the go-ahead run (Oliva), and an insurance run was scored by Anderson on a Conor Jackson sacrifice fly to center. Ool (1-1) was given the loss for Hyannis. He went the final 1 2/3 innings for the Mets, striking out three and allowing three earned runs on three hits. Bourne's rally spoiled a fine outing by starter Blake Taylor, who was solid in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four and allowed only three hits. Bourne had incredible pitching which was essential in their win. They allowed only one hit, and had eight perfect innings. Starter Robby Read gave up the hit and the two earned runs in the first six innings, striking out four and walking two. Mike Dennison, winner Patrick Murray (1-0), and Ryan Speier each threw spotless relief innings. Speier struck out two in the ninth and picked up his amazing fourteenth save. The Mets had their runs in the fifth inning. Garko was hit with the first pitch of the frame, and Jason Perry followed with a walk. They were sacrificed into scoring position by Brian Stavisky, and an intentional walk to last night's hero Mario Garza loaded the bases. With two out, Spencer Harris sent a 1-0 pitch down the left field line and just beyond the third baseman's dive to score Garko and Perry. Bourne scored its first run in the fourth inning, breaking up Taylor's perfect game of three innings with a solo homer to left off the bat of Randy Walter. It was Walter's first home run of the year. Another notable hit was Jackson's double in the eighth inning. Stats of note...Read had a perfect game through four full innings...this is now the third game in a week in which a .500 record would have been the result of a win...Kevin Ool's earned run total for the season quadrupled from one to four. BOURNE------000
100 003--4 BOURNE
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 32 4 6 4 2 6 9 BATTING--2B:
Jackson (8) HR: Walter (4) SF: Jackson (9) Team LOB: 4 HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 27 2 1 2 2 6 5 BATTING--SH:
Stavisky (5) HP: Garko (5) IBB: Garza (5) Team LOB: 2 PITCHING
ip h r er bb so bf WP: Ool (9) PB: Garko (9) HBP: Read (5) IBB: Read (5) Umpires: DiPietro (P), Chiarelli (1), Perry (3) Time: 2:04 Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy, wind calm. Chatham performs in victory over Mets story from 7/13/01; posted on 7/14/01 at 00:29 EDT --HYANNIS--The Chatham A's came to McKeon Field on Friday and left with a victory over the Mets, 5-1. Hyannis has dropped its second straight game and is starting to fade off of the pace of playoff contenders Falmouth and Wareham. Chatham put together an exceptional pitching outing during the game. Starter Daniel Moore (North Carolina) was dominant through eight innings, striking out eleven batters and allowing only two hits. He walked four and surrendered the Mets' only run, but the former credentials were more than enough for a win, moving him to 3-2 on the season. Zane Carlson fanned one and allowed a hit and a walk in the ninth inning. The A's had a 2-1 lead by the fourth inning, but the game was capped in the sixth. Catcher Luke Carlin added the punctuation to Chatham's day with a three-run homer to right field that scored Ryan Johnson and Peter Soteropoulos. It was Carlin's first homer of the year and his only hit of the game. Bobby Malek also had a homer, a solo shot that was his first of the year as well. In addition, Malek had an RBI double in the first inning that scored Drew Meyer, who walked to lead off the game. Once again, the Mets' bats were stifled, this time producing only three hits. The run scored in the fourth inning, when Kyle Frank led off with a single into left. A sacrifice fly by Ryan Barthelemy scored Frank. The other hits came from Mike Brown and L.J. Biernbaum, but Frank's was the only hit to reach the outfield. Travis Teeter started on the hill for the Mets and got the loss to drop to 2-3. In seven innings, he struck out four and walked four while allowing all five earned runs on six hits. An inning apiece went to the Hyannis newcomers, Eric Paone (Saint Leo) and Jim Hoey (Rider). They both sruck out one batter. Stats of note...Kyle Frank was named Coca-Cola's Player of the Week on July 8, the third Met to be so honored...the Mets have had a total of four hits in the past two games...every Hyannis roster player found his way into the lineup in this game. CHATHAM-----100
100 300--5 CHTAHAM
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 32 5 8 5 4 6 11 BATTING--2B:
Greenberg (1), Malek (1) HR: Malek (4), Carlin (7) SH: Carlin (5) GDP:
Meyer (5) Team LOB: 5 HYANNIS
ab r h bi bb so lo TOTALS 28 1 3 1 5& |