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JT Quinn dominates to close summer with Chatham in 2-1 fog-shortened win over Brewster
CHATHAM, Mass. — From the outset, the plan was simple. Chatham righty JT Quinn (Georgia) was going to pick up three starts in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and then he was going to go off to greener pastures, whether that be the MLB Draft or home to Tampa, Florida, where he would rest and recover ahead of a critical senior season with the Bulldogs.
On Opening Day, he immediately made his presence felt in Chatham, delivering a sterling 10-strikeout performance over 5.1 innings against Falmouth. Unfortunately for him, he allowed a run, which proved to be the difference in the Anglers’ 1-0 loss to the Commodores. A week later against Bourne, he showed his first signs of struggle all season, giving up four runs — two earned — across four innings in Chatham’s 6-1 home defeat to the Braves.
But Quinn wasn’t going to leave Chatham without a win. Against Brewster Saturday, he did everything he could to make sure that was the case.
“I think it was just something where it’s a little extra focus, and that’s kind of all it takes,” Quinn said. “Just really focusing on executing pitches, and it showed up in the first four innings.”
In his final start of the year, Quinn dominated in Chatham’s (4-5-3, East) 2-1 five-inning win over Brewster (7-5, East), allowing just one run and punching out nine Whitecaps across five innings of work. The contest ended after the top of the fifth inning due to immense fog at Veterans Field, and Quinn’s outing punctuated both a victory and his A’s career.
The Anglers’ bats did all that it needed to secure their second consecutive victory, exploding for an early two-run outburst against Brewster starter Trevor Hansen and out-hitting the Whitecaps 5-3. Brewster rallied late, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Chatham from securing its first fog-out win of the season.
“I just think they’re seeing the ball better, making better swings and swinging at better pitches,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said.
Chatham's Daniel Jackson tosses a ball in from left field as heavy fog rolls into the Veterans Field outfield. Saturday's game between the Anglers and Whitecaps was called after the top of the fifth inning due to overly foggy conditions. Photograph by Ella Tovey
Seeing the finish line on his Chatham career, Quinn hit the ground running. He got Brewster right fielder Josiah Ragsdale — who entered Saturday as the Cape League’s OPS leader — to open the game with a ground out to second. Two batters later, he was out of a flawless first inning with strikeouts of Dalton Wentz and Blake Cyr.
Making his Cape League debut, Hansen didn’t get off to nearly as good of a start, however. He gave up a one-out single to Gavin Gallaher (North Carolina), and he loaded the bases after two-out walks to Chase Fralick (Auburn) and Daniel Jackson (Georgia).
With ducks on the pond for Jackson Freeman (Northwestern) coming off a three-hit performance against Bourne, it seemed inevitable that Chatham would break through. On the second pitch of his at bat, Freeman laced a double into left, giving Quinn an early two-run cushion with which to work.
“(Freeman) can swing,” Cook said. “I knew he was going to hit if he just stayed with what he does best.”
As it turns out, two runs is all he needed.
In his aforementioned loss to Bourne, Quinn felt that he elevated his slider too much, which led to more base hits and less ground balls. Against Brewster, it was located perfectly, and the results showed.
It took Quinn just seven pitches to induce groundouts from Collin Priest and Carson Kerce in the bottom of the second, and he capped another flawless frame with a strikeout of Carson Tinney.
“Today, I just brought everything down, and I thought it worked to my advantage,” Quinn said.
The third inning was a carbon copy of the first two. Brewster third baseman Cal Fisher managed to lead off with some elevated contact, but it didn’t yield anything productive, as he flew out to Freeman. Whitecaps catcher Drew Rogers struck out soon after, and Quinn got Ty Head swinging at strike three to ensure no one reached base.
By the time the fourth inning rolled around, it almost felt like deja vu. Quinn froze Ragsdale on a slider for a called strike three, induced a groundout from Wentz and punched out Cyr to finish the fourth without allowing a Whitecap to reach base.
Hansen settled in after his tumultuous first frame, with a Henry Ford (Tennessee) single marking the only blemish in a scoreless second inning. He didn’t allow a run in the following two frames either, working around a single to Ethan Mendoza (Texas) in the third and a walk to Jake Hanley (Indiana) in the fourth.
Once Brewster got into the fifth, it seemed like Hansen’s efforts would finally be rewarded. After a strikeout of Priest, Kerce broke through for Brewster, dropping a single into right to break up Quinn’s perfect game. Though the righty got Tinney to strike out looking for a second out, Fisher continued to build on Brewster’s newfound offensive success.
Quinn’s first pitch to Fisher went wayward, moving Kerce into scoring position. After Brewster’s third baseman lined a single into center, Kerce came around to score, putting the Whitecaps on the board for the first time all game. Rogers followed by notching a third hit soon after, and it seemed like Brewster carried all the momentum.
But then Head grounded out to Isaiah Lane (San Diego) at short. And that momentum suddenly evaporated into nothing but fog.
The umpires convened after the top of the fifth, unsure of whether to continue the contest with the fog intensifying. They ultimately decided to start the bottom of the frame, but once Head lost a ball in center field that turned into a Gallaher single, it was evident the game couldn’t continue.
A 30-minute delay was called and the home of the fifth-inning fog lived up to its name, as the game was cancelled soon after. However, with five innings completed, it’ll count as an official contest.
After leaving Veterans Field Saturday, Quinn will head to Athens, Georgia, where he’ll pick up his things before spending time with his family in Tampa. It wasn’t the storybook ending that he envisioned for his Chatham career.
But a win is a win. And for an Anglers squad which has found itself on the wrong end of some bad breaks thus far, they’ll take them anyway they can get them.
“Baseball can be cruel, but she can also be fair sometimes,” Cook said. “Tonight was a good night for us.”
On Opening Day, he immediately made his presence felt in Chatham, delivering a sterling 10-strikeout performance over 5.1 innings against Falmouth. Unfortunately for him, he allowed a run, which proved to be the difference in the Anglers’ 1-0 loss to the Commodores. A week later against Bourne, he showed his first signs of struggle all season, giving up four runs — two earned — across four innings in Chatham’s 6-1 home defeat to the Braves.
But Quinn wasn’t going to leave Chatham without a win. Against Brewster Saturday, he did everything he could to make sure that was the case.
“I think it was just something where it’s a little extra focus, and that’s kind of all it takes,” Quinn said. “Just really focusing on executing pitches, and it showed up in the first four innings.”
In his final start of the year, Quinn dominated in Chatham’s (4-5-3, East) 2-1 five-inning win over Brewster (7-5, East), allowing just one run and punching out nine Whitecaps across five innings of work. The contest ended after the top of the fifth inning due to immense fog at Veterans Field, and Quinn’s outing punctuated both a victory and his A’s career.
The Anglers’ bats did all that it needed to secure their second consecutive victory, exploding for an early two-run outburst against Brewster starter Trevor Hansen and out-hitting the Whitecaps 5-3. Brewster rallied late, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Chatham from securing its first fog-out win of the season.
“I just think they’re seeing the ball better, making better swings and swinging at better pitches,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said.
Chatham's Daniel Jackson tosses a ball in from left field as heavy fog rolls into the Veterans Field outfield. Saturday's game between the Anglers and Whitecaps was called after the top of the fifth inning due to overly foggy conditions. Photograph by Ella Tovey
Seeing the finish line on his Chatham career, Quinn hit the ground running. He got Brewster right fielder Josiah Ragsdale — who entered Saturday as the Cape League’s OPS leader — to open the game with a ground out to second. Two batters later, he was out of a flawless first inning with strikeouts of Dalton Wentz and Blake Cyr.
Making his Cape League debut, Hansen didn’t get off to nearly as good of a start, however. He gave up a one-out single to Gavin Gallaher (North Carolina), and he loaded the bases after two-out walks to Chase Fralick (Auburn) and Daniel Jackson (Georgia).
With ducks on the pond for Jackson Freeman (Northwestern) coming off a three-hit performance against Bourne, it seemed inevitable that Chatham would break through. On the second pitch of his at bat, Freeman laced a double into left, giving Quinn an early two-run cushion with which to work.
“(Freeman) can swing,” Cook said. “I knew he was going to hit if he just stayed with what he does best.”
As it turns out, two runs is all he needed.
In his aforementioned loss to Bourne, Quinn felt that he elevated his slider too much, which led to more base hits and less ground balls. Against Brewster, it was located perfectly, and the results showed.
It took Quinn just seven pitches to induce groundouts from Collin Priest and Carson Kerce in the bottom of the second, and he capped another flawless frame with a strikeout of Carson Tinney.
“Today, I just brought everything down, and I thought it worked to my advantage,” Quinn said.
The third inning was a carbon copy of the first two. Brewster third baseman Cal Fisher managed to lead off with some elevated contact, but it didn’t yield anything productive, as he flew out to Freeman. Whitecaps catcher Drew Rogers struck out soon after, and Quinn got Ty Head swinging at strike three to ensure no one reached base.
By the time the fourth inning rolled around, it almost felt like deja vu. Quinn froze Ragsdale on a slider for a called strike three, induced a groundout from Wentz and punched out Cyr to finish the fourth without allowing a Whitecap to reach base.
Hansen settled in after his tumultuous first frame, with a Henry Ford (Tennessee) single marking the only blemish in a scoreless second inning. He didn’t allow a run in the following two frames either, working around a single to Ethan Mendoza (Texas) in the third and a walk to Jake Hanley (Indiana) in the fourth.
Once Brewster got into the fifth, it seemed like Hansen’s efforts would finally be rewarded. After a strikeout of Priest, Kerce broke through for Brewster, dropping a single into right to break up Quinn’s perfect game. Though the righty got Tinney to strike out looking for a second out, Fisher continued to build on Brewster’s newfound offensive success.
Quinn’s first pitch to Fisher went wayward, moving Kerce into scoring position. After Brewster’s third baseman lined a single into center, Kerce came around to score, putting the Whitecaps on the board for the first time all game. Rogers followed by notching a third hit soon after, and it seemed like Brewster carried all the momentum.
But then Head grounded out to Isaiah Lane (San Diego) at short. And that momentum suddenly evaporated into nothing but fog.
The umpires convened after the top of the fifth, unsure of whether to continue the contest with the fog intensifying. They ultimately decided to start the bottom of the frame, but once Head lost a ball in center field that turned into a Gallaher single, it was evident the game couldn’t continue.
A 30-minute delay was called and the home of the fifth-inning fog lived up to its name, as the game was cancelled soon after. However, with five innings completed, it’ll count as an official contest.
After leaving Veterans Field Saturday, Quinn will head to Athens, Georgia, where he’ll pick up his things before spending time with his family in Tampa. It wasn’t the storybook ending that he envisioned for his Chatham career.
But a win is a win. And for an Anglers squad which has found itself on the wrong end of some bad breaks thus far, they’ll take them anyway they can get them.
“Baseball can be cruel, but she can also be fair sometimes,” Cook said. “Tonight was a good night for us.”
