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Game 10 Preview: Chatham at Falmouth
CHATHAM, Mass. — The Chatham Anglers haven’t lost a game in over a week. But the most recent result wasn’t the A’s strongest. After putting together four straight wins on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Chatham played to a 2-2 tie against Bourne Tuesday.
In that contest, Chatham didn’t tally a hit until the eighth inning, right before the game was called due to inclement weather at Veterans Field. Nonetheless, a win is a win, or — in this instance — a tie is a tie, no matter how it arrives. Chatham will likely be fine with that result after one of its worst offensive performances of the season.
Now, the A’s look to bring the unbeaten streak to six on the road at Falmouth. Here’s everything to know about the Commodores (4-4-1, West) before they host the Anglers (4-4-1, East) Wednesday.
After a stellar outing in his Cape League debut Thursday, Jack Ohman (Yale) is set to get the ball for Chatham Wednesday. Ohman tossed five scoreless innings — including four without allowing a baserunner — in the Anglers’ 17-2 crushing of Cotuit. Ohman fanned three batters, allowed two hits and one walk in the blowout win.
That’s the type of outing Ohman got used to as a freshman two seasons ago at Yale, when he led the NCAA with a microscopic 1.34 earned run average. He regressed a bit in his sophomore campaign this spring, when the mark ballooned to 5.53. Still, showings like Thursday’s illustrate that Ohman clearly has the stuff to impress. He hopes to keep that up on Wednesday.
On the other side, Falmouth is set to start Ryan Castillo (New Mexico). Like Ohman, Castillo sports a 0.00 ERA, although he’s pitched just three innings for the Commodores thus far. He allowed just one hit in a June 16 win over Orleans. The righty also pitched to a career-best 4.20 ERA with the Lobos this season, striking out 83 batters in 81.1 innings.
Falmouth sits middle of the road in most offensive categories, ranking fifth in both batting average and OPS.
Austin Mallee (Mount Union/Transfer) has primarily spearheaded the offense, hitting .409 with a .991 OPS in seven games. Just one of his nine hits has gone for extra bases, but he’s been a reliable bat toward the top of the lineup for the Commodores thus far.
Falmouth has also found some consistency with Riley Jackson (Houston). The 6-foot-1 slugger has featured at both catcher and first base for the Commodores, hitting .308 with an .801 OPS and two RBIs. In 52 games for Houston this year, he hit .269 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs.
There weren’t a ton of positives to take away from Tuesday’s offensive performance for the Anglers, but some of their familiar faces made an impact at the plate.
Aside from Gabe Fraser (Florida State/Transfer), Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) has been Chatham’s most consistent hitter this season. The Anglers’ designated hitter ranks sixth in the CCBL with a .382 batting average and has mustered a .950 OPS in nine starts. He was the lone Chatham player to record a hit Tuesday, and it came at the most opportune time possible. He ripped a single into the gap to score Bino Watters (LSU) and tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. He’ll continue to play a major role in the heart of the A’s order Wednesday.
Cooper Neville (Alabama) has also been a major source of consistency for Chatham, both at the plate and defensively at shortstop. He leads the CCBL with 10 RBIs, primarily slotting in as the sixth or seventh hitter in Chatham’s order. The most recent highlight was a solo home run in the A’s 9-1 win over Hyannis Sunday, and Neville even scored a run Tuesday after recording his first walk of the season. He’ll be key for the Anglers to keep the unbeaten streak rolling.
Zero represents the total number of runs and hits the Anglers amassed through the first six innings of play Tuesday. That’s a stark contrast from the offensive outbursts they’d gotten used to on their four-game winning streak.
Chatham couldn’t put a runner across until Neville walked and advanced three bases on a wayward pickoff attempt. It gave the Anglers some life before Shouse drove in the game-tying run an inning later.
It was far from a great day at the plate. The silver lining for Chatham, though, is that it found a way to get a somewhat positive result out of it. On a night where the A’s totaled one hit, the pitching staff did enough to keep it in the game and earn a point in the CCBL standings.
In the first four games of the year, it felt like, even on the A’s better days offensively, they weren’t coming away with results. Now, it seems the Anglers are getting something from nothing, and they hope that fortune will continue to keep their unbeaten streak rolling.
Just four days ago, the Anglers took down Falmouth 6-4 in a lightning-shortened five-inning affair.
Chatham pounced early for a run in the second inning, then put up a four-spot in the fourth inning to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Falmouth responded with four runs of its own in the top of the fifth before Kelvyn Paulino Jr. (Florida State/Transfer) drove in Gabe Fraser (Florida State/Transfer) for some extra insurance. Paulino drove in three runs on the day, while Fraser knocked three hits.
After the fifth, the rain came rolling in, prompting the umpires to enact a 30-minute lightning delay. The game ended soon after when lightning and rain continued. That wasn’t an issue for Chatham, though, as it gave the A’s their third straight win.
In that contest, Chatham didn’t tally a hit until the eighth inning, right before the game was called due to inclement weather at Veterans Field. Nonetheless, a win is a win, or — in this instance — a tie is a tie, no matter how it arrives. Chatham will likely be fine with that result after one of its worst offensive performances of the season.
Now, the A’s look to bring the unbeaten streak to six on the road at Falmouth. Here’s everything to know about the Commodores (4-4-1, West) before they host the Anglers (4-4-1, East) Wednesday.
Probable Starters
After a stellar outing in his Cape League debut Thursday, Jack Ohman (Yale) is set to get the ball for Chatham Wednesday. Ohman tossed five scoreless innings — including four without allowing a baserunner — in the Anglers’ 17-2 crushing of Cotuit. Ohman fanned three batters, allowed two hits and one walk in the blowout win.
That’s the type of outing Ohman got used to as a freshman two seasons ago at Yale, when he led the NCAA with a microscopic 1.34 earned run average. He regressed a bit in his sophomore campaign this spring, when the mark ballooned to 5.53. Still, showings like Thursday’s illustrate that Ohman clearly has the stuff to impress. He hopes to keep that up on Wednesday.
On the other side, Falmouth is set to start Ryan Castillo (New Mexico). Like Ohman, Castillo sports a 0.00 ERA, although he’s pitched just three innings for the Commodores thus far. He allowed just one hit in a June 16 win over Orleans. The righty also pitched to a career-best 4.20 ERA with the Lobos this season, striking out 83 batters in 81.1 innings.
Falmouth Players To Watch
Falmouth sits middle of the road in most offensive categories, ranking fifth in both batting average and OPS.
Austin Mallee (Mount Union/Transfer) has primarily spearheaded the offense, hitting .409 with a .991 OPS in seven games. Just one of his nine hits has gone for extra bases, but he’s been a reliable bat toward the top of the lineup for the Commodores thus far.
Falmouth has also found some consistency with Riley Jackson (Houston). The 6-foot-1 slugger has featured at both catcher and first base for the Commodores, hitting .308 with an .801 OPS and two RBIs. In 52 games for Houston this year, he hit .269 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs.
Chatham Players To Watch
There weren’t a ton of positives to take away from Tuesday’s offensive performance for the Anglers, but some of their familiar faces made an impact at the plate.
Aside from Gabe Fraser (Florida State/Transfer), Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) has been Chatham’s most consistent hitter this season. The Anglers’ designated hitter ranks sixth in the CCBL with a .382 batting average and has mustered a .950 OPS in nine starts. He was the lone Chatham player to record a hit Tuesday, and it came at the most opportune time possible. He ripped a single into the gap to score Bino Watters (LSU) and tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. He’ll continue to play a major role in the heart of the A’s order Wednesday.
Cooper Neville (Alabama) has also been a major source of consistency for Chatham, both at the plate and defensively at shortstop. He leads the CCBL with 10 RBIs, primarily slotting in as the sixth or seventh hitter in Chatham’s order. The most recent highlight was a solo home run in the A’s 9-1 win over Hyannis Sunday, and Neville even scored a run Tuesday after recording his first walk of the season. He’ll be key for the Anglers to keep the unbeaten streak rolling.
Number To Know: 0
Zero represents the total number of runs and hits the Anglers amassed through the first six innings of play Tuesday. That’s a stark contrast from the offensive outbursts they’d gotten used to on their four-game winning streak.
Chatham couldn’t put a runner across until Neville walked and advanced three bases on a wayward pickoff attempt. It gave the Anglers some life before Shouse drove in the game-tying run an inning later.
It was far from a great day at the plate. The silver lining for Chatham, though, is that it found a way to get a somewhat positive result out of it. On a night where the A’s totaled one hit, the pitching staff did enough to keep it in the game and earn a point in the CCBL standings.
In the first four games of the year, it felt like, even on the A’s better days offensively, they weren’t coming away with results. Now, it seems the Anglers are getting something from nothing, and they hope that fortune will continue to keep their unbeaten streak rolling.
Last Time They Played
Just four days ago, the Anglers took down Falmouth 6-4 in a lightning-shortened five-inning affair.
Chatham pounced early for a run in the second inning, then put up a four-spot in the fourth inning to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Falmouth responded with four runs of its own in the top of the fifth before Kelvyn Paulino Jr. (Florida State/Transfer) drove in Gabe Fraser (Florida State/Transfer) for some extra insurance. Paulino drove in three runs on the day, while Fraser knocked three hits.
After the fifth, the rain came rolling in, prompting the umpires to enact a 30-minute lightning delay. The game ended soon after when lightning and rain continued. That wasn’t an issue for Chatham, though, as it gave the A’s their third straight win.
