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Anglers’ 5-game unbeaten streak ends with 4-3 road loss to Falmouth
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Eight innings, 133 pitches and about two and a half hours.
Pick your poison. Any of those numbers could tell you how long it took Chatham to record a hit on Tuesday. The Anglers’ were no-hit through eight innings until Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) clubbed an RBI single to tie the game at two. It was the only hit Chatham got, but also the only hit it needed to salvage a 2-2 tie from one of their poorer offensive outings of the year.
One half inning, five pitches and about two minutes was all it took for the Anglers to get their first base hit Wednesday. But what ensued at Guv Fuller Field Wednesday was another slow night at the plate. And the A’s five-game unbeaten streak ended because of it.
Chatham (4-5-1, East) tallied just six hits in a 4-3 loss to Falmouth (5-4-1, West) Wednesday. Anglers’ starter Jack Ohman (Yale) pitched four scoreless frames, but the A’s bullpen allowed four runs in the final four innings to force the narrow loss. It ends Chatham’s five-game unbeaten streak — which featured all four of the Anglers’ wins — dating back to June 18.
“We put ourselves with a chance to win in the last inning, so I was happy with that,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said postgame. “They competed hard, but I want them to start competing that hard from the first inning on.”
Offense certainly didn’t look to be difficult to come by early on. Chatham’s batters did in fact compete early. All three of the A’s first ones reached base.
Rob Rispoli (UConn) hammered the fifth pitch he saw into left-center to get a leadoff runner aboard. Bino Watters (LSU) then walked before Shouse was hit by a pitch. The Cape League RBI leader Cooper Neville (Alabama) then drilled a fly ball into center that plated Rispoli from third. It was all the A’s could muster from that bases-loaded, zero-out situation, though.
But with how Chatham’s starter, Ohman, looked in the first inning, that’s all he really needed. He fanned four batters in the frame. Fabio Peralta (Miami) reached on a dropped third strike, but Ohman sat down Ryder Woodson (Mississippi State) on three pitches to squash any threat.
Falmouth couldn’t touch Ohman until the third inning, when Dallas Brooks (UCF) sliced a single into left and Peralta reached on a high, bouncing ground ball to Tyler Lichtenberger (Clemson) at third. But another strikeout helped Ohman escape, as he fanned Riley Jackson (Houston) to retire the side.
Chatham’s offense similarly struggled to push runs across the plate. It got a double from Korbin Reynolds (Vanderbilt) in the fourth, but that didn’t amount to anything. And after Ohman allowed two baserunners in the top of fifth, his night was over. Josh Swink (Liberty) took the bump to try to work the A’s out of a jam.
He couldn’t. Austin Mallee (Gateway Community College) punched a soft line drive into left, which plated Anthony Diaz (New Mexico) and Nick Venteicher (Creighton) from second and third, respectively.
Eventually, though, Swink settled down, striking out Jackson and forcing Woodson into a flyout to keep the Anglers within one. Then, the bats helped trim that down.
Neville led off the top of the sixth with a walk, then advanced to third on a throwing error while Neville tried to swipe second. Cole Johnson (Georgia) then drove him in with a sac fly, recording his first CCBL RBI in his Chatham debut. Reynolds was then hit by a pitch, Lichtenberger walked and Kaiden Dossa (Yale) legged out an infield single to load the bases. But Rispoli lined out to right field to strand three ducks on the pond.
In the bottom half of the sixth, Falmouth punished the A’s for their inability to cash in.
Carl Schmidt (California) worked a one-out walk before Venteicher shot a single into right field. Brooks drove both of them home with a two-out, two-run double into the left-center field gap, which consequentially ended Swink’s night. Making his Cape debut, Jack Gleason (Mississippi State) gave up two walks to load the bases, but escaped the inning unscathed after forcing a sharp groundout.
“That's uncharacteristic for Josh Swink. He didn’t have his breaking ball at all tonight,” Cook said when asked about his bullpen. “Jack Gleason hadn't been on the mountain in a month, so he needed to get out there and work tonight.
I'm not worried about either one of those kids.”
Command became an increasingly prevalent issue for both bullpens late in the game. Chatham’s relievers allowed four walks in the game, and Falmouth’s bullpen issued three free passes. And in the ninth, the Anglers benefited from them.
Rispoli led things off with a walk before Watters was hit by a pitch. Neville delivered with another sac fly, driving in Rispoli and cutting the lead to one, but the Anglers stranded a runner at third in the ninth to close the game.
The Angler offense seemed to have found its stroke during their four-game winning streak earlier this week. But after the off day Monday, Chatham’s bats appear to have fizzled out a bit. Entering another off day Thursday, they’ll look to find that spark again before the weekend.
“We need a big hit with guys in scoring position,” Cook said. ”(Falmouth) got it. That's the difference in the game.”
Pick your poison. Any of those numbers could tell you how long it took Chatham to record a hit on Tuesday. The Anglers’ were no-hit through eight innings until Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) clubbed an RBI single to tie the game at two. It was the only hit Chatham got, but also the only hit it needed to salvage a 2-2 tie from one of their poorer offensive outings of the year.
One half inning, five pitches and about two minutes was all it took for the Anglers to get their first base hit Wednesday. But what ensued at Guv Fuller Field Wednesday was another slow night at the plate. And the A’s five-game unbeaten streak ended because of it.
Chatham (4-5-1, East) tallied just six hits in a 4-3 loss to Falmouth (5-4-1, West) Wednesday. Anglers’ starter Jack Ohman (Yale) pitched four scoreless frames, but the A’s bullpen allowed four runs in the final four innings to force the narrow loss. It ends Chatham’s five-game unbeaten streak — which featured all four of the Anglers’ wins — dating back to June 18.
“We put ourselves with a chance to win in the last inning, so I was happy with that,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said postgame. “They competed hard, but I want them to start competing that hard from the first inning on.”
Offense certainly didn’t look to be difficult to come by early on. Chatham’s batters did in fact compete early. All three of the A’s first ones reached base.
Rob Rispoli (UConn) hammered the fifth pitch he saw into left-center to get a leadoff runner aboard. Bino Watters (LSU) then walked before Shouse was hit by a pitch. The Cape League RBI leader Cooper Neville (Alabama) then drilled a fly ball into center that plated Rispoli from third. It was all the A’s could muster from that bases-loaded, zero-out situation, though.
But with how Chatham’s starter, Ohman, looked in the first inning, that’s all he really needed. He fanned four batters in the frame. Fabio Peralta (Miami) reached on a dropped third strike, but Ohman sat down Ryder Woodson (Mississippi State) on three pitches to squash any threat.
Falmouth couldn’t touch Ohman until the third inning, when Dallas Brooks (UCF) sliced a single into left and Peralta reached on a high, bouncing ground ball to Tyler Lichtenberger (Clemson) at third. But another strikeout helped Ohman escape, as he fanned Riley Jackson (Houston) to retire the side.
Chatham’s offense similarly struggled to push runs across the plate. It got a double from Korbin Reynolds (Vanderbilt) in the fourth, but that didn’t amount to anything. And after Ohman allowed two baserunners in the top of fifth, his night was over. Josh Swink (Liberty) took the bump to try to work the A’s out of a jam.
He couldn’t. Austin Mallee (Gateway Community College) punched a soft line drive into left, which plated Anthony Diaz (New Mexico) and Nick Venteicher (Creighton) from second and third, respectively.
Eventually, though, Swink settled down, striking out Jackson and forcing Woodson into a flyout to keep the Anglers within one. Then, the bats helped trim that down.
Neville led off the top of the sixth with a walk, then advanced to third on a throwing error while Neville tried to swipe second. Cole Johnson (Georgia) then drove him in with a sac fly, recording his first CCBL RBI in his Chatham debut. Reynolds was then hit by a pitch, Lichtenberger walked and Kaiden Dossa (Yale) legged out an infield single to load the bases. But Rispoli lined out to right field to strand three ducks on the pond.
In the bottom half of the sixth, Falmouth punished the A’s for their inability to cash in.
Carl Schmidt (California) worked a one-out walk before Venteicher shot a single into right field. Brooks drove both of them home with a two-out, two-run double into the left-center field gap, which consequentially ended Swink’s night. Making his Cape debut, Jack Gleason (Mississippi State) gave up two walks to load the bases, but escaped the inning unscathed after forcing a sharp groundout.
“That's uncharacteristic for Josh Swink. He didn’t have his breaking ball at all tonight,” Cook said when asked about his bullpen. “Jack Gleason hadn't been on the mountain in a month, so he needed to get out there and work tonight.
I'm not worried about either one of those kids.”
Command became an increasingly prevalent issue for both bullpens late in the game. Chatham’s relievers allowed four walks in the game, and Falmouth’s bullpen issued three free passes. And in the ninth, the Anglers benefited from them.
Rispoli led things off with a walk before Watters was hit by a pitch. Neville delivered with another sac fly, driving in Rispoli and cutting the lead to one, but the Anglers stranded a runner at third in the ninth to close the game.
The Angler offense seemed to have found its stroke during their four-game winning streak earlier this week. But after the off day Monday, Chatham’s bats appear to have fizzled out a bit. Entering another off day Thursday, they’ll look to find that spark again before the weekend.
“We need a big hit with guys in scoring position,” Cook said. ”(Falmouth) got it. That's the difference in the game.”
