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Chatham beats Hyannis 4-2 in fog-shortened contest for 2nd straight win
CHATHAM, Mass. — Mother Nature could be a Chatham Anglers fan.
Two weeks ago, a rainstorm in the middle of a home contest against Brewster allowed the A’s to secure a five-inning 5-4 win. A few days later, another rainstorm ended a game against Bourne an inning early — right after Chatham tied the game in the eighth. It led to the A’s first tie of the year in a game where they struggled to get the offense rolling.
On Saturday, the weather dealt Chatham its biggest favor yet. With the Anglers trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, a fog delay — which promptly turned into a cancellation — caused three Hyannis runs to be erased from the scoreboard and revert to an Anglers’ victory.
So, in one of the strangest ways possible, Chatham (6-5-1, East) secured its second win in as many days, beating Hyannis (4-8, West) 4-2 on a foggy Saturday night at Veterans Field. Gavin Guidry (LSU) fanned 11 batters — the most in a single game by any Chatham pitcher this season — and the Anglers scored three runs in the final two innings of play to pave the way for a victory. The A’s are now above .500 for the first time this season.
“We’ll take (the wins) any way we can,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said postgame. “I'm glad we're on that side of it.”
The other side — in this case, Hyannis — certainly had a right to be frustrated. The Harbor Hawks plated three runs in the top of the seventh to take a 5-4 lead. But increasingly foggy skies hindered visibility as the inning went on, so, at the conclusion of the frame, umpires announced a 30-minute delay.
At the end of that delay, they conversed with Cook and Hyannis manager Mitch Karraker before calling the game. Some Hyannis players even looked dumbfounded when a public address announcement hailed the Anglers as winners after umpires terminated the game. But — albeit unfortunate for the Hawks — that’s the rule.
Games can’t end in the middle of an inning. So, the score reverts back to what it was at the end of the most recently completed inning — in this case, 4-2 in favor of the Anglers.
Cook and his squad will certainly take it. But the A’s had plenty of chances to capitalize long before the weather rolled in.
Guidry set the tone back in the first. He allowed a hit to the first batter he faced, but promptly threw nine straight strikes to record three punchouts. Guidry retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced.
The Anglers’ offense followed his lead. Rob Rispoli (UConn) led things off with a walk before swiping second. Then, Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) ripped a single into left to score Rispoli and open the scoring.
In the third, though, Hyannis had its answer. Caden Miller (UTSA) blasted a two-run homer over the right field wall to give the Harbor Hawks the lead. It was the second time Miller took the A’s deep this season, the first one representing Hyannis’ only run last time it took on Chatham.
That was fine, though. The Anglers’ bats had some pop, too. In the bottom of the fourth, Korbin Reynolds (Vanderbilt) mashed a solo home run to dead center, tying the game at two with Chatham’s first dinger at Veterans Field this season.
Meanwhile, Guidry held down the hill for Chatham. Aside from Miller’s homer, he allowed just two hits and carved through the Harbor Hawk lineup to the tune of six strikeouts in the middle three innings.
“He's good, especially when he attacks the strike zone,” Cook said of Guidry. “That's what he's up here for, to show out like that, to try to get drafted and catch the scouts’ eyes.”
He got some help the following inning, as a few more jolts of power helped Chatham take the lead. Guidry’s new Tiger teammate, Bino Watters (LSU) led off the inning with a double that one-hopped the wall in center field. Shouse then drove him home with a single to center, plating the go-ahead run. Cole Johnson (Georgia) singled to move Shouse to third before he scored on a wild pitch, giving the A’s a two-run lead to end the seventh.
That’s when they ran into some trouble. As the skies fogged up, Hyannis loaded the bases with no outs after a leadoff walk and two pop flies that — perhaps aided by visibility issues — Watters and Johnson couldn’t corral. Trey Hawsey (Louisiana Tech) drove in a run with a single to center, before Liam Barrett (UCSB) walked home the game-tying score.
With two runs having already crossed, Collins Black (NC State) took over for his Wolfpack teammate Mikey Ragusa (NC State) with the bases loaded and no outs. He walked another run home, giving Hyannis the lead, but forced a groundout and struck out two to escape the jam with minimal damage.
But fortunately for the A’s, none of that mattered. With a little help from the weather — and the rulebook — those runs were nullified, and the final score was the score at the end of the sixth.
So, Chatham secured a second straight win. It just took a bit of help.
Two weeks ago, a rainstorm in the middle of a home contest against Brewster allowed the A’s to secure a five-inning 5-4 win. A few days later, another rainstorm ended a game against Bourne an inning early — right after Chatham tied the game in the eighth. It led to the A’s first tie of the year in a game where they struggled to get the offense rolling.
On Saturday, the weather dealt Chatham its biggest favor yet. With the Anglers trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, a fog delay — which promptly turned into a cancellation — caused three Hyannis runs to be erased from the scoreboard and revert to an Anglers’ victory.
So, in one of the strangest ways possible, Chatham (6-5-1, East) secured its second win in as many days, beating Hyannis (4-8, West) 4-2 on a foggy Saturday night at Veterans Field. Gavin Guidry (LSU) fanned 11 batters — the most in a single game by any Chatham pitcher this season — and the Anglers scored three runs in the final two innings of play to pave the way for a victory. The A’s are now above .500 for the first time this season.
“We’ll take (the wins) any way we can,” A’s manager Dennis Cook said postgame. “I'm glad we're on that side of it.”
The other side — in this case, Hyannis — certainly had a right to be frustrated. The Harbor Hawks plated three runs in the top of the seventh to take a 5-4 lead. But increasingly foggy skies hindered visibility as the inning went on, so, at the conclusion of the frame, umpires announced a 30-minute delay.
At the end of that delay, they conversed with Cook and Hyannis manager Mitch Karraker before calling the game. Some Hyannis players even looked dumbfounded when a public address announcement hailed the Anglers as winners after umpires terminated the game. But — albeit unfortunate for the Hawks — that’s the rule.
Games can’t end in the middle of an inning. So, the score reverts back to what it was at the end of the most recently completed inning — in this case, 4-2 in favor of the Anglers.
Cook and his squad will certainly take it. But the A’s had plenty of chances to capitalize long before the weather rolled in.
Guidry set the tone back in the first. He allowed a hit to the first batter he faced, but promptly threw nine straight strikes to record three punchouts. Guidry retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced.
The Anglers’ offense followed his lead. Rob Rispoli (UConn) led things off with a walk before swiping second. Then, Connor Shouse (Texas Tech/Transfer) ripped a single into left to score Rispoli and open the scoring.
In the third, though, Hyannis had its answer. Caden Miller (UTSA) blasted a two-run homer over the right field wall to give the Harbor Hawks the lead. It was the second time Miller took the A’s deep this season, the first one representing Hyannis’ only run last time it took on Chatham.
That was fine, though. The Anglers’ bats had some pop, too. In the bottom of the fourth, Korbin Reynolds (Vanderbilt) mashed a solo home run to dead center, tying the game at two with Chatham’s first dinger at Veterans Field this season.
Meanwhile, Guidry held down the hill for Chatham. Aside from Miller’s homer, he allowed just two hits and carved through the Harbor Hawk lineup to the tune of six strikeouts in the middle three innings.
“He's good, especially when he attacks the strike zone,” Cook said of Guidry. “That's what he's up here for, to show out like that, to try to get drafted and catch the scouts’ eyes.”
He got some help the following inning, as a few more jolts of power helped Chatham take the lead. Guidry’s new Tiger teammate, Bino Watters (LSU) led off the inning with a double that one-hopped the wall in center field. Shouse then drove him home with a single to center, plating the go-ahead run. Cole Johnson (Georgia) singled to move Shouse to third before he scored on a wild pitch, giving the A’s a two-run lead to end the seventh.
That’s when they ran into some trouble. As the skies fogged up, Hyannis loaded the bases with no outs after a leadoff walk and two pop flies that — perhaps aided by visibility issues — Watters and Johnson couldn’t corral. Trey Hawsey (Louisiana Tech) drove in a run with a single to center, before Liam Barrett (UCSB) walked home the game-tying score.
With two runs having already crossed, Collins Black (NC State) took over for his Wolfpack teammate Mikey Ragusa (NC State) with the bases loaded and no outs. He walked another run home, giving Hyannis the lead, but forced a groundout and struck out two to escape the jam with minimal damage.
But fortunately for the A’s, none of that mattered. With a little help from the weather — and the rulebook — those runs were nullified, and the final score was the score at the end of the sixth.
So, Chatham secured a second straight win. It just took a bit of help.
