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Game 26 Preview: Chatham at Hyannis
CHATHAM, Mass. — For the first time since mid-June, it’s been five days since the Anglers last won a Cape Cod League Baseball game.
Chatham has dropped four straight games, and six of its last seven dating back to July 5. But the A’s look to right the ship when they head to Hyannis on Wednesday.
The A’s won 9-1 when they last visited McKeon Park on June 21. Here’s everything to know about the A’s (10-13-2, East) and the Harbor Hawks (11-14, West) before Wednesday’s matchup.
Jack Gleason (Mississippi State) — an everyday reliever for the Bulldogs — has suddenly evolved into a regular in the A’s rotation. He’ll become just the third active Angler pitcher to start three games when he takes the bump on Wednesday. Gleason’s been strong when called upon, pitching to a 1.74 earned run average in 10.1 innings of work. He’s allowed two earned runs, nine hits and struck out eight in that span.
Jonah Barkoff (Oregon) didn’t make a start for the Ducks this past spring, either, but he’s been deputized as a starter for the Harbor Hawks this summer. Barkoff hasn’t been as consistent as Gleason, pitching to a 5.40 ERA with four earned runs in two starts and 6.2 innings. He’s shown good strikeout stuff, though, fanning nine batters in that span.
Hyannis has just one qualified player with an OPS above .700, and his name is Charlie Bates (Stanford). The middle infielder played 32 games for Hyannis last summer, and has picked up where he left off. He’s currently hitting for a .757 OPS, with 17 hits and four RBIs.
Caden Miller (UTSA) hasn’t been quite the consistent threat that Bates has, but he’s been a threat in two games against Chatham. Two of his three home runs this year came against the A’s. The first was a solo blast in Chatham’s 9-1 win at McKeon Park on June 21, and the other came via a two-run shot at Veterans Field in Chatham’s 4-2 win on June 27. He’ll look to keep his power-hitting ways going against the Anglers on Tuesday.
Just two Chatham players reached base multiple times on Tuesday. One of them was Cole Johnson (Georgia), who knocked a single and walked. He’s been finding his groove offensively lately — tallying a hit in four of Chatham’s past five games — and has a .346 on base percentage over the past week.
The only other Angler to accomplish such a feat Tuesday night was Bino Watters (LSU), who’s consistently been one of Chatham’s players to watch in the month of July. Watters is hitting .333 on the month, tallying 15 hits and 12 RBIs. He recently lost an 11-game hit streak, but he’s picked up a knock in each of his two games since then.
Chatham has officially lost four games in a row for the first time since June 16 — exactly four games into the season. All four of Chatham’s losses have come against East Division opponents, losing to Brewster, Harwich, Orleans and most recently Y-D in that span.
The simple win-loss record doesn’t tell the full story, of course. The A’s have been competitive in just about all of those games, and two of them were one-run losses. They put up 13 runs over those four games, which is three more than they did over that early four-game skid.
But the results are what matters, and Chatham’s lacked those. The Anglers will need Wednesday’s game to act as a stepping stone to get them going in the right direction.
When Chatham last faced Hyannis on June 27, the Anglers got a bit lucky in a six-inning 4-2 victory.
On a foggy night at Veterans Field, the A’s led 4-2 entering the top of the seventh after taking the lead with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Hyannis’ bats came alive in the top of the seventh, though, igniting for three runs in the frame. It appeared to be a pivotal momentum swing in the final few innings of the contest.
That was, until umpires congregated around home plate between the top and bottom of the seventh. They deemed the sky too foggy to continue play, and — since games can’t end in the middle of an inning — the score reverted back to what it was at the end of the most recently completed inning, giving the Anglers a 4-2 win.
Chatham has dropped four straight games, and six of its last seven dating back to July 5. But the A’s look to right the ship when they head to Hyannis on Wednesday.
The A’s won 9-1 when they last visited McKeon Park on June 21. Here’s everything to know about the A’s (10-13-2, East) and the Harbor Hawks (11-14, West) before Wednesday’s matchup.
Probable Starters
Jack Gleason (Mississippi State) — an everyday reliever for the Bulldogs — has suddenly evolved into a regular in the A’s rotation. He’ll become just the third active Angler pitcher to start three games when he takes the bump on Wednesday. Gleason’s been strong when called upon, pitching to a 1.74 earned run average in 10.1 innings of work. He’s allowed two earned runs, nine hits and struck out eight in that span.
Jonah Barkoff (Oregon) didn’t make a start for the Ducks this past spring, either, but he’s been deputized as a starter for the Harbor Hawks this summer. Barkoff hasn’t been as consistent as Gleason, pitching to a 5.40 ERA with four earned runs in two starts and 6.2 innings. He’s shown good strikeout stuff, though, fanning nine batters in that span.
Hyannis Players To Watch
Hyannis has just one qualified player with an OPS above .700, and his name is Charlie Bates (Stanford). The middle infielder played 32 games for Hyannis last summer, and has picked up where he left off. He’s currently hitting for a .757 OPS, with 17 hits and four RBIs.
Caden Miller (UTSA) hasn’t been quite the consistent threat that Bates has, but he’s been a threat in two games against Chatham. Two of his three home runs this year came against the A’s. The first was a solo blast in Chatham’s 9-1 win at McKeon Park on June 21, and the other came via a two-run shot at Veterans Field in Chatham’s 4-2 win on June 27. He’ll look to keep his power-hitting ways going against the Anglers on Tuesday.
Chatham Players To Watch
Just two Chatham players reached base multiple times on Tuesday. One of them was Cole Johnson (Georgia), who knocked a single and walked. He’s been finding his groove offensively lately — tallying a hit in four of Chatham’s past five games — and has a .346 on base percentage over the past week.
The only other Angler to accomplish such a feat Tuesday night was Bino Watters (LSU), who’s consistently been one of Chatham’s players to watch in the month of July. Watters is hitting .333 on the month, tallying 15 hits and 12 RBIs. He recently lost an 11-game hit streak, but he’s picked up a knock in each of his two games since then.
Number To Know: 4
Chatham has officially lost four games in a row for the first time since June 16 — exactly four games into the season. All four of Chatham’s losses have come against East Division opponents, losing to Brewster, Harwich, Orleans and most recently Y-D in that span.
The simple win-loss record doesn’t tell the full story, of course. The A’s have been competitive in just about all of those games, and two of them were one-run losses. They put up 13 runs over those four games, which is three more than they did over that early four-game skid.
But the results are what matters, and Chatham’s lacked those. The Anglers will need Wednesday’s game to act as a stepping stone to get them going in the right direction.
Last Time They Played
When Chatham last faced Hyannis on June 27, the Anglers got a bit lucky in a six-inning 4-2 victory.
On a foggy night at Veterans Field, the A’s led 4-2 entering the top of the seventh after taking the lead with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Hyannis’ bats came alive in the top of the seventh, though, igniting for three runs in the frame. It appeared to be a pivotal momentum swing in the final few innings of the contest.
That was, until umpires congregated around home plate between the top and bottom of the seventh. They deemed the sky too foggy to continue play, and — since games can’t end in the middle of an inning — the score reverted back to what it was at the end of the most recently completed inning, giving the Anglers a 4-2 win.
