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Chatham falls 7-5 to Hyannis in return from All-Star break
CHATHAM, Mass. — In the top of the second, Anglers manager Dennis Cook could be heard yelling out to the mound. Chatham righty Kaysen Raineri (Texas Tech) was scuffling his first start of the season, so Cook thought he could use some advice.
“Get outs!” he yelled from the dugout.
It seems self-explanatory, but Raineri needed the reminder. After retiring the side in the first, he led off the second by walking a Hyannis batter, then gave up two consecutive singles to score the Harbor Hawks’ first run of the game, and a subsequent wild pitch moved both of those runners into scoring position.
Raineri eventually settled in, and heeded his coach’s advice to get out of the inning. But not after allowing three second-inning runs to Hyannis (13-15, West), which was to be the momentum-starter it needed to secure a 7-5 win over Chatham (11-14-3, East) at Veterans Field Monday. Raineri lasted just two innings in his first start of the summer, getting pulled from the game after allowing four hits and four runs.
“I didn't think he was sharp at all,” Cook said postgame. “He definitely wasn't as sharp as he was the first time.”
Getting outs is important in baseball, because the team that does it better often tends to win. The Harbor Hawks were simply better at it early on.
After that aforementioned wild pitch, Taylor Kirk (Fordham) dropped a single into right to score a second run, giving Hyannis a 2-0 lead. Then, when Kirk tried to steal second, A’s backstop Eddie Marshall fired his throw well beyond the base, plating Henry Zenor (South Carolina-Upstate) for Hyannis’ third run of the game.
At that point, Cook had enough. He issued his team another friendly reminder from the dugout.
“Play baseball!” Cook yelled out. “Let’s go.”
For a time, that warning worked, too. Chatham retired the next two batters to escape the inning with no further damage, and even put together a rally in the bottom of the frame. Ty Peeples (Florida State) began it with a single into center. Then, Jack Bell (Texas A&M) continued it by lining a single into left.
Marshall atoned for his errant throw by keeping the flame going with a single into center, scoring Chatham’s first run and cutting the deficit to 3-1. There were no other hits for the A’s in the inning, but there was a second run, thanks to a fielder’s choice from Armani Guzman (West Virginia) which drove in Bell.
Unfortunately for the A’s, Hyannis kept distancing itself in the third. Jax Gimenez (Oregon) led off the inning with a single, and that ended Raineri’s night. But his replacement, Leo Odom (Ole Miss), couldn’t keep the Harbor Hawks off the board, either.
Odom gave up a single to Andrew Lamb (USC), putting runners on first and second. A passed ball moved them up to second and third, and Odom’s wild pitch scored Gimenez soon after to make it a 4-2 game. Zenor singled with runners on the corners to extend Hyannis’ lead to 5-2, and Kirk added on another run to that advantage with a line drive single into center.
Chatham again answered back in the bottom of the frame, this time with just one run. The A’s began the inning with two walks, and Bell smacked a two-out single into left to score Bino Watters (LSU) for Chatham’s third run of the game.
Odom settled in after his rough introduction to the game, shutting out Hyannis across the fourth and fifth innings, but the Harbor Hawks did the same. Michael Meckna (Oregon) didn’t have the sharpest start for Hyannis, giving up three runs in three innings, but reliever Bruce Littleton (Southern Mississippi) no-hit the A’s across the fourth and fifth frames.
“The relief guys did a pretty good job,” Cook said postgame. “We gave ourselves plenty of opportunities to win the game.”
Brady Coe (Houston) continued the strong pitching performances in the sixth, replacing Odom and beginning his A’s debut by retiring the side with three consecutive soft outs. Chatham even rewarded his efforts with a run in the seventh, thanks to a leadoff triple from Peeples and an RBI groundout from Bell.
“(Coe) was aggressive, he attacked the strike zone with his fastball,” Cook said. “He was awesome. Proud of him.”
Hyannis answered back with their own run after singles from Matt Ineich (West Virginia) and Cade Miller (UTSA), making it a three-run game once again, but Chatham cut the lead back down to two in the seventh, courtesy of a single from Watters.
When the bottom of the eighth rolled around, the A’s had another chance to push across a run. Marshall smacked a two-out single into center, and Cole Johnson (Georgia) followed it up with a four-pitch walk. Guzman, making his return to Veterans Field after his pre-draft departure, drew another walk to load the bases for Chatham.
But the rally ended with a groundout from Ty Mainolfi (Boston College). Then Wyatt Nadeau (Vanderbilt) tossed a scoreless top of the ninth, and the A’s began the bottom of the inning with singles from Watters and Junior Lauaki (Georgia). Peeples loaded the bases with a walk, and suddenly, Chatham had a prime opportunity to break this game open entirely.
Then, Harlin Hovater (Mississippi State) grounded a ball to Lamb at first, who threw the ball home for the forceout, and Bell grounded into a double play, ending the A’s night in defeat.
“How many times have we done that?” Cook said postgame. “It seems like we've done that a bunch of times this year, with bases loaded, nobody out, and we can't find a way to score a run.”
“Get outs!” he yelled from the dugout.
It seems self-explanatory, but Raineri needed the reminder. After retiring the side in the first, he led off the second by walking a Hyannis batter, then gave up two consecutive singles to score the Harbor Hawks’ first run of the game, and a subsequent wild pitch moved both of those runners into scoring position.
Raineri eventually settled in, and heeded his coach’s advice to get out of the inning. But not after allowing three second-inning runs to Hyannis (13-15, West), which was to be the momentum-starter it needed to secure a 7-5 win over Chatham (11-14-3, East) at Veterans Field Monday. Raineri lasted just two innings in his first start of the summer, getting pulled from the game after allowing four hits and four runs.
“I didn't think he was sharp at all,” Cook said postgame. “He definitely wasn't as sharp as he was the first time.”
Getting outs is important in baseball, because the team that does it better often tends to win. The Harbor Hawks were simply better at it early on.
After that aforementioned wild pitch, Taylor Kirk (Fordham) dropped a single into right to score a second run, giving Hyannis a 2-0 lead. Then, when Kirk tried to steal second, A’s backstop Eddie Marshall fired his throw well beyond the base, plating Henry Zenor (South Carolina-Upstate) for Hyannis’ third run of the game.
At that point, Cook had enough. He issued his team another friendly reminder from the dugout.
“Play baseball!” Cook yelled out. “Let’s go.”
For a time, that warning worked, too. Chatham retired the next two batters to escape the inning with no further damage, and even put together a rally in the bottom of the frame. Ty Peeples (Florida State) began it with a single into center. Then, Jack Bell (Texas A&M) continued it by lining a single into left.
Marshall atoned for his errant throw by keeping the flame going with a single into center, scoring Chatham’s first run and cutting the deficit to 3-1. There were no other hits for the A’s in the inning, but there was a second run, thanks to a fielder’s choice from Armani Guzman (West Virginia) which drove in Bell.
Unfortunately for the A’s, Hyannis kept distancing itself in the third. Jax Gimenez (Oregon) led off the inning with a single, and that ended Raineri’s night. But his replacement, Leo Odom (Ole Miss), couldn’t keep the Harbor Hawks off the board, either.
Odom gave up a single to Andrew Lamb (USC), putting runners on first and second. A passed ball moved them up to second and third, and Odom’s wild pitch scored Gimenez soon after to make it a 4-2 game. Zenor singled with runners on the corners to extend Hyannis’ lead to 5-2, and Kirk added on another run to that advantage with a line drive single into center.
Chatham again answered back in the bottom of the frame, this time with just one run. The A’s began the inning with two walks, and Bell smacked a two-out single into left to score Bino Watters (LSU) for Chatham’s third run of the game.
Odom settled in after his rough introduction to the game, shutting out Hyannis across the fourth and fifth innings, but the Harbor Hawks did the same. Michael Meckna (Oregon) didn’t have the sharpest start for Hyannis, giving up three runs in three innings, but reliever Bruce Littleton (Southern Mississippi) no-hit the A’s across the fourth and fifth frames.
“The relief guys did a pretty good job,” Cook said postgame. “We gave ourselves plenty of opportunities to win the game.”
Brady Coe (Houston) continued the strong pitching performances in the sixth, replacing Odom and beginning his A’s debut by retiring the side with three consecutive soft outs. Chatham even rewarded his efforts with a run in the seventh, thanks to a leadoff triple from Peeples and an RBI groundout from Bell.
“(Coe) was aggressive, he attacked the strike zone with his fastball,” Cook said. “He was awesome. Proud of him.”
Hyannis answered back with their own run after singles from Matt Ineich (West Virginia) and Cade Miller (UTSA), making it a three-run game once again, but Chatham cut the lead back down to two in the seventh, courtesy of a single from Watters.
When the bottom of the eighth rolled around, the A’s had another chance to push across a run. Marshall smacked a two-out single into center, and Cole Johnson (Georgia) followed it up with a four-pitch walk. Guzman, making his return to Veterans Field after his pre-draft departure, drew another walk to load the bases for Chatham.
But the rally ended with a groundout from Ty Mainolfi (Boston College). Then Wyatt Nadeau (Vanderbilt) tossed a scoreless top of the ninth, and the A’s began the bottom of the inning with singles from Watters and Junior Lauaki (Georgia). Peeples loaded the bases with a walk, and suddenly, Chatham had a prime opportunity to break this game open entirely.
Then, Harlin Hovater (Mississippi State) grounded a ball to Lamb at first, who threw the ball home for the forceout, and Bell grounded into a double play, ending the A’s night in defeat.
“How many times have we done that?” Cook said postgame. “It seems like we've done that a bunch of times this year, with bases loaded, nobody out, and we can't find a way to score a run.”
