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2009
Cotuit Kettleers Game Recaps
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Darkness
forces Kettleers, Mets to settle for 3-3 tie
Story by Steve McCarthy
July 3, 2009
COTUIT- It seems
as though the only sunny days are the ones which the
Hyannis Mets are scheduled to play at Cotuit’s
Lowell Park. For the third time in nine days Friday,
the Kettleers hosted the Mets, and less than a month
into the season will not play another regular season
home game against them.
Each team has won one of the games in Cotuit, and
Friday’s darkness shortened contest ended in a 3-3
tie after the Mets (5-8-1) scored all three of their
runs in the sixth inning to squelch Cotuit’s
shutout hopes.
“It’s getting old,” Cotuit second baseman
Chris Bisson said of the scheduling. “So we’re
getting ready to get back in the routine of no
rain-outs.”
After back-to-back singles led off the inning,
Hyannis’ Nick Crawford (UAB) and Elliot Soto
(Creighton) advanced on a walk by Cody Hawn
(Tennessee), and then were driven in by a single to
right field by Ryan Cuneo (Delaware). Hawn was
thrown out at second on the play, but Cuneo advanced
to third on a double by Dustin Harrington (East
Carolina), and scored the tying run on a groundout
by Trent Whitehead (East Carolina).
Cuneo, Crawford and Harrington had two hits apiece
of Hyannis’ 11 total. Four came in the sixth
inning.
“They hit the ball pretty hard tonight,” Bisson
said. “They deserved to come back and tie us, but
I think we should have been a little more on point
defensively.”
Cotuit manager Mike Roberts thought Crawford’s
leadoff hit could have been ruled an error as the
low throw from shortstop B.J. Guinn (Cal-Berkeley)
could not be picked out of the dirt by first baseman
Tony Plagman (Georgia Tech).
“Our pitching has been outstanding, but we
probably gave up three earned runs, and they really
should have been three unearned runs,” Roberts
said.Cotuit (7-6-2) opened the scoring in the second
inning when Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) came in
from third on a fielder’s choice. Noel was aboard
after a single, then stole second and advanced to
third on a base hit by Zack Cox (Arkansas).
Bisson drove in Cotuit’s other two runs in the
fifth inning with a double to the left-center field
fence that scored Plagman and Cox from first and
second respectively. Bisson hit safely in three of
his four plate appearances, and added two stolen
bases to regain the team and league lead with 15. He
also raised his .160 batting average with the
three-hit night, and credited hustle for breaking
out of a mini-slump.
“That bunt was all right, but that infield single
there was just no way. I refused to get out on that
one,” Bisson said.
The Kettleers had 9 total hits in the game. Cox was
the only Cotuit player other than Bisson with a
multi-hit night, going 2-for-3 with a double and a
single.
Four pitchers took the hill for each team. Brandon
Cumpton (Georgia Tech) worked five innings for
Cotuit, allowing two runs on eight hits and struck
out two. Austin Hudson (Central Florida) lasted five
innings as well for Hyannis, and was
responsible for all three Cotuit runs. He
surrendered seven hits, struck out two and walked
one.
“I thought Brandon (Cumpton) threw the ball
really, really well, but when we can’t make the
routine play, then you’re going to have difficulty
winning,” Roberts said.
Chad Bell (Walters State JC) allowed Hyannis’s
tying run after replacing Cumpton with Crawford and
Soto on base. He allowed the walk to Hawn, as well
as Cuneo’s single. Jake Buchanan (NC State) took
over for Bell with one out in the
inning, and allowed two hits while striking out two
in the next inning and two-thirds. Daniel Tillman
(Florida Southern) retired the six batters he faced
in order to finish the game.
Tyler Wilson (Virginia) allowed one hit and struck
out two through three innings of relief for Hyannis.
Mark Gormley (Brown) and Dallas Gallant (Sam
Houston) combined for the ninth.
Cotuit’s July 4 game in Falmouth will start at
5:30 p.m. The Commodores will then come to Lowell
Park on Sunday for a 5 p.m. game.
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