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by Evan Barber (Living the Dream Blog)
 Interviews by Andrew Brooks and Evan Barber : Alex Yarbrough, Coach Chad Gassman, Coach Roberts
Game video by Joe Cavanaugh: Torston Boss scores winning run
Walkoff Play-by-Play by Seth Bernstein (mp3, 417k)
July 9, 2011
COTUIT
- Torston Boss (Michigan State) is the Boss.
Boss
was undoubtedly the player of the game for the Kettleers going 3 for 3
with 4 RBI. Boss also scored the winning run for the Kettleers in the
11th, rounding the diamond all the way from first. It was Boss’ best
game of the year in the Cape League.
“I’ve
been struggling a bit and when you get a big hit like that with the
bases loaded it really gives you confidence,” said Boss in between
breaths shortly after the win.
It’s
not often that you see extra innings at Lowell Park without the lights,
but according the Coach Mike Roberts his team “turned the lights on.”
Kendall
Graveman (Mississippi State) pitched the final three innings of the
game without letting a run cross the plate, and got out of a jam in the
11th that gave the Kettleers a chance to win.
The
bottom half of the 11th inning started with Kyle Wren (Georgia Tech)
who struck out swinging for the first out. Then Boss stepped to the
plate and hit a single, his third hit of the game. With a 1-1 count
Alex Yarbrough (Mississippi) scorched a liner to the corner in right
and Boss hopped on his Spartan horse to score the winning run.
“I
saw it in the corner and I knew I had a chance to score and I just ran
as fast as I could and I scored,” said Boss of the winning run.
Yarbrough went 1-6 on the day, but his one hit came at the most key moment of the game.
“I
had a tough day at the plate earlier and I hit the ball decently but I
had nothing to show for it and I was glad that I was able to come
through in the 11th,” said Yarbrough of his final at bat.
Runs
came early and often for both teams. The Harbor Hawks scored the first
run of the game in the fourth at bat. The Kettleers called and raised
the Harbor Hawks’ bid in the bottom half of the inning by putting up
two runs to take the lead.
Kyle
Zimmer (San Francisco) didn’t bring his best pitches to the game, as
the first pitch he threw struck Eric Stamets (Evansville) in the
stomach for the first runner on. Besides the hit by pitch to start the
game, Zimmer didn’t walk a single batter but pitched only 4 ⅓ innings
and gave up four earned on 6 hits.
With
the win the Kettleers earn 2 more points in the standings but still sit
in last place in the East with a 9-13-2 record. Despite the loss, the
Harbor Hawks (16-8-0) still lead the division. The Kettleers look to
continue their recent run of success on Sunday the 10th against the
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox at Red Wilson Field starting at 5:00 p.m. |
