by Zach Kaplan
Penn State University
June 19, 2018
HYANNIS– Here a few notes from Tuesday’s 10-4 win in Hyannis against the Harbor Hawks.
- With Tuesday’s win, the Kettleers are now 5-0 when they score five or more runs and 0-3 when they are held to below that number.
- Will Robertson (Creighton) led off for the Kettleers for the first time this season as manager Mike Roberts shifted the Cotuit lineup.
Will Robertson (Creighton) led off for the Kettleers in a 10-4 win at Hyannis on Tuesday.
- Peyton Burdick got the day off, and Beau Brundage (Portland) batted fourth, while Eric Jones (Davidson) slid down to seventh in the order.
- Speaking of Robertson, he entered Tuesday’s game with a .407 batting average on the season, good for sixth in the Cape League. He was also tied for hits with Spencer Brickhouse of Bourne, as each have 11 apiece.
- Jakob Goldfarb (Oregon) made his debut on Tuesday, batting sixth and playing right field for the Kettleers. He is still looking for his first hit however, as he went 0 for 3 at the plate
- Cotuit now has nine double plays on the season, the most of any team in the Cape League.
- After yesterday’s outing, John Baker (Ball State) has the most strikeouts of any pitcher on the Cape with 13.
- The Kettleers left 4 runners on base on Tuesday, their second-fewest total of the season.
John Baker (Ball State) now leads the Cape League in strikeouts with 13.
- Thomas Dillard (Mississippi) and Zach Biermann’s (Coastal Carolina) eighth inning home runs were each their first home runs on the Cape.
- It was also the first time since last year that the Kettleers have hit back-to-back home runs since Grayson Jenista and Griffin Conine accomplished the feat.
- Hyannis is the first opponent the Kettleers have faced twice this season. Cotuit has yet to play Chatham, Harwich and Falmouth so far in 2018.
- Cotuit will get back at it on Wednesday when they host the Orleans Firebirds. First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. at Lowell Park.
