By Ben Fischer
University of Maryland
August 3, 2018
Previewing the Kettleers first-round series against the top-seeded Wareham Gatemen.
Garrett Wolforth (Dallas Baptist) saved the Kettleers against Wareham with his only regular-season homer.
Schedule:
Game 1: Saturday, 8/4 @Clem Spillane Field, Wareham. 6:30 p.m.
Game 2: Sunday, 8/5 @ Lowell Park, Cotuit. 3 p.m.
Game 3 (If necessary): Monday, 8/6 @ Clem Spillane Field, Wareham. 6:30 p.m.
Gatemen Record:
Overall: 25-17-2 (52 points)
Last 10: 5-4-1
Against Kettleers: 3-1-2
@Cotuit: 1-0-2
@Wareham: 2-1-0
Gatemen Batting Leaders:
Average: Austin Shenton (Florida International): .349
Home Runs: Shenton: 4
RBI: Jeremy Ydens (UCLA): 34
Stolen Bases: Isaac Collins (Creighton): 5
Gatemen Pitching Leaders
Strikeouts: Jared Horn (California): 36
Innings Pitched: Will Proctor (Georgia): 31 ⅔
Starts: Proctor: 6
Prior Meetings with Cotuit
June 14 @Wareham: 4-2 Gatemen win
Wareham got 2 hits from Golden Spikes winner Andrew Vaughn (Cal) and four no-hit innings from pitcher Mason Feole (UConn). Both players later left for Team USA.
July 3 @Cotuit: 8-1 Gatemen win
Joseph Matulovich (Cal) went six one hit innings for the Gatemen. Former Kettleer Gian Martinelli (Boston College) hit a three-run home run.
July 12 @Cotuit: 2-2 tie
Brady Smith (Florida) salvaged the Kets a point with a ninth-inning RBI single to tie the game.
July 13 @Wareham: 8-2 Gatemen win
Gatemen controlled from start to finish, scoring four first inning runs and knocking out starter Anthony Veneziano (Coastal Carolina) after ⅓ of an inning in his final Cotuit start.
July 21 @Wareham: 4-3 Kettleer win
A two-run home run by catcher Garrett Wolforth (Dallas Baptist) tied the game in the eighth inning. Will Robertson (Creighton) singled in the winning run in the tenth.
Will Robertson (Creighton) twice came through with clutch hits in late innings against Wareham
July 31 @Cotuit: 4-4 tie
The Gatemen stormed back from 3-0 down in the top of the ninth to take the lead. Robertson earns the Kets a tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.
Playoff Series:
West
#1 Wareham vs. #4 Cotuit
#2 Hyannis vs. #3 Falmouth
East
#1 Yarmouth-Dennis vs. #4 Brewster
#2 Chatham vs. #3 Harwich