By Ben Gainsboro, Stetson University

Photos by Josh Muir, Endicott College

July 19^th, 2019

HYANNIS, MA –

What Happened: The Cotuit Kettleers (17-13-3) handled the Hyannis Harbor Hawks (6-25-1) 15-5 for their second straight victory.

McKeon Park…a Home Away from Home?

Coach Mike Roberts gives Joey Loperfido a smile as he rounds third base following a home vs. Hyannis on Friday

3-0, the record for the Cotuit Kettleers at McKeon Park this season.

42-9, Cotuit’s combined scores of the three games at Hyannis this season. That is 14 runs per game at McKeon Park, and all three games resulted in the Kettleers reaching double-digit runs.

13.3 hits per game for the Cotuit Kettleers at McKeon park this season. The team reached double-digit hits in all three games, with the best being a fifteen-hit performance against the Harbor Hawks on July 5^th.

10.6 strikeouts per game for Cotuit Kettleer pitching at McKeon Park this season. The season high was 6 for Sean Sullivan (Cal) on June 12^th.

2 combined walks for Kettleer pitching in the July 19^th and June 12^th games at McKeon park. Cotuit has been snake-bitten by the walk all season long, so it is no surprise that in those two games at Hyannis, the Kettleers allowed just 2.5 runs per contest.

7 RBI in three games for Matthew Mervis (Duke) at McKeon Park this season. That number was bolstered by a season-high (for any Kettleer) 6 RBI on July 5^th, but he added another one on July 19^th’s 15-5 thrashing.

5 for 8 (.625) batting average for Mervis in Cotuit’s three games at McKeon Park.

2.3 home runs per contest for Cotuit at McKeon Park this year. Nick Gonzales (New Mexico State) has one, Joey Loperfido (Duke) has one, Oraj Anu (Kentucky) has one, Matthew Mervis has one, now departed Mason Dodd (Brewster) had one, and Parker Chavers (Coastal Carolina) has two.

Parker Chavers celebrates with Casey Schmitt after his home run vs. Hyannis on Friday night

The 7 home runs that the Kettleers have at McKeon Park is half the amount of home runs that the Bourne Braves (14) have total on the season.

5.33 extra-base hits per game at McKeon Park for the Kettleers.

15 different Kettleers registered a hit at McKeon Park this season.

11 different Kettleers pitchers registered a strikeout at McKeon Park this season.

+15 walk differential (24-9) for Kettleer batting vs. Cotuit Kettleer pitching walks allowed in the games at McKeon Park this season.

5-0 record vs. in-town rival Hyannis so far on the season.

What’s Next?

Cotuit is back at home to close out the season series vs. Hyannis on Saturday night. First pitch at Lowell Park is set for 5:00 P.M.