Week 7 Recap: Playoff Primer
Y-D lost the division title, but everything resets tonight as the CCBL playoffs get underway. Y-D begins a three-game series against Orleans.
Y-D lost the division title, but everything resets tonight as the CCBL playoffs get underway. Y-D begins a three-game series against Orleans.
Y-D’s winless streak extends to eight games, finishing in second place in the East division, setting up a first-round playoff matchup with Orleans.
After a 4-1-1 week, the Y-D Red Sox have an eight-point lead atop the East division and are looking for a strong push over the final four games before the All-Star break.
With Chatham’s Ben Hampton dominating through the first four innings Friday night, Taylor did the same for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He matched Hampton out-for-out until, finally, the Sox made a breakthrough. Jonny Long’s two-run homer in the top of the fifth broke the deadlock, and the Red Sox cruised to a 4-1 win over the Chatham Anglers at Veterans Field.
The Sox got their second straight win on Thursday in seven innings after a 46-minute delay to extend their division lead over the Brewster Whitecaps.
Though the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox entered the bottom of the ninth trailing the Chatham Anglers by a run, they scored the tying run on a throwing error before stranding the bases loaded in the ninth, settling for a 6-6 tie Sunday night at Red Wilson Field.
By: Dylan Wilhelm In their first trip over the bridge this summer, the Y-D Red Sox slowly chipped away at an early deficit before taking a lead they would not relinquish, beating the Wareham Gatemen 4-2 at Spillane Field on Saturday thanks to situational hitting and strong pitching. Jared Lyons’ outing got off to a … Read more
For most of the night, the Y-D offense couldn’t threaten the Harwich staff, and the 7th inning rally came up two runs short at Whitehouse Field.
The Sox struggled late in the week, but remain in first place in the East division thanks to three wins early in the week. A look at that and more around the Cape from the past seven days.
After dropping their first game in a week yesterday, the Red Sox bounced back with a dominating 8-1 victory over the Chatham Anglers on Thursday night.