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.
After facing deficits of 5-0 and 7-5, the Y-D Red Sox were able to salvage a point, scoring two in the bottom of the ninth to come away with a 7-7 tie.
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.
The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox battled back from 2-0 and 4-3 deficits to take a 6-4 lead into the sixth inning, and although they allowed the Harwich Mariners to tie the game in the sixth, they held on to secure a 6-6 tie with the Mariners Friday night at Red Wilson Field. The game was called after seven innings due to darkness.
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.
The Sox got their 5th straight win on Tuesday, cruising to a 9-0 victory in Harwich.
After a comeback victory against Bourne, the Sox fell to Orleans before rattling off wins against Chatham and Cotuit and sweeping Falmouth in a doubleheader on Sunday.
Despite starting the season 0-3-1, the Red Sox went 3-0-1 over their next four games once the bats got going. Through those first four games, the Red Sox put up just six runs. In the next four, they scored 22 times.
The Red Sox capitalized on the extra baserunners from seven hit-by-pitches, running away with a 11-0 win thanks to a six-run first inning.