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Rocky start hinders Chatham in 6-0 defeat to Hyannis
The inevitable was all but clinched once Quinn Holt’s prayer of a pick-off move sailed above Chayton Krauss’ head.
Holt (Austin Peay) already allowed three runs in the fourth inning as Chatham trailed 5-0 to Hyannis. His margin of error was as slim as it could be. Yet Holt felt the urge to nab a difficult out. Kane Kepley, the Harbor Hawks’ star lead-off man, stood at the plate. So Holt opted for a hopping pick-off move to try and catch Carson Boles sleeping at first base.
The Cape Cod Gateway Airport is located 1.3 miles from McKeon Park. Still, Holt’s throw was cleared for takeoff. All Krauss (Dallas Baptist) could do was reluctantly sprint to the visitor’s bullpen in right field and throw the ball in. Jaxon West scored easily. The A’s were down 6-0.
That deficit proved to be insurmountable. Chatham (15-13, East) stumbled out of the gate against Hyannis (16-11-1, West), dropping a Friday-night road contest 6-0. The Anglers accumulated just three hits, zero of which came in innings 2-6, en route to their second shutout defeat of the summer — both of which occurred against Hyannis.
Holt weathered a tough debut. Though, the A’s offense didn’t provide the necessary insurance. All-around struggles led to Chatham’s second consecutive loss.
“You play 40 (games) for a reason,” A’s manager Jeremy “Sheets” Sheetinger said postgame. “If it goes your way, great. If it doesn’t go your way, then you gotta play the next day. I expect our guys to take a mature approach.”
A scoreless first inning was followed by the Anglers’ 6-8 hitters going down one-two-three in the top of the second against Hyannis starter Aaron Savary. Hard contact remained limited in the bottom half as Holt faced the minimum through five at-bats. But that quickly changed.
Holt joined the Anglers’ roster Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 righty, who spent the spring with Keystone College, only had two full days to get ramped up to face CCBL bats. He looked promising at first, until Mason White knocked an infield single off Holt and Anthony Silva stepped into the right-handed batter’s box.
Silva pulled three foul balls and worked a 3-2 count. It was only a matter of time before he’d connect in fair territory. On Holt’s eighth delivery of the at-bat, Silva handed Chatham’s starter a reality check — roping a two-run homer into the left-field trees at McKeon Park.
“He’s still getting adjusted to the league,” Sheetinger said of Holt. “He’s gonna figure out how to get ahead, stay ahead and put guys away. This is just part of the learning curve.”
Two runs isn’t quite close to a blowout, yet the early stages of Friday evening painted a similar picture to the Anglers’ first meeting versus the Harbor Hawks. They battled in Hyannis on June 18, a game that the A’s dropped 11-0. A three-run homer by Zach Yorke in the first inning put Chatham behind the pale early, and it never recovered on the offensive end.
Starting pitcher Ryan Dromboski suffocated the Anglers’ offense that day. One month and 24 hours later, Savary took up the mantle. Chatham mustered just one hit off the Iowa right-hander across the first four innings.
“He did a good job landing his off-speed pitches and did an awesome job of throwing his fastball,” Sheetinger said of Savary’s outing.
Savary was in control, leaving Holt with little margin for error. And the Harbor Hawks seized the moment.
They loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth. Holt initially put himself in a good spot to quell Hyannis’ offense, forcing White into a 6-4-3 double play that plated one run. But Silva punished Holt again, poking a single to shallow left field to bring another run home — his third RBI of the night.
Chatham’s deficit sat at 4-0 by that point. Even with two outs, it snowballed. Holt walked West, gave up an RBI single to Boles and then tossed an errant pick-off throw over Krauss’ outstretched mitt that allowed West to score and make it 6-0 Hyannis.
Even with an entirely different crop of players, not much changed from the Anglers’ last trip to Hyannis. Savary ended with five shutout frames and four strikeouts. Harbor Hawks’ reliever Sean Fitzpatrick picked up right where Savary left off, tossing a perfect top of the sixth inning.
The A’s hit total sat at one entering the seventh. Their only knock was a first-inning single from Ike Irish (Auburn). Krauss changed that, slamming a double to right field to lead off the top of the seventh. What had been a quiet Chatham dugout found reason to bark and cheer once again. But the excitement was short-lived. The next three batters were retired.
Bullpen performances from Andrew Williams (Georgetown) and Cameron Johnson (Oklahoma) were the Anglers’ bright spots Friday. Both of them hurled two scoreless innings while combining to strike out four Harbor Hawks’ batters.
Chatham’s offensive lull, however, lasted through the final pitch.
Holt (Austin Peay) already allowed three runs in the fourth inning as Chatham trailed 5-0 to Hyannis. His margin of error was as slim as it could be. Yet Holt felt the urge to nab a difficult out. Kane Kepley, the Harbor Hawks’ star lead-off man, stood at the plate. So Holt opted for a hopping pick-off move to try and catch Carson Boles sleeping at first base.
The Cape Cod Gateway Airport is located 1.3 miles from McKeon Park. Still, Holt’s throw was cleared for takeoff. All Krauss (Dallas Baptist) could do was reluctantly sprint to the visitor’s bullpen in right field and throw the ball in. Jaxon West scored easily. The A’s were down 6-0.
That deficit proved to be insurmountable. Chatham (15-13, East) stumbled out of the gate against Hyannis (16-11-1, West), dropping a Friday-night road contest 6-0. The Anglers accumulated just three hits, zero of which came in innings 2-6, en route to their second shutout defeat of the summer — both of which occurred against Hyannis.
Holt weathered a tough debut. Though, the A’s offense didn’t provide the necessary insurance. All-around struggles led to Chatham’s second consecutive loss.
“You play 40 (games) for a reason,” A’s manager Jeremy “Sheets” Sheetinger said postgame. “If it goes your way, great. If it doesn’t go your way, then you gotta play the next day. I expect our guys to take a mature approach.”
A scoreless first inning was followed by the Anglers’ 6-8 hitters going down one-two-three in the top of the second against Hyannis starter Aaron Savary. Hard contact remained limited in the bottom half as Holt faced the minimum through five at-bats. But that quickly changed.
Holt joined the Anglers’ roster Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 righty, who spent the spring with Keystone College, only had two full days to get ramped up to face CCBL bats. He looked promising at first, until Mason White knocked an infield single off Holt and Anthony Silva stepped into the right-handed batter’s box.
Silva pulled three foul balls and worked a 3-2 count. It was only a matter of time before he’d connect in fair territory. On Holt’s eighth delivery of the at-bat, Silva handed Chatham’s starter a reality check — roping a two-run homer into the left-field trees at McKeon Park.
“He’s still getting adjusted to the league,” Sheetinger said of Holt. “He’s gonna figure out how to get ahead, stay ahead and put guys away. This is just part of the learning curve.”
Two runs isn’t quite close to a blowout, yet the early stages of Friday evening painted a similar picture to the Anglers’ first meeting versus the Harbor Hawks. They battled in Hyannis on June 18, a game that the A’s dropped 11-0. A three-run homer by Zach Yorke in the first inning put Chatham behind the pale early, and it never recovered on the offensive end.
Starting pitcher Ryan Dromboski suffocated the Anglers’ offense that day. One month and 24 hours later, Savary took up the mantle. Chatham mustered just one hit off the Iowa right-hander across the first four innings.
“He did a good job landing his off-speed pitches and did an awesome job of throwing his fastball,” Sheetinger said of Savary’s outing.
Savary was in control, leaving Holt with little margin for error. And the Harbor Hawks seized the moment.
They loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth. Holt initially put himself in a good spot to quell Hyannis’ offense, forcing White into a 6-4-3 double play that plated one run. But Silva punished Holt again, poking a single to shallow left field to bring another run home — his third RBI of the night.
Chatham’s deficit sat at 4-0 by that point. Even with two outs, it snowballed. Holt walked West, gave up an RBI single to Boles and then tossed an errant pick-off throw over Krauss’ outstretched mitt that allowed West to score and make it 6-0 Hyannis.
Even with an entirely different crop of players, not much changed from the Anglers’ last trip to Hyannis. Savary ended with five shutout frames and four strikeouts. Harbor Hawks’ reliever Sean Fitzpatrick picked up right where Savary left off, tossing a perfect top of the sixth inning.
The A’s hit total sat at one entering the seventh. Their only knock was a first-inning single from Ike Irish (Auburn). Krauss changed that, slamming a double to right field to lead off the top of the seventh. What had been a quiet Chatham dugout found reason to bark and cheer once again. But the excitement was short-lived. The next three batters were retired.
Bullpen performances from Andrew Williams (Georgetown) and Cameron Johnson (Oklahoma) were the Anglers’ bright spots Friday. Both of them hurled two scoreless innings while combining to strike out four Harbor Hawks’ batters.
Chatham’s offensive lull, however, lasted through the final pitch.
