Falmouth offense comes alive in double header sweep over Portland

 

A display of power not seen in recent history led the Yachtsmen to a sweep over Portland. Falmouth won the first game 10-0 and the second game 13-2. Both games were shortened to 4 ½ innings.

 

Ben Wilson pitched the entire first game for Falmouth to earn the win. He shut out the Bulldogs allowing 4 hits and walking none. He struck out 5 in 5 innings of work.

 

Portland went in order in the first. In the Falmouth half of the inning, Brady Coyne was hit by a pitch to reach. Gus Ford then lined a home run over the left field fence for a 2-0 FHS lead. Patrick Gill kept the inning alive by walking and was scored on Ben Keller double. Falmouth led 3-0 after one inning.

 

In the second inning, Falmouth’s Ethan Hendry singled. Brennan Rumpf reached on a fielder’s choice eliminating Hendry.  Sam Kidder singled to put runners on first and second. Coyne then cleared the bases with a 3-run home run to extend the FHS lead to 6-0 after two innings.

 

Portland’s biggest scoring threat cam in the third when Jimmy Gignac singled and H Bibeau doubled, but Wilson got a strike out and a fly out to end the inning.

 

Falmouth scored again in the fourth inning. Bennett Smith reached on a walk. Hendry singled and Rumpf drove in Smith with an RBI single.

 

The Yachtsmen reached the 10-run mark in the 4^th. Coyne doubled, Smith walked, and Ben Keller hit an RBI single to score Coyne. Sean Dilworth then hit a 2-RBI double to score Smith and Keller.

 

Wilson shut down the Bulldogs in order in the 5^th to end the game.

 

Colby Winship took the loss for Portland.

 

Falmouth pounded out 10 hits. Coyne, Keller, and Hendry each had 2.

 

In the second game of the twin-bill, Portland took a first inning lead when they loaded the bases with a base hit, a walk and an error. Crosby then singled to center field to drive in one run. A base running error on the play led to two Portland runners on third base. A heady play by Falmouth short stop Brady Coyne got both runners out for a double play to end the inning.

 

In the bottom of the first, Coyne reached on a line drive single. Gus Ford then bunted for a base hit. With two outs, Bennett Smith delivered a 2 RBI single to put Falmouth ahead 2-1.

 

Falmouth broke open the game in the bottom of the second by scoring 7 runs. Sam Kidder was hit by a pitch to reach first base. Coyne doubled to drive in Kidder. Gus Ford then hit a 2-run homer. Patrick Gill kept the line moving with a single and Bennett Smith doubled. Ben Keller walked to load the bases. Sean Dilworth cleared the bases by ripping a grand slam home run and an 8-1 FHS lead.

 

Portland got an unearned run in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Becker walked and Page singled. Then with two outs, Bibeau reached on an error to load the bases. Buck was then hit by a pitch to drive in a run.

 

Falmouth had another power surge in the fourth inning. They loaded the bases on singles by Ben Wilson, Ben Keller, and Mitch Ham. Sam Kidder then delivered with a no-doubt grand-slam home run and 13-2 lead.

 

Dom Tracy started on the mound for Falmouth. He pitched 3 innings to earn the win.  He gave up 1 run on 3 hits and 4 walks. He struck out 2. Brady Coyne pitched 1/3 of an inning and got a strike out. Ben Keller pitched 2/3 of an inning. He gave up an un-earned run on 1 hit and 1 walk. He struck out 1. Brennan Rumpf pitched the final inning. He struck out 1 and did not allow a hit or walk.

	Records	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Windham	2-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	3	2
Falmouth	7-2	1	0	2	3	0	1	x	—	7	11	0

WP—Ben Wilson.
2B—F: Sean Dillworth, Brennan Rumpf.
3B—F: Sam Kitter.
Repeat hitters—F: Brady Coyne, Dillworth, Kidder

Falmouth beats Thorton Academy in a thriller Brady Coyne hit a walk –off single to score Eban Daniels in the bottom of the 7th inning as Falmouth beat Thorton Academy 4-3. Falmouth moves to 6-2 for the season and Thorton Academy took its first loss to drop to 6-1.

The Trojans started hot. Cody Bowker and Brady Graffam each hit solo home runs in the top of the first to jump out to a quick 2-0 lead. Falmouth’s Gus Ford sparked the Yachtsmen in the bottom of the first by ripping a deep line-drive that one-hopped the fence for a ground rule double. He would come around to score on two wild pitches to cut the lead to 2-1 after one inning. Bennett Smith was on the mound for Falmouth. After the first inning outburst, he settled down and kept the Trojans at bay. He struck out 2 in the second inning. In the third Thorton had a runner reach on an error, steal second and move to third on a ground out. Smith picked him off to end the inning and end the threat. With 2 outs in the bottom on the third, Sam Kidder reached on an error and moved to second on an error. Ford came through again by hitting an infield single to score Kidder and even the game at 2-2. Thorton Academy again took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. A single and a double scored a run for a 3-2 run. The Trojans kept the pressure with another single and a stolen base to put runners on second and third. Smith put an end to the threat by picking off the runner at second.

The lead was short lived as Falmouth tied up the game again in the bottom of the fourth inning. Patrick Gill walked and stole second. Sean Dillworth walked. A passed ball moved the runners to second and third and a wild pitch scored Gill for the 3-3 tie. Smith took over and shut down the Trojans in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. For Falmouth, Kidder reached on a walk in the fifth and Smith reached on a walk in the sixth, but the Yachtsmen could not capitalize on either of those opportunities.

In the bottom of the seventh, Falmouth’s Eban Daniels led off with a walk. He moved to second on a wild pitch. Kidder then walked. With one out, Coyne hit a sharp line-drive just out of the reach of the short-stop. Daniels raced around third and scored when the throw from center field short hopped the catcher. Falmouth walked-off with the 4-3 win.

Smith earned the win going all 7 innings. He struck out 5, gave up 5 hits, did not walk anyone, and picked off 2 base runners. Joshua Kopetski took the loss for Thorton Academy.  He pitched 6.1 innings, gave up only 3 hits. He struck out 10, but walked 6 and threw 5 wild pitches.  

SCARBOROUGH HANDS FALMOUTH ITS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON

Scarborough’s aggressive offense and a solid pitching performance from Joe Townsend was too much for Falmouth as the Red Storm beat the Yachtsmen 9-3 on Tuesday. Each offense got nine hits, but Scarborough was able to take advantage of a few Falmouth miscues and the Yachtsmen were unable to capitalize on the opportunities they had.  

FALMOUTH WINS THE SEASON OPENER OVER WESTBROOK 4- 1