BOURNE, Mass. — On Sunday against Chatham, Mark Quatrani saw the 3-1 pitch in the fifth inning from Christopher Langley (Tyler Junior College) and let it rip.

He didn't really move from the left-handed batter's box after making contact. Instead, he watched it fly, staring the ball down as it disappeared into the trees in left field for a grand slam that ultimately made the difference in the 6-1 win.

"It was unbelievable," Quatrani said. "Honestly, I knew it was going to be fair or foul — going to go out. I was running down first, and I saw the umpire point fair. It was great. Put a smile on my face, and I was glad to put four runs on the board for our team."

Four days later against Wareham, with the score knotted at 3-3 in the eighth, it was Quatrani that once again came through offensively in a big moment.

With Drew Wyers (Mississippi State) standing on second base representing the go-ahead run, Quatrani unleashed his bat and roped an RBI double into left field to score Wyers, giving Bourne its first lead of the game, sparking a four-run frame on the way to a 7-3 victory.

"I've been seeing the ball well and putting good swings on it," Quatrani said. "I feel really good. I'm not overthinking it. Happy to help the team tonight and get a win."

He was a big focal point in the offensive attack for the Braves en route to the win, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, a walk and a run. In nine games with Bourne, he's totaled a .348 batting average with seven RBIs and five runs.

Yet Quatrani didn't start his summer with the Braves, as he suited up for 10 contests with Falmouth where he posted a .250 batting average with nine RBIs and five walks.

"It's super weird to be honest," Quatrani said. "Being the new guy — we were all new guys going in at Falmouth, but to be a new guy twice in a summer, and a short season with eight weeks, it was weird. I feel right at home here and I'm glad I made the switch."

The switch has panned out for him, playing some stellar baseball after not being happy with his 2025 season at Cornell. He felt he didn't play to his standard in a campaign where he tallied a .318 batting average with 42 hits, 24 RBIs and six home runs. The year prior he was Ivy League Rookie of the Year where he hit .362 with 43 RBIs and 11 home runs.

"It was kind of just a bunch of mental stuff, some physical tweaks as well," Quatrani said. "Not my best year overall in the spring. I know I can do a lot better."

He went out and sought greener pastures, entering the transfer portal and pledged to Notre Dame for the upcoming year. It gives him a fresh start and a chance at a new beginning, though he'll have to go through the motions of being a new guy once against just like he did when he went from being a Commodore to a Brave.

Being an unfamiliar face will once again happen for Quatrani, but he has the familiarity with it happening to him on the Cape. Since meeting new teammates though, Quatrani has proven he can be the caliber of player that he felt he wasn't at Cornell for Bourne.

In the meantime, he's locked in on the task at hand, but his confidence is at a point where it hasn't been in a long time.

"I was in my head a lot this season, not my best year in the spring, but I want to get back to being myself," Quatrani said. "Right now, I feel great, putting good swings on the ball, my defense as well. That's most important as a catcher. I just feel really good right now."