It was a night of uncharted territory between the Harwich Mariners and the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
In the first inning, right fielder Bristol Carter hit his first home run of the summer to put the Mariners up 1-0.
Starting pitcher Troy Dressler threw five innings for the first time all season.
And most importantly, the Mariners gave the Red Sox their first home loss of the season.
In the team’s sixth consecutive game, the Harwich won 7-1 over the Red Sox at Red Wilson Field Sunday evening. It was the Mariners third straight win.
Dressler throws most innings all season
During his freshman year at Wake Forest, Dressler never pitched three innings in a game. He’s reached that feat in his past two starts with the Mariners.
After three hitless innings against Bourne, the rising sophomore followed up with a three-hit performance against the Red Sox in five innings. It was also the first time he threw over 50 pitches (57).
“He keeps getting better every time we run him out there. He’s getting in shape to get deeper into games,” field manager Steve Englert said.
Two of those hits came in the bottom of the third, leading to Y-D’s only run. Chris Hacopian singled in Cody Miller, who hit a single earlier in the inning, from second base to tie the game at one.
After the run, Dressler got the next seven batters out in a row, handing the ball off to the bullpen. Christian Rodriguez and Tazwell Butler combined to allow just two hits in the final four innings.
Mariners take advantage of late miscues
After seeing the bats come alive over the weekend, the Mariners did what they do best to score on Sunday: using their speed to get extra bases.
With the game tied in the sixth inning, the Mariners scored two runs without a single hit.
Thanks to three walks, two wild pitches, and a hit batter, the Mariners took a 3-1 lead.
In the seventh inning, the Mariners took advantage of another Y-D misuse.
With his team up 4-1 and men on first and second with one out, Kyle Wolff hit into what should have been an inning-ending double play. After getting the out at second base, Cody Miller’s throw to first had Wolff beat easily. Instead, first baseman Dean Carpentier completely whiffed on the throw, allowing Wolff to advance to second and Tanner Marsh to score.
Harwich used the extra life to score another run to go up 6-1.
While the Mariners took advantage of the errors, the team still continued to show life at the plate. Eight different guys recorded a hit, including two from Carter.
“Guy getting their at-bats are getting their timing down. They are getting comfortable in the box,” Englert said. “It’s slowing the game down.”
Moving Forward
Harwich gets an off-day tomorrow after playing six games in six days. On Tuesday, the Falmouth Commodores will come to Whitehouse Field for the first time of the season. The Mariners and Commodores are tied in the season series 1-1
