The fog banks overtook McKeon Park on June 28 as the Hyannis Harbor Hawks won against the Falmouth Commodores 5-1 in five innings. The Harbor Hawks’ (8-3-1) timely top of the lineup produced a five-run bottom of the third. A two-pitcher duo filled the short game to almost perfect ends.
Hyannis manager Mitch Karraker spoke about the foggy conditions and the decision to cancel the remainder of the game against the Commodores (5-7) tonight. He stated how the fog was “rolling in a little bit heavy” while further elaborating by saying that Falmouth fielders had trouble seeing the baseball.
“[The] first priority is always player safety,” Karraker said. “And so [the umpires] decided to let's say, let's wait for 30 minutes. hoping it was going to clear up.”
Karraker seemingly agreed with the decision, putting his players first. Since the game reached the fifth inning, it can be noted as a win for the Hawks. Had the game been called prior to the fifth, it would have been rescheduled.
Matt Muira almost left the yard on the very first pitch of the game once again, knocking a leadoff fastball just short of the right field wall. Hyannis’ offense continued the offensive onslaught of hard-hit baseballs, racking up a big third inning. Karraker speaks on the early and consistent success at the plate.
“Even from the first inning, we didn't score, but I felt like we squared some balls up; and so guys had a really good approach,” Karraker said. “They were on time when they needed to be on time. [We] Only scored one inning, but it was a big inning. I was really proud of them.”
The pitching staff stood out today aside from giving up just one run off a homer from Georgia Tech first baseman Kent Schmidt. Falmouth only tallied three hits and couldn’t manage to collect the runs needed to stay close in this one.
Karraker described the efforts as “Phenomenon”
“Evan's been really good all summer. No surprise there. The change-up, really working for him today,” Karraker said. “And then Tommy, really one bad pitch… other than that, he pounded the strike zone, did a really good job of keeping them off balance”
The Harbor Hawks are running on all cylinders and are looking to extend their success into the upcoming week and the start of July. Yarmouth-Dennis stands between the Hawks and a weekend sweep.
Hyannis plays the Y-D Red Sox at Yarmouth-Dennis on 6/29 at 5:00PM EST
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