Two show-stopping pitchers, a switch hitter, and one player’s three-steal-game earned the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox a 15-1 victory over the Falmouth Commodores on Sunday to improve to a 26-7-1 record this season. The win also maintained Y-D’s lead in the CCBL East Division as it kept them two points ahead of their closest competitor, the Brewster Whitecaps, who also won earlier in the day.
For the first time, Rhett Vaughn (Florida State) started on the mound for Y-D. The right-hander, who is usually a reliever, allowed only two hits and posted four strikeouts. Vaughn entered the game with a 1.26 ERA across 14.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen. He left the game with a 0.93 ERA and 0.67 WHIP.
Vaughn’s statistics argue that he wasn’t phased by the transition to the starter role. He confirmed this to be true.
“I just try to take it one inning at a time, that’s all I can really do,” said Vaughn, referring to his shared mentality in both the starter and reliever roles.
Tonight's version of Vaughn did not resemble the one seen last season at Florida State, where he recorded a 17.36 ERA across only 4.2 innings pitched. This summer season has given the ace an opportunity to show a different side of himself on the mound.
“It means a lot to be able to come out here and, you know, face great competition just like I would at school, and just be out here and prove to myself that I’m able to [compete],” said Vaughn.
Left-hander Cameron Teper (Cal Baptist) followed Vaughn on the mound and stayed there for three innings, where he only allowed one hit and matched his predecessor's four strikeouts. He now posts a 2.84 ERA on the season. Infielder Armando Briseño (Cal State Fullerton) pitched in the ninth inning to close out the victory.
On the offensive side, Mateo Serna was a major contributor to Y-D. The All-Star catcher went 3-for-4 with one RBI, and executed two base hits to left field from both batters boxes in the second and fourth innings. In the fifth inning, Serna knocked a deep hit into the right-center field gap to plate Tommy Goodin (Vanderbilt).
In a postgame interview with Y-D Sideline Reporter Olivia Lambert, Serna explained that hitting to different parts of the field is something he works on in batting practice. Whether he times his swing to hit to the left or right side of the field is dependent on what pitch he’s given and the situation on the field, he said.
Like Serna, who stole second base early in the game, outfielder Jayce Tharnish (University of Kentucky) has added more aggression for Y-D on the base path upon arriving last week. In today’s game alone, Tharnish recorded three stolen bases. This is hardly a surprise given his 32-for-34 stolen base record in the 2026 collegiate season.
Y-D’s next chance to show its domination on the mound, base path, and at the plate is on Monday, July 27 at 4:30 pm EDT, at home, in a makeup game against the Hyannis Harbor Hawks.
