25 June 2008

Commodores Picking Up the Pace

By Staff reports

Falmouth Bulletin

Falmouth —

The Commodores have rebounded from a 1-2 start to win five of their last six games heading into Tuesday’s scheduled game at Brewster and stand in second place in the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Western Division behind the Hyannis Mets.

Hebron, Conn. native AJ Pollock, a sophomore from Notre Dame, has had the hot bat and is ranked third in the league with a .412 average. Teammate Darin Ruf is at .375, also among the top 10 hitters in the league and Ryan Jones of Wichita has a pair of home runs.

Meanwhile, the pitching staff has produced a 3.50 ERA, led by Chris Gloor’s eight innings of one-hit ball in relief. Gloor has not allowed an earned run, struck out five and walked only one batter. Chad Bettis of Texas Tech has picked up two of the Commodores’ five wins.
Commodores game-by-game
RESULTS
June
13 Falmouth 9, Wareham 2

Kevin Nolan hit the first home run of the season in the eighth inning to break open a one-run game and the Commodores added three more in the ninth inning to win the season opener.
16 Hyannis 1, Falmouth 0

The Mets got a lone run in the fourth inning to defeat the Commodores. Starter Rex Brothers of Lipscomb walked the leadoff batter, got an out, then walked three straight batters on 14 pitches to allow the game’s only run.
17 Orleans 2, Falmouth 1

Clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth, Cardinals reliever Kyle Kamppi shut the door on the Commodores to give Orleans a 2-1 win. Adam Wilk pitched three perfect innings for the win. Tim Wheeler and Angelo Songco each had a pair of hits and scored a run. Trevor Coleman had the lone RBI for Falmouth, which only had four hits on the night.
18 Falmouth 8, Brewster 4

The Commodores scored five runs in the first two innings and pounded out 12 hits in the 8-4 win over Brewster. Falmouth reliever Travis Lawler earned the win, pitching three innings of two-hit ball. Ty Kelly had a pair of hits and an RBI, while teammate Connor Powers also had a two-hit game.
19 Falmouth 7, Chatham 6

The A's scored four times in the top of the seventh inning, but Falmouth responded with the eventual winning run in the bottom of the inning. Four Falmouth pitchers, Alex Wilson, Chris Gloor, Evan Danielli and Ben Tootle combined to lead the Commodores to victory. Chatham's Grant Green went 2-for-3 with three runs scored including a home run, while Robert Papenhause had two hits and a pair of RBI. Falmouth's Ryan Jones had a home run, one of 13 hits pounded out by the Commodores.

20 Falmouth 1, Harwich 0

Falmouth starter Jorge Reyes picked up the win as Falmouth escaped with the one-run victory. Reyes, a sophomore at Oregon State, got the win allowing only three hits in five innings en route to a 1-0 final score. Harwich starter Matt Zielinski also pitched well, allowing only an unearned run in the fifth inning, but still was tagged with the loss.
21 Falmouth 11, Y-D 7

The Commodores scored 11 runs on 15 hits as they cruised to a 11-7 win over Y-D. Ryan Jones hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and Joey Wong had a three-hit night. Greg Miclat had three hits for the Red Sox.
22 Chatham 6, Falmouth 5

After tying the game at five with two runs in the seventh inning, Falmouth walked in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the A's won 6-5. Reliever Jeff Lorick picked up the win, tossing two shutout innings. Devin Lohman went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI for Chatham. Darin Ruf had a pair of hits and an RBI in the loss.