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The Cotuit Kettleers (2-7) ended a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Brewster Whitecaps on Tuesday.

The Whitecaps (6-3), who started the season with six victories in a row, have dropped their last three outings.

The Kettleers overturned a one-run deficit on the top of the third inning on a wild pitch that helped score two runs. The Whitecaps had four errors in the game, as P.J. Moutzouridis (California) also scored on a throwing error in the seventh.

Nebraska’s Case Sanderson and Stanford’s Luke Lavin, who went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI, both pushed insurance runs across in the ninth inning to make it a 6-2 game.

Leadoff man Jarren Advincula (California) and Moutzouridis both tallied a pair of hits and scored twice. Anderson French (Virginia Tech) also had a multi-hit game (2-for-4) and scored a run.

Stetson’s James Hays had a strong start for Cotuit. He pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up three hits, two runs (one earned) and recorded seven strikeouts. Arizona State’s Cole Carlon (2 1/3 innings, one hit and two strikeouts) secured his first win, while Tyler Albanese (San Jose State), who pitched two hitless and scoreless innings, picked up the save.

The Whitecaps scored lone runs in the second and fifth innings, including on a Wake Forest’s Dalton Wentz (2-for-3 and one RBI) single. Manny Marin (Tennessee) drove in a run and reached on a fielding error.

Tyler Schmitt (Illinois) lasted three innings in the loss, where he gave up three hits, two runs (both earned), three walks and recorded two strikeouts.

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The Red Sox (6-2-1) used a three-run and pair of four-run innings to pull away from the Gatemen (4-5).

Southern California’s Brayden Dowd (3-for-4, three runs scored and one RBI) set the tone with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. The Red Sox then overturned a 3-2 deficit with two homers in the bottom of the fourth inning off the bats of Cody Miller (East Tennessee) and AJ Soldra (UCONN).

The Gatemen fought back with a three-run fifth inning that saw them take a 6-5 lead after Caden McDonald (Florida) hit a two-run blast and Chris McHugh (North Carolina State) added a solo shot.

That would be the Gatemen’s last lead.

Georgia Tech’s Alex Hernandez (three RBIs) and Miller both drove in runs before Yomar Carreras (Rutgers) singled to add two more to give Yarmouth-Dennis a 9-6 advantage in the bottom of the fifth inning.

A Ty Dalley (Mercer) single put Wareham within 9-7, but the Red Sox pulled away with four runs in the eighth inning.

Maryland’s Chris Hacopian finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI for Cotuit, while Miller had two hits, scored twice and recorded three RBIs. Carreras was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Cody New (California Baptist) picked up the win on the mound to improve to 1-1 on the season. He pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up five hits, including two homers, four runs (all earned) and struck out three.

McDonald was on the losing end of the decision after he allowed four hits and four runs (all earned) in just one inning of work.

Dalley went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Gatemen, who were 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and they left eight on base.

The Harbor Hawks (6-2-1) maintained their position at the top of the West Division standings with a third straight win, while the Commodores (3-6) have gone in the opposite direction after a third defeat in a row.

Ray Velazquez (Austin Peay State), who was just 1-for-4 and struck out twice, doubled on his only hit of the game to drive in a pair of runs in the first inning. Ryan McKay (Michigan State) went 3-for-5, including a double, with a pair of RBIs in the fourth and sixth innings.

The Harbor Hawks scored five unanswered runs to build a 5-0 lead, with Vahn Lackey (Georgia Tech) pushing the final run across home plate.

Kent Schmidt (Georgia Tech) tried to spark a Commodores rally when his seventh inning single drove in two runs to cut the deficit to 5-2, but they were no closer as Stanford’s Ryan Speshyock (1 2/3 innings, one hit, one walk and three strikeouts) picked up his third save of the season for the Harbor Hawks.

Santi Garcia (Central Arizona JC) improved to 2-0 on the mound after he pitched 2 1/3 scoreless and one-hit innings with four strikeouts.

Antonio Morales (Wake Forest) was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the loss for the Commodores, who were 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position. They stranded 15 on base.

Logan Hughes (Texas Tech) sealed the deal for the Braves (4-4-1) with a solo homer in the top of the ninth inning. Hughes finished 3-for-3 (one run, one RBI) as the Braves (4-4-1) won their third straight.

Gavin Kelly (West Virginia) also had a three hit day with an RBI that scored Weber Neels (Minnesota) for Bourne.

Starter Alex Valentin (Texas State) went five innings (three hits, no runs, three walks, one strikeout), while Logan Bevis (Texas Tech) picked up the win as he went two scoreless and hitless innings with two strikeouts.

The Firebirds (4-5) snapped a two game win streak with the loss, despite the pitching staff combining to strike out 11 batters.

Jonathan Mendez (UC Santa Barbara) hit a groundout that scored Michael Crossland (UC San Diego) in the bottom of the sixth inning that tied the game at 1-1 for Orleans.

The Mariners (5-3-1) scored on a throwing error in the top of the ninth inning that sent the game into extra innings.

Tyler Bell (Kentucky) doubled on a line drive that scored Niko Brini (Wofford) and gave the Mariners a 4-3 lead in the top of the 10th inning. Dee Kennedy (Kansas State) then singled on a line drive that scored Bell and Matt Conte (Wake Forest). Sam Harris (Duke) hit a single that scored Shintaro Inoue (Kansas State) and gave Harwich a 7-3.

It looked like the game was over, but the Anglers (2-5-2) responded in the bottom of the 10th.

Henry Ford (Virginia) singled on a ground ball that scored Isaiah Lane (San Diego) for Chatham. Ace Reese (Mississippi State) did not want Chatham to lose its fourth straight as he hit a three-run homer that ended the game in a 7-7 tie.

Allen Gunn covers high school sports for the Cape Cod Times. You can contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X at @allentgunn.

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