Hyannis Team Coverage 2008

The Hyannis Mets got their first taste of defeat this evening as the Brewster Whitecaps beat the Mets 6-4 at Stony Brook Field in Brewster.
Early on it looked as if Hyannis was going to break though offensively, but Brewster Whitecaps pitcher Tim Clubb (Missouri State) pitched out of a jam in the top of the second to leave the bases loaded.
Brewster was the first to start the scoring as Nate Lape (Marshall) blasted a two-run homerun over the left field fence. A string of walks and an error allowed the Whitecaps to load the bases in the bottom of the second. Brewster picked up another run when Hyannis pitcher Graham Stoneburner (Clemson) walked a runner home. Stoneburner would strike out James Meader (San Diego) to end the inning, his fourth strikeout of the night and third of the inning.
Stoneburner ran into more trouble in the bottom of the third after a double, error, and fielders choice loaded the bases for the Whitecaps again. An oppurtunity Jim Klocke (Southeast Missouri) would capitalize on, knocking home another run with an RBI single. Hyannis would bring in Will Weidig (Brown) to record the last out of the inning and relieve Stoneburner who went 2.2 innings allowing four hits, and striking out four.
The Whitecaps added to their lead three innings later, in the bottom of the seventh when Ryan Wheeler (Loyola Marymount) and Nate Lape blasted back-to-back solo home runs; Lape's second of the night. Wiedig pitched through the rest of the inning successfully. Wiedig went 4.1 innings allowing two hits, with three strike-outs
The Hyannis Mets started to show offensive sparks before they caught fire in the top of the eigth when Stephen Ashcraft (East Carolina) started off the inning with a base hit followed by a Steve Daniels (Brown) single. Luke Murton (Georgia Tech) put Hyannis on the score board when he scorched a double that scored Ashcraft and Daniels. Hyannis' new found offense forced the Whitecaps to bring in pitcher Rory McKean (Mississippi) for some much needed relief to close out the inning. The Mets however, had other plans. Chris Dominguez (Liousville) picked up and RBI on a hard hit groundout that Micheal Glantz (Young Harris) hustled to tag, and score on. Ben Paulson (Clemson) also picked up an RBI single, before McKean struck out two to end the inning.
Mets pitcher Austin Adams (Faulkner) was able to hold off any offensive surge by the Whitecaps in the bottom of the eigth allowing his team a chance to gain control of the game.
Brewster pithcer Mark Lamm proved to much for Hyannis though, as the Mets failed to recapture the offense they had kindled only an inning before. Lamm retired the side in a 1-2-3 inning picking up a strikeout. Brewster tallied 6 runs on 6 hits, and Hyannis 4 runs on 5 hits, with 3 errors.
The Hyannis Mets return home to McKeon Park on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 to host the Chatam Athletics at 7p.m. under the lights.