Hyannis Mets Team Coverage 2009

CHATHAM - Hyannis pitcher Thomas Girdwood (Elon) needed help closing out the ninth inning after entering with a 4-1 lead. His teammate Mark Gormlely (Brown) more than got the job done. After Girdwood gave up one run and left the bases loaded with no outs, Gormley recorded the final three outs of the game, including two strikeouts to strand the tying run 90 feet away and give the Mets a 4-3 victory at Veterans Field.

Ryan Cuneo (Delaware) was again the star for Hyannis, jump-starting the offense with a solo homer to right in the first inning. Cuneo hit the ball hard all night, having one potential home run robbed by the right fielder and another die at the center-field warning track. The 6-foot-3 first baseman also contributed an RBI single in the eighth to add to his team-leading RBI total.

Elliot Soto (Creighton), who played second base for the first time this season, knocked in a pair with an RBI single in the fifth to push the Mets lead to 3-1. Johnny Ruettiger (Arizona State) also had a big night offensively, ripping two base hits and stealing two bases.

Jay Brown (South Carolina) started for Hyannis and picked up the win after throwing six and two-thirds innings of one-run ball. Kevin Moran (Boston College), a Barnstable native, followed and pitched an inning and one-third of scoreless relief before Girdwood and ninth-inning hero Gormley closed out the game.

Shortstop Nick Crawford (UAB) made two spectacular defensive plays, both when he ventured into the outfield. Crawford and Soto switched their normal positions with Crawford moving over from second to shortstop and Soto doing the opposite.

Hyannis will be back in action Tuesday night at McKeon park against Chatham at 7 p.m.