BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, CYL, and CBA
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
4 June 2315
College Series Ends in Exciting 5-Game Series, Curry College on Top
The Curry College Colonels pulled out all the stops tonight, winning the College Series in a hard-fought series with the Cape Cod University Sharks.
It was a seesaw affair, but with a 10-4 victory at The Shark Tank, Curry College lay claim to the franchise's 1st championship.
"There's no denying we faced a tough opponent," said Series MVP Monro Wallace. "But as the old saying goes, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and that's what we did today."
The champs finished the regular season 38-22 and claimed third place in the MassCon.Cape Cod won the regular season conference title.
A victory parade is set to be scheduled in Curry College in the days to come.
Game 1: Curry College 8, Cape Cod 6
Road Win Lifts Curry College to 1-0 Lead in CS
The Curry College Colonels started the College Series in style, winning on the road against the Cape Cod University Sharks at The Shark Tank by a score of 8-6 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Colonels right-hander Lukas Koretnaar threw 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball.
Tied up with the Sharks in the top of the fourth inning, the Colonels got a boost from catcher Neutral Nat Kartodirdjo. With the bases loaded, Kartodirdjo saw a 2-1 sinker from Alastair Strefford and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Curry College on top, 3-2.
"It wasn't our best performance," said Kartodirdjo, "but a win in the playoffs is nothing to sniff at."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at The Shark Tank in Yarmouth.
Game 2: Cape Cod 11, Curry College 1
Jeon, Sharks Wallop Colonels in Game 2 of CS
Cape Cod University right fielder Jersey Jeon was the difference-maker for the Sharks in what turned into a shootout with the Curry College Colonels. Jeon earned accolades after going 4-for-6 in the 11-1 Sharks win. With the victory, the Sharks moved into a 1-1 tie in the best-of-5 series.
Jeon had a consequential at-bat in the bottom of the third for the Sharks. Coming up with runners on 1st and 2nd and Cape Cod University trailing 1-0, he hit a 3-run home run.
Cape Cod University manager Josh Washington commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at Rock Point Park in Plymouth.
Game 3: Curry College 5. Cape Cod 2
Curry College Wins at Home to Take 2-1 Lead in CS
The Curry College Colonels got a strong performance from pitcher Lukas Koretnaar, who stymied the visiting Cape Cod University Sharks en route to a win, 5-2, in Game 3 of the College Series. The Sharks could never get a bead on the right-handed Koretnaar, who threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The Colonels now hold a 2-1 in the best-of-5 series.
Koretnaar allowed 2 runs over 7 innings. He also racked up 8 strikeouts.
"Lukas gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Curry College skipper Patrick Williams.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Rock Point Park in Plymouth.
Game 4: Cape Cod 6, Curry College 4
Cape Cod University Win Evens Series at 2
The Cape Cod University Sharks and the Curry College Colonels will take the College Series to a decisive 5th game. In a must-win situation, the Sharks beat the Colonels, 6-4, at Rock Point Park to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Cape Cod University left fielder Hallinan Looney went 4 for 4 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs.
Cape Cod University used a well-timed hit by Jose McPherson to capture the win. The catcher socked a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Sharks ahead, 3-0. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it was important.
"We're happy," Looney told reporters after the win. "When you're in the playoffs, you've got to treat every game like it could be your last."
The next game is set to be played for Thursday, June 3rd , 2315 at The Shark Tank in Yarmouth.
Game 5: Curry College 10, Cape Cod 4
Big 7th Clinches Title for Curry College
Trailing 4-3 heading into the 7th inning of the final game of the 2315 College Series, the Curry College Colonels needed a rally, and did they ever get one. The Colonels score 7 runs in the top of the 7th to take a 10-4 lead in a game that was 4-3 since the 1st. The final remained as the Colonels clinched their first College Series title.
Series MVP 1B Monro Wallace only played shortly in the game due to a slight injury, but he still finished 1 for 1 with a run scored. In the series, he finished 7 for 18 (.389) with a double, two home runs, six runs, and four RBI.
Curry College scored three runs in the top of the 1st for an early lead, but the Sharks' 3B Flagg Maniani answered in the bottom of the inning with a grand slam.
In the 7th, the Colonels finally found their bats when needed. With Cape Cod's RP Dally Garrison on the mound, Kai Halliday and Little John Moore walked with one out. Tucker Patterson then singled to load the bases. Garrison then walked Willie Byrne to tie the score, 4-4. After Garrison walked in the go-ahead run, he was pulled for Karin Fasth. Fasth responded by walking the first batter he faced, followed by a two-RBI double by P.C. Ford for the 8-4 lead. With two outs, Heek Noramirian completed the scoring by driving in Neutral Nat Kartodirdjo and Ford on a two-RBI double.
"We appreciate the Sharks giving us bases," Curry College manager Pumpy Williams said, "but I appreciate our batters stepping up when it counted. Other than that grand slam, I would say our pitching was perfect, too. Our guys earned this, and I am proud of them."
Curry College was known as the Plymouth University Pioneers when they first entered the CCBL. However, a vault discovery on campus revealed paraphernalia and other markings of what the campus was called pre-War. They decided unanimously to return to their roots and change the team name to the Curry College Colonels. It seems to have paid off with a title.
Cape Cod, which was making its postseason debut has to know that it let one get away. The third seed in the playoffs and the winners of the MassCon title was just seven outs away from the CCBL title.
