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CUMBERLAND – A great starting pitcher only goes so far.
More is required to be a contender in the Division I baseball postseason. Cumberland knows this through its recent history and Moses Brown is still attempting to find its way into the conversation.
Will Haggerty did enough to win it for the Quakers on this gray afternoon at Tucker Field on Monday, May 11, but the Clippers found a little extra to come out on top. Ryan Harris managed a run-scoring single, Micah Cousineau came around from second on a throwing error and Paxton Chenevert nailed it down out of the bullpen after Liam Monahan reached his pitch limit.
It was Cumberland prevailing in a 2-1 squirmer that took barely 100 minutes, a result the Clippers hope will snap them out of a recent malaise. They entered suffering defeats in four of their last five, and Monahan was personally looking to get back on track after a couple recent challenging outings. He was sharp over 6 2/3 innings while earning the decision against Haggerty, a Florida commit who allowed a lone earned run and struck out 10.
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“By all means it was a pitcher’s duel,” Harris said. “Defense did their thing. The bats were a little slow, but that’s to be expected with these two guys going at it.”
Cumberland cobbled together an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, and it proved necessary the following half-inning. Eli Quackenbush worked a walk, Parker DeWolf lined a single to left and Andrew Algava reached on an error to cut the Moses Brown deficit in half. Monahan notched his 12th strikeout on his 110th pitch, and Chenevert followed suit with another to strand the tying run at second.
“It was kind of an emotional one,” Monahan said of a potential final home start in his career. “Being able to get me back on track was huge. It was getting everybody back on track and having that vibe back.”
Monahan stranded a pair in the top of the first before facing the minimum all the way into the seventh. He retired 11 straight at one point and surrendered just four singles. The Clippers figure to need this version of the right-hander if they’re stuck playing a winner-take-all preliminary matchup to reach the double-elimination pod format.
“Just pitch selection,” Monahan said. “Me and (catcher Chase Austin) had a conversation in gym class today, actually, about having to pitch backwards a little bit and being able to get ahead early with the offspeed.
“Kind of changed up what I’ve been doing all year. Stuff like that just helped a lot.”
Haggerty retired eight straight – five in a row via strikeout – before Cumberland managed to take the lead in the bottom of the third. Austin parachuted a single into shallow left-center, stole second and scored when Harris grounded a breaking ball back through the middle to make it 1-0.
“I knew what I was going to get,” Harris said. “I’ve known Will a while – played with him in the summer. So I know how he is.”
The Clippers (7-7) conjured a second run in similar fashion in the bottom of the sixth. Cousineau chopped a two-out infield single, stole second and was on the move again when Gabe Niman fanned swinging. The ball rolled to the backstop and was thrown into right field, with Niman reaching on the dropped third strike and Cousineau never breaking stride to make it 2-0.
“We’ve been slumping a little bit, so heading into the playoffs it’s a great momentum-shifter,” Harris said. “I think we’re going to use this and feed off it a lot.”
The Quakers (8-9) received a pair of singles out of the leadoff spot from Haggerty, avoiding a similar fate to their road trip Friday night. Potential first-round draft pick and Texas commit Brody Bumila dominated for Bishop Feehan (Mass.) in a 5-1 win, striking out 20 and holding Moses Brown without a hit. Haggerty scored on a passed ball in the top of the first to avoid a shutout against the 6-foot-9 left-hander.
Moses Brown 000 000 1 – 1 4 2
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Will Haggerty and Luke Wesner. Liam Monahan, Paxton Chenevert (7) and Chase Austin.
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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Result, score of Cumberland vs. Moses Brown baseball game on May 11
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More is required to be a contender in the Division I baseball postseason. Cumberland knows this through its recent history and Moses Brown is still attempting to find its way into the conversation.
Will Haggerty did enough to win it for the Quakers on this gray afternoon at Tucker Field on Monday, May 11, but the Clippers found a little extra to come out on top. Ryan Harris managed a run-scoring single, Micah Cousineau came around from second on a throwing error and Paxton Chenevert nailed it down out of the bullpen after Liam Monahan reached his pitch limit.
It was Cumberland prevailing in a 2-1 squirmer that took barely 100 minutes, a result the Clippers hope will snap them out of a recent malaise. They entered suffering defeats in four of their last five, and Monahan was personally looking to get back on track after a couple recent challenging outings. He was sharp over 6 2/3 innings while earning the decision against Haggerty, a Florida commit who allowed a lone earned run and struck out 10.
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“By all means it was a pitcher’s duel,” Harris said. “Defense did their thing. The bats were a little slow, but that’s to be expected with these two guys going at it.”
Cumberland cobbled together an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, and it proved necessary the following half-inning. Eli Quackenbush worked a walk, Parker DeWolf lined a single to left and Andrew Algava reached on an error to cut the Moses Brown deficit in half. Monahan notched his 12th strikeout on his 110th pitch, and Chenevert followed suit with another to strand the tying run at second.
“It was kind of an emotional one,” Monahan said of a potential final home start in his career. “Being able to get me back on track was huge. It was getting everybody back on track and having that vibe back.”
Monahan stranded a pair in the top of the first before facing the minimum all the way into the seventh. He retired 11 straight at one point and surrendered just four singles. The Clippers figure to need this version of the right-hander if they’re stuck playing a winner-take-all preliminary matchup to reach the double-elimination pod format.
“Just pitch selection,” Monahan said. “Me and (catcher Chase Austin) had a conversation in gym class today, actually, about having to pitch backwards a little bit and being able to get ahead early with the offspeed.
“Kind of changed up what I’ve been doing all year. Stuff like that just helped a lot.”
Haggerty retired eight straight – five in a row via strikeout – before Cumberland managed to take the lead in the bottom of the third. Austin parachuted a single into shallow left-center, stole second and scored when Harris grounded a breaking ball back through the middle to make it 1-0.
“I knew what I was going to get,” Harris said. “I’ve known Will a while – played with him in the summer. So I know how he is.”
The Clippers (7-7) conjured a second run in similar fashion in the bottom of the sixth. Cousineau chopped a two-out infield single, stole second and was on the move again when Gabe Niman fanned swinging. The ball rolled to the backstop and was thrown into right field, with Niman reaching on the dropped third strike and Cousineau never breaking stride to make it 2-0.
“We’ve been slumping a little bit, so heading into the playoffs it’s a great momentum-shifter,” Harris said. “I think we’re going to use this and feed off it a lot.”
The Quakers (8-9) received a pair of singles out of the leadoff spot from Haggerty, avoiding a similar fate to their road trip Friday night. Potential first-round draft pick and Texas commit Brody Bumila dominated for Bishop Feehan (Mass.) in a 5-1 win, striking out 20 and holding Moses Brown without a hit. Haggerty scored on a passed ball in the top of the first to avoid a shutout against the 6-foot-9 left-hander.
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Moses Brown 000 000 1 – 1 4 2
Cumberland 001 001 x – 2 3 1
Will Haggerty and Luke Wesner. Liam Monahan, Paxton Chenevert (7) and Chase Austin.
[email protected]
On X: @BillKoch25
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Result, score of Cumberland vs. Moses Brown baseball game on May 11
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