ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds swept the Falmouth Commodores in a doubleheader on Sunday, June 19 at Guv Fuller Field.
Orleans picked up a 3-2 win in the first game to end a three-game skid with losses to Brewster, Yarmouth-Dennis, and Bourne earlier in the week.
Nate Furman hit a two-run double down the third-base line in the top of the sixth inning to give the Firebirds a one-run lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. Kyle Carr and AJ Blubaugh then combined to shut down the Commodores.
The Firebirds made it two-for-two with a 3-1 win over Falmouth in the second game of the twin bill.
Orleans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in game 2 after three innings, courtesy of Travis Honeyman, who drove in a run with a sacrifice.
Back-to-back doubles made the score 2-1, but Kevin Sim gave the Firebirds an insurance run with a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning to make it 3-1.
Shane Telfer and Chris Clark pitched two scoreless innings in relief to ice the victory for Orleans.
The Firebirds were scheduled to play Harwich Mariners on Tuesday and Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox on Wednesday this week.
Upcoming Firebirds games:
Friday, June 24 at Bourne, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 at Harwich, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 vs. Cotuit, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 vs. Cotuit, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28 vs. Cotuit, 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29 vs. Chatham, 6:30 p.m.
Home games are played at historic Eldredge Park, which opened in 1913 and is the Cape Cod Baseball League’s oldest ballpark. For more information about the Firebirds, see orleansfirebirds.com. —Allen Gunn
