Truro Bearcats

The Dry came out hitting and the Bearcats didn't as Dartmouth blanked Truro 10-0 to take the series opener. Trevor Zwaan, who faced the minimum 21 batters, pitched the second no-hitter of the year in a game shortened to seven innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. Ironically, Craig Higgins who took the loss, threw the other no-hitter. JP Wood was the only batter to reach base against Zwaan by being hit in the elbow by a pitch but was erased on a double play. Greg West led the way for Dartmouth at the plate with a single, double, homerun and five RBI. Brad Miller added a single, double and 2 RBI. Higgins was touched for seven earned runs on nine hits. Truro also showed signs of treating the Dry's power hitter Darren Doucette in the same manner in which they did in last year's playoffs. The former St. Louis Cardinals farm hand was intentionally walked twice. Dartmouth 401 023 0 - 10 12 0 Truro 000 000 0 - 0 0 3 Trevor Zwaan (3-2) and Mark Weeks, Craig Higgins (2-1), George Chapman (6) and Jason Hoyt. HR: Dart - Greg West (1)