Haven’t heard of the Cape Cod Baseball League? It is pretty hard not to have by this point. The most prestigious collegiate summer baseball league has received an amazing amount of press this season. Whatever news outlet is your go to, by now it seems that they have all covered the Cape League. Most recently, […]
Month: July 2015
Shevchik shines with Whitecaps in first summer on Cape
For a first year manager in the Cape Cod Baseball League, Jamie Shevchik of the Brewster Whitecaps is doing very well for himself. The Whitecaps had an up-and-down start to the summer, going through winning and losing streaks, but they now sit at the second spot in the East Division with a record of 23-16-1. […]
All-Star Games at Spillane Field
The last time the All Star game was played at Wareham’s Spillane Field was in 2007. The East division won by a score of 3-2. The winning pitcher was Y-D’s Nick Cassavechia. The East division MVP was Falmouth’s Aaron Crow, RHP drafted in the 1st round in 2009 by the Kansas City Royals. Crow made […]
Oh how the summer sets so quickly…
It feels like just a week ago I was returning home to the Cape for yet another summer when in reality that was over 2 months ago. The Cape League season has flown by and the All-Star game is on Saturday while playoffs start in just over a week! Where did the time go? I […]
25 years and some things never change: view of alumni returning to the Cape
On Wednesday, July 15th, I had the pleasure of meeting CCBL and Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox alumni, Brad Stuart. Stuart played for Y-D in the summers of 1989 and 1990. Stuart currently resides in Alabama with his wife and two children, one of which is attending Samford University in the fall and will be pitching for […]
My life as an intern
About six weeks ago I sat at the Cape Codder in Hyannis with about 40 other Cape League interns wondering what the summer ahead would bring me. Every speaker that got up had different pieces of advice for us but all had one point in common, enjoy your summer, its going to fly by. As […]
Mitchell Jordan’s Stellar Strikeout Performance
Orleans Firebirds’ pitcher Mitchell Jordan (Stetson U) is having quite the success when it comes to expiring batters from the mound. Jordan leads the Cape Cod Baseball League in strikeouts with 40. Jordan is 5-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing 11 hits and five walks in 33 innings pitched. At Stetson, Jordan pitched 68.2 innings […]