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Christian Rodriguez delivered three and a third scoreless relief innings in the Harwich Mariners’ 6-5 game three win to take the East Division Series against the Brewster Whitecaps last Thursday, Aug. 7. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete of the Week: Christian Rodriguez

August 13, 2025

HARWICH – Game three of the East Division Series between Brewster and Harwich last Thursday, Aug. 7 became dicey quickly for the Mariners. The...

Harwich manager Steve Englert walks past the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox after losing game one last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Harwich Falls To Yarmouth-Dennis In East Finals

August 12, 2025

HARWICH – There will be no repeat championship for Harwich this summer.A year after beating the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the East Division finals...

Ryan Gerety scores the walk-off run for the Harwich Mariners to win game three of the East Division Series against the Brewster Whitecaps on Thursday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Harwich Walks-Off Brewster To Win Division Series

August 10, 2025

HARWICH – A sacrifice bunt that led to a throwing error brought in the winning run in game three Thursday of the East Division Series for the...

The Orleans Firebirds were swept by the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the East Division Series. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Orleans Swept in Division Series

SOUTH YARMOUTH – The Orleans Firebirds roared into the Cape Cod Baseball League playoffs as winners of the East Division after storming through the...

Brewster Whitecaps outfielder Adam Magpoc led the Cape in stolen bases. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Cape League Notes: Lower Cape Teams Begin Postseason Play

The postseason picture for the Cape Cod Baseball League was set on the final day of the season this past Sunday. In the East, the surging Orleans...

It’s been all smiles for the Orleans Firebirds, who won seven games in a row to take the East Division at the end of the season. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Pitching, Tight Wins Have Red-Hot Firebirds Surging

ORLEANS – In mid-July, a day before the Cape Cod Baseball League’s All-Star Game, the Orleans Firebirds, at 13-13-2, sat just a point above the...

John Schiffner, middle, stands in the dugout at Veterans Field in Chatham. The Cape League Hall of Fame manager has spent this season with the Brewster Whitecaps under manager Jamie Shevchik, second to left. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Cape Hall Of Fame Manager John Schiffner On How The League Has Changed

BREWSTER – John Schiffner, the former manager of the Chatham Anglers, has seen a lot of Cape Cod baseball. He’s been associated with Cape baseball...

Kyle Kipp hadn’t allowed an earned run in 13-and-a-third innings for the Brewster Whitecaps. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Cape League Notes: Whitecaps Reliever Rides Zero Earned Runs Streak

BREWSTER – Kyle Kipp has been with the Brewster Whitecaps all summer, rostered since day one of the Cape League season. The Boston College...

ESPN reporter Molly McGrath stands next to Chatham Anglers manager Dennis Cook during the “SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days” broadcast from Veterans Field on Tuesday, July 22. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

ESPN’s SportsCenter Broadcasts From Chatham Anglers Game

CHATHAM – By the time the camera started rolling live from Veterans Field, the home ballpark of the Chatham Anglers, easily more than a hundred...

Carson Tinney of the Brewster Whitecaps placed third in the home run contest before the Cape League’s All-Star game last Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Cape League Notes: Thousands Come To Mariners Game For Celtics’...

A palpable buzz of activity emanated at and around Whitehouse Field last Tuesday, July 15 as more than 2,500 fans were in attendance to see Payton...

Dee Kennedy and Dalton Wentz celebrate after Wentz’s home run in the first inning of the Cape League All-Star game last Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Home Run Power Surges At Cape League All-Star Game

SOUTH YARMOUTH – The schedule for the day of festivities at the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox’s Red Wilson Field last Saturday clearly listed a home run...

Whitecaps third baseman Brendan Lawson is one of 23 players from Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Orleans to be named a 2025 All-Star. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

News And Notes From Around The Cape League

Any Brewster Whitecap can step into the batter’s box this summer knowing that if they just do their job, a sweet treat awaits. The team has begun a...

Mavrick Rizy, a right-handed pitcher from Fiskdale, joined the Brewster Whitecaps just weeks after winning a national championship with Louisiana State. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

‘Going To Be Virtually Unhittable’: After Winning National...

BREWSTER – At any and every Cape League game, there are little kids running around, many asking for autographs from players. Years ago, Mavrick...

The Harwich Mariners had a league-best 2.47 ERA after 19 games. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Mariners Ride League-Leading Pitching Prowess

HARWICH – The message has been preached by Harwich Mariners manager Steve Englert since the first night of the Cape League season. His opening day...

Mississippi State’s Ace Reese is one of several players from the SEC rostered by the Chatham Anglers this season. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Top Collegiate Baseball Conference Well Represented On Anglers

CHATHAM – Earlier this year during the college baseball season, Georgia traveled over to Texas for an April weekend series between conference...

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