HARWICH – The Cape League is a vital stop on a college athlete’s journey to the Major Leagues. Scouts are at games, the competition is stiff, and every move that players make is noted. Harwich Mariners players have a special tool to help them during their journey, someone who has dedicated his life to every aspect of baseball, with an emphasis on scouting. Assistant coach Ted Lekas has spent 45 years in the...

It was another banner year for the Cape Cod Baseball League in last week’s Major League Baseball Draft. From the very first pick — Paul Skenes (Wareham ‘21) — to the 617th and last pick — Pascanel Ferrera (Yarmouth-Dennis ‘21/’22) —Cape League alumni were coveted each step of the way. In all, 219 past and present Cape League players were selected by Major League organizations, with every Cape League team se...

CHATHAM – The good times keep rolling for Chatham Anglers standout Deric Fabian. The Ocala, Fla. native continued his dominant hitting display during the past week, going 12-for-21 in Chatham’s past six games. Fabian was at the center of the Anglers’ 6-3 win at Wareham on Monday, finishing 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Monday’s performance was the latest in an impressive Cape League start for Fab...

CHATHAM – The Tom Holliday era of Chatham Anglers baseball is over.  The manager informed the Chatham Athletic Association Board of Directors of his resignation in a letter dated July 11, citing personal health reasons for his decision. "The purpose of this correspondence is to formally advise that effective immediately I am resigning as the Manager of the Chatham Anglers for personal health reasons," reads...

As the summer of 2004 came to an end, Kelly Nicholson was unsure whether he’d ever return to Orleans.  After serving as the pitching coach for the Orleans Firebirds — then known as the Orleans Cardinals — from 2001-04, Nicholson’s future became unclear when Carmen Carcone resigned as Orleans’ manager at the end of the season to take a coaching job at the University of Maryland. “I didn’t know if I was going...

HARWICH – After missing out on summer baseball last year while he recovered from a thumb injury, Ethan Anderson was motivated to get a full experience this summer. The talented switch-hitting first baseman and catcher from the University of Virginia joined the Harwich Mariners on July 5 after completing a tryout for the USA Collegiate National Team in North Carolina.  “I’ve heard stories and seen movies, bu...

CHATHAM – The Chatham Anglers sit at the bottom of the East Division in the CCBL, but the matchup they have had the most difficulty with is Mother Nature.    On Saturday, the Anglers experienced complications due to fog for the fifth time in their past six home games at Veterans Field.     On June 30, facing off against Harwich, a fog delay was called in the third inning with the score tied at 0-0. The game...

BREWSTER – When Cape League teams put together their rosters for the summer there are several obstacles. The rosters are built months in advance, and they have no idea when players will be arriving to the team.   Opening Day on the Cape was June 10, five days before the College World Series began, and any players on the eight teams who made it to Omaha were still weeks away from joining their CCBL home.    ...

HARWICH – What a week for Josh Bostick.  In what may be his final Cape League outing of the summer, the 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher from Grayson County College delivered a gem, striking out seven batters in six scoreless innings to earn the victory for Harwich in a 5-0 win over Orleans on Friday at Whitehouse Field.  It was the best outing of the summer for Bostick, a McKinney, Texas native who went 1-1 w...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – It’s rare to see players experience more success playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League than they had during their college season in the spring, but that’s exactly how the past two summers have played out for Brewster infielder Trevor Werner. For a second straight summer, Werner has thrived as a member of the Whitecaps and improved his hitting in the Cape League after experiencing margina...

FALMOUTH – Even some of college baseball’s most prominent hitters can be humbled in the Cape Cod Baseball League. While the nation’s premier collegiate summer league boasts plenty of talented pitchers, the switch from aluminum to wooden bats can also lead to headaches for Cape League hitters. Despite not having much experience using a wood bat, Chatham outfielder Carson Benge proved to be a natural in the batt...

ORLEANS – Andy Blake is picking up right where he left off in the spring. After a dominant senior season at Columbia in which he was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and was named a First Team All-Ivy selection after leading the league in batting average (.366), hits (75), and runs (53), Blake has continued to experience success in the Cape Cod Baseball League while playing for the Orleans Firebirds. ...