CHATHAM – Only some college baseball players return to the Cape League for a second summer. It’s rare for a player to make it back for a third, and even less common for a player to have logged more games with a single Cape League team than with their college squad. Playing for the Chatham Anglers the past few years has been the most consistent aspect of Lyle Miller-Green’s collegiate baseball career. The outfi...

HARWICH – Harwich manager Steve Englert tallied his 400 th  Cape League win this past week, and it was certainly not what he expected. When the Mariners hosted the Bourne Braves on June 14, they spent more time on the field throwing a pigskin than flashing their leather, as they navigated the thunder, lightning and impending rain with a friendly game of football. The baseball game was cut short in the fifth...

ORLEANS – Ever since he was pitching for Alhambra High School in Phoenix, Daniel Avitia has demonstrated remarkable control, a fierce competitive spirit and a knack for performing in big moments. Those qualities carried over to Avitia’s college career at Grand Canyon University, where the right-handed hurler received Freshman All-American honors and became the first freshman to be named the Western Athletic Co...

BREWSTER – When he was 14 years old, Will Turner tried out for the East Cobb Astros travel baseball team based in Marietta, Ga. The team was over two hours away from his home in Auburn, Ala., but the pedigree of the team made it worth it. Turner ended up earning a spot on the team, but the travel was still a major obstacle. That is, until James Tibbs’s family offered him a place to stay. “He needed a place ...

Monomoy eighth-grader and Harwich resident Peter “Hank” Brown had the unique opportunity to represent the Dugout Dawgs Under-13 baseball team at the Select League All-Star Game held June 13 at the New England Baseball Complex in Northborough. “The Dawgs are my regular season team and this was a part of the league that we play in,” Brown said. “It was a bunch of kids from all over.” Brown was the sole repres...

The Cape Cod Baseball League’s 100th anniversary season began with a splash. Between a Fenway Park workout on Friday and a mix of hard-fought and high-scoring games on Saturday and Sunday, the opening weekend of the season served as another reminder of just how special the Cape League is to the local communities and the region. From Wareham to Orleans, the nation’s premier collegiate summer league returned ...

CHATHAM – It will be hard to top the excitement that filled Veterans Field on Saturday night, when the Chatham Anglers graced their home field for the first time for a season-opening tilt against the defending East Division champion Brewster Whitecaps. The game featured three lead changes, and the teams combined for four home runs, seven pitching changes, 20 runs and 22 hits. In all, the three-hour and 40-minu...

FENWAY PARK – The childlike looks of astonishment were visible in every direction you turned. For many Cape Cod Baseball League players, and even coaches, Friday’s Cape League workout at Fenway Park was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will always be cherished. “It’s a great experience,” Brewster manager Jamie Shevchik said. “You want to believe these guys are going to play out here one day, but if they d...

NORTH EASTHAM – Although the Nauset boys lacrosse team didn’t reach its end goal, this year’s squad won’t be forgotten any time soon. The second-seeded Warriors’ season came to a close Monday evening when the squad suffered a 13-9 loss to No. 7 Marblehead in a Division 2 state quarterfinals at Nauset. “I told these guys there’s nothing you can really say after a loss like that when you’re so close to the Fi...

HARWICH – Sam Armstrong is no stranger to Cape Cod. Although he grew up in Sussex, N.J., the right-handed pitcher from Old Dominion spent much of his childhood summers vacationing in Chatham. It was there that he gained familiarity with the Cape Cod Baseball League while attending Chatham A’s games at Veterans Field. “I used to come up here all the time when I was a kid,” Armstrong said. “I stayed in Chatham f...

After calling Nauset Regional High School home for the past six seasons, the Breakers F.C. of the Cape Cod Soccer League will play its home matches at Freeman’s Way Soccer Field in Brewster due to ongoing construction at the school. This summer will mark the Breakers’ 13th competing in the CCSL, which was established in 1970 and consists of seven clubs from across the Cape. Matches are held most Wednesdays and...

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Not even a venue change could throw a wrench in the Monomoy girls tennis team’s dominant performance. Despite moving inside to the Mid-Cape Athletic Club due to inclement weather on Sunday afternoon, seventh-seeded Monomoy made quick work of No. 26 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, cruising to a lopsided 5-0 win in a Division 4 state tournament Round of 32 matchup. “A win is ...