CHATHAM – Baseball is a mental game just as much, if not more, than it is a physical one. And no player epitomizes that more than Matthew Wilkinson. At 6-foot-1, 275 pounds, the Central Arizona College southpaw is not your prototypical pitcher, yet he has dominated through two outings for the Chatham Anglers. Wilkinson touts a flawless 0.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts and just one hit allowed in nine innings of ...

CHATHAM – Alexander Simpson had quite the birthday bash. Along with the milestone of turning 21, he was surrounded by 171 people and a trophy to commemorate the big day. It may not have been exclusively his party, but on Sunday the Cape Cod Athletic Club held the 42 nd  annual Chatham Harbor Run 10k, and Simpson finished with the fastest time. He completed the course in 37 minutes and 4 seconds, a full 4...

HARWICH PORT – Not even humid, rainy conditions were going to get in the way of the Harwich 5K Road Race on Saturday morning. More than 350 people took part in the 5-kilometer fun and family friendly road race hosted by the Harwich Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation to benefit youth fitness related programs in Harwich. Griffin Adams, a 20-year-old from Beverly who runs cross-country at Endicott Colle...

HARWICH – The moment wasn’t too big for Aidan Moza. Making his Cape Cod Baseball League debut for the Harwich Mariners last Friday, the right-handed pitcher from the University of Alabama put on a show, tossing five scoreless innings in which he struck out six and didn’t allow a walk, earning the win in a 2-1 victory over Orleans at Whitehouse Field. ‘It’s just awesome to play with a bunch of really talente...

HARWICH – Boys and girls ages 7 through 15 took part in the Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifier Saturday morning at Cranberry Valley Golf Course, marking the first stop on the journey to the National Finals. Each participant competed in each skill, attempting three chips, three putts and three drives apiece for a total of nine shots. The qualifiers advance to a sub-regional qualifier at Lebaron Hills Country ...

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...