Archive for August, 2009

FROM CCBL RELEASE

ORLEANS, Mass.- The opening round of the 2009 Cape Cod League Baseball Playoffs came to a close with the Chatham Anglers taking on the Orleans Firebirds at Eldredge Park in Orleans. On a serene night that quickly became animated, the Firebirds moved on to the second round with a 4-3 victory over the Anglers.    

The high stakes were clear early in the first inning, when Orleans right fielder Jeremy Gould (Duke) squared around for a suicide squeeze with centerfielder Gary Brown on third. Gould was unable to get the bunt down, but was able to do one better, singling Brown in later in the at-bat.  

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FROM CCBL RELEASE

COTUIT, Mass.—Cotuit struck early in the one-game elimination round against Wareham to cruise to a 5-2 victory over the Gatemen Friday afternoon. Cotuit will move on to face either Bourne or Y-D tomorrow in the second round of the playoffs. The Kettleers had quality pitching from their starterJustin Grimm (Georgia) and reliever Ben Rowen (Virginia Tech) to keep them ahead of the Gatemen, with the hitters stepping up with some big hits early in the game.

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Greg Shaw of Codball.com caught up to me at the Cape Cod All-Star game a few weeks back to sit down and discuss college baseball. We discussed how important the Cape Cod Baseball League is to the development of college baseball players and we discussed this great site.

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