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Rayner Heinrich (Tarleton State) swings during the Orleans Firebirds’ 7-2 loss to Yarmouth-Dennis on Sunday. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

Cape League: Former Big League Catcher Returns To Coach In Orleans

A trio of new players for Brewster walked into Stony Brook Field as the Whitecaps took on the Falmouth Commodores last Sunday.They wore street...

The 2026 Cape Cod Baseball League starts Saturday, June 13. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Cape Cod Baseball League Season Starts Saturday

After a long, cruel winter, the Cape Cod Baseball League is finally back. The 2026 season starts Saturday, June 13.All Lower Cape teams begin their...

“Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures,” edited by Mike Richard and Bill Nowlin, was published this spring by the Society for American Baseball Research.

New Book Tells Cape Baseball’s Story As League Navigates Era Of Change

Last November, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith stared down Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the World...

Michele Pavlu announced she had stepped down from her roles as athletic training coordinator and assistant medical director after 20 seasons working in the Cape Cod Baseball League. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Michele Pavlu, Nauset Trainer Who Helped Steer Cape Baseball...

December 23, 2025

NORTH EASTHAM – Michele Pavlu remembers the first time she saw 100 miles per hour pop on a Cape Cod Baseball League scoreboard.She was an athletic...

William Walker, one of six inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League's Hall of Fame on Sunday, hit .432 for the Chatham Townies in 1957. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Chatham Townies, Orleans Postseason Sluggers Among Six Inducted To...

November 19, 2025

EAST HARWICH – The Cape Cod Baseball League inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame, including a postseason record holder for Orleans in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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