CAPE COD BASEBALL LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME -   The annual CCBL All-Star game will be played at Fenway Park  in Boston on Wednesday, July 28th at 7:00pm.  Tickets are only $10.00 and can be purchased online at the Red Sox website or when you arrive at the gate.  It was reported earlier that the game would be broadcast on NESN but it will be broadcast nationally on CBS College Sports Network. (check your local listings for channel and availibility in your area)

BREAM EXCELLING WITH RUNNERS ON BASE -   Perhaps the reason Gatemen 3B Tyler Bream (Liberty) was selected as a CCBL All-Star was because of his performance with runners on base at the plate.  With runners on base, he is hitting .321 with 2 homers and 19 rbi.  Bream is hitting .500 with the bases loaded and a cumulative .333 with runners in scoring position.

ALL STAR HOMERUN CONTEST -   For the 6th consecutive season, the Gatemen will send a represenative to participate in the All Star pregame homerun contest.  3 players are selected from each division.  A look back at Wareham's participants:

2005 in Hyannis             -  Josh Copeland (Alabama)

2006 in Yarmouth         -  Steffan Wilson (Harvard)

2007 in Wareham         -  Luke Murton (Georgia Tech) - Winner

2008 in Chatham          -  Blake Dean (LSU)

2009 at Fenway Park   -  Brett Eibner (Arkansas)

HARVARD PROMOTING PERLMAN'S PERFORMANCE -   Rightfully so considering his CCBL All-Star performance, the Harvard Baseball website has a couple of pieces about Max posted.  Check out this piece about Max's pitcher of the week honor and a second mentioning his CCBL All-Star selection.

IKE DAVIS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE?? -   Former Gatemen 1B/LHP Ike Davis (Arizona State) has established himself as the New York Mets first baseman of the future and is a definitely candidate for National League Rookie of the Year.  Through 84 games, Ike is hitting .251, has 14 homeruns and 46 rbi.

CHECKING IN ON SOME 2010 GATEMEN DRAFT PICKS -   A quick rundown of a few 2009 Wareham Gatemen players who playing their first season of minor league baseball.

TEAM USA UPDATE -   The 3 Gatemen representative are doing very well with Team USA.  Thru games, George Springer (UCONN) is hitting .370 with 7 rbi, Alex Dickerson (Indiana) is hitting .286 with a homerun and 4 rbi and RHP Matt Barnes (UCONN) has a 1.50 era in 2 starts.

GATEMEN TRIO MAKE TEAM USA COLLEGIATE TEAM -   Matt Barnes (UCONN), Alex Dickerson (UCONN) and George Springer (UCONN) have all made the roster for the USA National Collegiate Team.  All three will participate in a series of prominent games that includes a series against the Korea Republic in Cary & Durham, NC, a 2 game series vs. Japan at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, an overseas trip to Tawain and concluding with the World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan.  Read more

WAREHAM - UCONN CONNECTION CONTINUES -   To fill a roster spot, the Gatemen have signed OF John Andreoli from UCONN.  Andreoli was previously playing as a non-roster invitee with the Brewster Whitecaps.

SWISHER VOTED TO AL ALL-STAR TEAM -   Former Wareham Gatemen player Nick Swisher from the New York Yankees was voted by the fans to play for the American League in the MLB All-Star game.  Swisher also participated in the homerun derby.  David Price, the AL starting pitcher from the Tampa Bay Rays was signed to play for Wareham in consecutive years while he was at Vanderbilt but elected to play for Team USA both seasons.

GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD -   Was there any doubt? Phenom Bryce Harper (S. Nevada), the recent #1 overall pick by the Washington Nationals, was named the winner of college baseball's Golden Spikes Award.

GATEMEN LEADING LEAGUE IN HITTING -   Wareham's .251 team average after 26 games leads the CCBL.  Their 98 runs scored is 2nd and the 277 total bases also leads the CCBL.  Indvidually, Tyler Bream (Liberty) leads the CCBL with 17 rbi, Jonathan Smith's 21 runs scored also leads the league and George Springer's 3 homeruns (despite the fact that he has left the Cape) remains tied for the CCBL lead.

FORMER GATEMEN MAKING MLB DEBUTS IN 2010 -   A number of former Gatemen players have made their MLB debuts during the 2010 season including John Ely (LA Dodgers), Lance Zawadski (San Diego), Wade LeBlanc (San Diego) and Ike Davis (NY Mets).

CCBL ALL-STAR GAME TICKETS ON SALE -   CCBL All-Star game tickets are still on sale for the game that will take place at Fenway Park on July 28th at 7:00pm.  Goto www.redsox.com for more information. The game will be televised on New England Sports Network.

CLASSIC CCBL PITCHER'S DUEL TOOK SHAPE AT SPILLANE -   It happens every so often and in Wareham on Friday night, the Brewster Whitecaps pitching ace Anthony Ranaudo (LSU) and Wareham Gatemen star Matt Barnes (UCONN) matchd up in a classic CCBL pitching match-up. Ranaudo was the Boston Red Sox 39th overall draft pick in this year's MLB Draft and Matt Barnes (UCONN) is a Team USA invitee and potentional future first round draft choice.  This game garnered some national attention on Twitter and some other outlets.  Here are a couple of examples:

Frankie Pililere article    RightFieldFog Entry   The College Baseball Blog

GATEMEN OFF TO TOUGH START -   At 4-9 through the first quarter of the season, the Gatemen find themselves in 4th place in the CCBL Western Division.  By comparison, the Gatemen were 6-6-1 thru 13 games last season and almost an identical 4-8-1 in 2008.  

CCBL LEAGUE LEADERS -   A few Gatemen are at the top or near the top of the league's statistical categories.  George Springer (UCONN) is tied for the league lead in homeruns with 3, Tyler Bream (Liberty) is leading the CCBL with 6 doubles, Matt Barnes (UCONN) and Jed Bradley (Georgia Tech) are 3rd and 4th respectively in strikeouts, Jonathan Smith (Tenn-Wesleyan) is tied for 3rd in runs scored with 8, Barnes and Bradley have the only complete games in the league, George Springer leads the CCBL in walks and Matt Barnes is 1st and Jed Bradley 5th in innings pitched.

"FOG OUT" FIRST WEATHER RELATED ISSUE IN 2010 -   The first game for Wareham in 2009 was fogged out and that was the first of 10 weather related postponements.  Tonight's game 2 of the Wareham-Chatham double-header was also fogged out and the FIRST weather related postponement of 2010.  It will be made up on July 13th in Chatham and all 9 innings will be played.

ROSTER MOVES -   Both Jordan Swagerty (Arizona State) and Josh Richmond (Louisville) signed MLB contracts and were released.  Nico Rosthenhausler (Oklahoma State), originally signed as a non-roster invitee and then released has been added to the full roster.  The Gatemen currently carry no non-roster invitees and expect both Erik Miller (TCU) and Zach Wilson (Arizona State) to arrive in Wareham now that their teams have been eliminted from the College World Series.

PGCROSSCHECKER SUMMER 30 -   Allan Simpson and PGCrosschecker have released the first ranking of the top summer league teams in the country.  The Brewster Whitecaps hold the #1 spot. See entire list.

ORLEANS GM FEATURED -   Longtime Orleans Firebirds General Manager Sue Horton was featured this week in the regular Cape Cod Times feature, "Cape League Characters".  Check it out

THANK YOU FOR HANGING IN THERE BROADCAST VIEWERS -   As many of you know, we have partnered with Wareham Community Television this year and they are showing our games live on local cable access.  We are taking their video feed and integrating that into our live webstream that we are showing on UStreamTV.com.  There have been some bumps in the road as we have worked through a much more sophisticated broadcast setup.  However, we believe that we are through some of our issues and it has been worth the effort.  We discovered a connection issue with our high-speed internet that has now been resolved and improved some connectivity issues with WCTV.  As a result, we have a 4 camera setup that is among the best in the league.  Thanks to our braodcasters Chris Aliano and Eric Silverman for working through those issues and standing behind the concept.  Our broadcast Friday night of the Ranaudo/Barnes pitching matchup was viewed by hundreds of viewers from across the country.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY -   Happy Father's Day to all the Gatemen father's out there!  

POINTSTREAK STATS/LIVE GAME TRACKER -   New for this season, the CCBL has introduced "Pointstreak" as a tool for scoring, maintaining statistics and providing live game tracking.  All official game scores at all CCBL games are entering scoring information "real time".  This allows you to follow live game stats for all games this season.  Additionally, the official CCBL stats are maintained on the same system.  Click over to our stats page to see the latest stats and box scores.

ROSTER CHANGES -   The Gatemen have released Matt Young (UMASS-Boston) and Brett Yarusi (Wesleyan) from the non-roster invitee list.  Team USA invitee Alex Dickerson (Indiana) and RHP Jack Armstrong (Vanderbilt) are expected to make their season debuts soon.

EARLY SEASON OFFENSIVE LEADERS -   Max Muncy (Baylor) is the early season batting avg leader for the Gatemen, hitting .364.  His college teammate Josh Ludy (Baylor) has 3 rbi to lead Wareham and George Springer (UCONN) has the team's only homerun.  Springer also leads the team with 3 stolen bases.

STELLAR STARTING PITCHING -   Despite a record of 2-4 after 6 games, the Gatemen starting pitching has been terrific so far this season.  They have allowed only 9 earned runs in 38.2 innings while striking out 27 batters.

USTREAM BROADCAST -   Thank you to all the Gatemen fans for tuning into our new UStream broadcast this season.  We have had terrific audiences and we encourage you to participate in our in-game chat with the broadcasters and other fans.  

GATEMEN IN NCAA REGIONALS -   As always, the arrival of our roster players is greatly affected by the NCAA Baseball Tournament.  Five Gatemen players (Zach Wilson, Jordan Swagerty from Arizona State, Andrew McKirahan, Josh Urban from Texas and Erik Miller from TCU) will be playing in the Super Regionals next weekend.  Eight regional finals are being played today (June 7th) and 7 Gatemen players are participating. (Jed Bradley, Jake Davies from Georgia Tech, Robert Kral from the College of Charleston, Tony Caldwell from Auburn, Jack Armstrong from Vanderbilt and Dean Kiekhefer and Josh Richmond from Louisville)

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL-AMERICANS -   Alex Dickerson (Indiana/Team USA invitee) has been named a first team Louisville Slugger All-American.  Former Gatemen Cole Green (Texas) was also named to the first team and Texas/Gatemen teammate Brandon Workman was named to the 2nd team.  Incoming Gatemen pitcher Jordan Swagerty was named to the 3rd team.  See entire team.

CATCH OUR LAST PRESEASON GAME BROADCAST -   The Gatemen play the NECBL's New Bedford Bay Sox in New Bedford on Wedesday at 6:30pm in the last preseason tune-up for Wareham before the regular season gets underway on Sunday vs. Cotuit.  Tune into our live broadcast by clicking over to our pressbox page and get familiar with our new UStream format which includes an interactive chat.

TWITTER AND FACEBOOK -   Follow us on Twitter and Facebook all year long.  We will post Gatemen news and updates; including in-game scores and updates on Twitter.  Follow us on Facebook to interact with other Gatemen fans, parents and CCBL fans.

ALEX DICKERSON INVITED TO TEAM USA TRYOUT -   Returning Gatemen OF Alex Dickerson from Indiana joins Gatemen teammates Matt Barnes & George Springer from UCONN as a Team USA invitee.

BIG 10 CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR  -   Adding to his list of honors, 2009 Big 10 Freshman of the Year Alex Dickerson from Indiana has now been named the conference's Player of the Year in 2010.  Dickerson was honored after winning the "triple crown" in the Big 10, leading the conference in Homeruns, Batting Average and RBI.  See story

CONFERENCE AWARDS -   Conferences have begun naming their all-league teams and other award winners.  As of May 26th, a number of Gatemen have been honored.  Alex Dickerson (Indiana) & Ryan LaMarre (Michigan) were named to the Big Ten all-conference first team and Jarrud Sabourin (Indiana) was named to the 2nd team.  Derek Dennis (Michigan) was named to the conference's all-freshman team.  Robert Kral from the College of Charleston was named to the Southern Conference's all-league 2nd team and LHP Jed Bradley from Georgia Tech has been named to the ACC's 2nd team.  

COLE GREEN BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE YEAR -   Texas pitcher and former Gatemen Cole Green was named the Big 12 Conference's Pitcher of the Year.  Teammate and former Gatemen and CCBL All-Star Brandon Workman was named a first team all-conference pitcher in the league and another Gatemen, Russell Moldenhauer was a first team outfielder.

DIVISION II COLLEGE WORLD SERIES -   The NCAA Division II College World Series is ongoing in Cary, NC at the USA Baseball Training Complex.  Gatemen RHP Joseph Flynn is participating as his Franklin Pierce team is representing the Northeast in the tournament.  Through May 25th, they are 1-1 in the tournament and remain in contention of the national title.

CCBL TRYOUTS JUNE 5th at SPILLANE FIELD -   The invitation-only Cape Cod Baseball League tryout is being held in Wareham at Spillane Field on June 5th.  Please contact Cotuit Ketttleer Assistant GM Sue Pina for information at sp@kettleers.org

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS IN FULL SWING -   The college baseball regular season has concluded and the conference tournaments are in full swing.  If you have the Big 10 Network, tune in to see every game in the tournament that is being held in Columbus, OH.

LATEST ROSTER MOVES -   The Gatemen recently made a couple of roster moves as RHP Max Perlman from Harvard and OF Ryan LaMarre from Michigan were added to the 2010 roster.  Perlman actually pitched for the Gatemen in 2008 and was a CCBL All-Star reserve.  LaMarre also played for the Gatemen previously as he started in centerfield in Wareham for most of last summer.  Perlman replaces the injured Blake Monar (Indiana) and LaMarre has been added as a non-roster invitee.

CBB FOUNDATION NAMES PITCHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS -   The College Baseball Foundation named the 25 finalists for the 2010 College Pitcher of the Year.  2009 Gatemen starters Cole Green & Brandon Workman - both from Texas - and returning RHP Matt Barnes from UCONN have been named to that list.  Barnes has also been invited to tryout for Team USA in Cary, NC. See entire list

PRESEASON GAME STARTING TIMES ANNOUNCED -   The Gatemen will play two preseason games against NECBL team.  On Sunday, June 6th, the Gatemen will travel to Holyoke, MA and play the Holyoke Blue Sox at 3:30pm.  On Wednesday, June 9th at 6:30, Wareham will make the short trip over to New Bedford to play the Bay Sox.  The Gatemen Broadcast Team is hoping to provide audio play by play of both games.

HOMERUN TOTALS THROUGH MAY 18TH -   College season homerun totals for incoming Gatemen:

FALMOUTH COMMODORES NEW WEBSITE DESIGN -   A long overdue congratulations to the Falmouth Commodores for their great new website.  Check it out at www.falmcommodores.org

USA BASEBALL GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD WATCH LIST -   The latest watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to college baseball's player of the year, includes 5 former Gatemen: Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech), Brandon Workman (Texas), Brett Eibner (Arkansas), Cole Green (Texas) and Blake Dean (LSU).  See entire list

GATEMEN PITCHERS IMPRESSIVE -   The incoming Gatemen pitching staff, based on their current college stats, is shaping up to be an impressive group.  Here are some of the highlights through May 18th:

COLLEGE BASEBALL ATTENDANCE REPORT -  The NCBWA has released an nteresting report of the college attendance totals from across college baseball.  Take a look

ROBERT KRAL NAMED SOUTHERN CONF PLAYER OF WEEK -  For the second time this season, Robert Kral was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for his play at the College of Charleston.

MLB FIRST YEAR PLAYER DRAFT -  The MLB Draft begins on Friday night, June 7th at 7:00pm. Gatemen.org will have a full report of all Gatemen players that are drafted.

WAREHAM COMMUNITY TV/GATEMEN PARTNERSHIP -  More details will follow but the Wareham Gatemen and Wareham Community Television will be teaming up this summer to deliver the broadcasts live from Spillane Field.  Games will still be available on gatemen.org as always but the video feed will be provided by WCTV who will provide 4 live cameras for each home game.  The games will also be available through WCTV's live webstream and on live television through the local cable TV provider.

NEW GENERAL MANAGER IN HARWICH -   The Wareham Gatemen Organization would like to welcome new Harwich Mariner General Manager Ben Layton.

IKE DAVIS MAKES MLB DEBUT -   Former Gatemen Ike Davis (Arizona State), was called up from the Triple A and made his MLB debut with the New York Mets last night.  Ike went 2 for 4 with an rbi; helping the Mets to a victory.

OREGON RANKED #18 BY BASEBALL AMERICA -   First reactions to Oregon's #18 ranking might be "so what" but when you realize that the University of Oregon revived it's baseball program only last year; being nationally ranked by BA is a big deal!  Look for Oregon players LHP Christian Jones and SS KC Serna when Falmouth comes to town this season and LHP Tyler Anderson on the Orleans roster.

JORDAN SWAGERTY ONE OF TOP CLOSERS IN NATION -  Returning Gatemen RHP Jordan Swagerty from Arizona State is 2nd in the nation with 10 saves as the Sun Devils closer.  His performance has landed him on the "watch list" by the National Collegtiate Baseball Writers Association. See list

COLE GREEN BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK -  '09 Gatemen RHP Cole Green from Texas was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for his complete game, 1 hit performance over the weekend.

RIGHT FIELD FOG GATEMEN PREVIEW -   If you follow our site, you know that we are a big fan of "Right Field Fog", a blog dedicated to the Cape Cod Baseball League.  They are previewing each of the Cape League teams and Wareham was the first - posted last night.  Click here to read -  Really good stuff!!

TWITTER UPDATES -   Please follow us on Twitter by looking up WarehamGatemen to receive Gatemen and CCBL breaking news, tidbits and other fun posts.  We've also created a new "Twitter List" that you can follow which tracks all of the CCBL team Twitter posts as well as Codball, RightFieldFog & the Cape Cod Times CCBL coverage.  The list name is Cape-Cod-Baseball-League. Both feeds are viewable on our website by clicking over to our revamped PressBox page.

UNIFORM NUMBERS ASSIGNED -   This falls in the "do you really care" category but the Gatemen roster now includes the assigned jersey numbers for the upcoming season.

BOSTON MARATHON UPDATE -   Former Gatemen player Randy Newsom ran the Boston Marathon on Patriot's Day in Boston and finished with a time of 4:07:01!  Congratulations!!

WEBSITE NEWS -   We are working on updating our Alumni list page as well as creating an expanded update on current Gatemen in professional baseball.  Additionally, current player bios are in the works as we await as much information about the current college season as possible so we can post the most complete information that we can get our hands on!

COLLEGE STATS THROUGH 4/15/2010 -   A consolidated view of the 2010 Gatemen roster college stats is now available.  Click here to view stats page

NEW ROSTER ADDITION -   The Gatemen have added 1B/OF Jarrud Sabourin, a junior, as a non-roster invitee.  Jarrud is leading the Big Ten in batting average at .444 and is just ahead of Hoosier and Gatemen teammate Alex Dickerson who is hitting .420.  Sabourin also leads the Big Ten in hits with 60 and is 2nd with 89 total bases.

SPEAKING OF ALEX DICKERSON! -   Returning Gatemen OF Alex Dickerson has been the best offensive player in the Big Ten Conference this season.  He has been named player of the week in the conference twice, is 2nd in batting average, 1st in rbi with 42, 1st in homeruns with 13 and also leads the conference in total bases and slugging percentage.

RYAN LAMARRE BIG 10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK -   A former Gatemen teammate of Dickerson's and co-Big Ten player Ryan Lamarre from Michigan was named this week's player of the week in the Big Ten.

IT'S OFFICIAL!! -  The CCBL All-Star Game will return to Fenway Park for the 2nd consecutive year on Wedesday, July 28th.  More information will follow at gatemen.org.

JACK ARM"STRONG" FOR VANDY -   Returning Gatemen RHP and CCBL All-Star Jack Armstrong has picked up where he left off on the Cape -- He is 5-0 with a 3.43 era for the Commodores.

UCLA NEW #1 TEAM IN THE NATION -   UCLA is the latest team to climb to number 1 in the latest Baseball America poll.  UCLA is followed by Virginia, Arizona State, Texas and Georgia Tech. UCONN has snuck into the poll at number 25.  See entire list

HOMERUN LEADERS - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -   Incoming Gatemen homerun leaders through April 12, 2010:

NEW ROSTER ADDITIONS -   The Wareham Gatemen continue their long tradition with Baylor University by announcing the addition of Catcher Josh Ludy and Infielder Max Muncy to the 2010 roster.

STEFFAN WILSON CALLED UP BY BREWERS -   Former Wareham Gatemen Steffan Wilson from Harvard was called up and named to the Milwaukee Brewer's spring training roster where he'll work aside Prince Fielder during the spring.

JED BRADLEY ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK -   The opening week "pitcher of the week" in the ACC was incoming left-handed pitcher Jed Bradley from Georgia Tech.  Jed struck out a career high 12 batters vs. Missouri State in the 13-0 Yellow Jacket win.

COLE GREEN BIG 12 C0-PITCHER OF THE WEEK -   Gatemen non-roster invitee and the starter in the Gatemen playoff game vs. Cotuit last season, Cole Green from the University of Texas, was named the Big 12's co-pitcher of the week.

JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST -   The Johnny Bench Award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher.  The "watch list" has been released and while it doesn't include any current or former Gatemen, there are plenty of CCBL players represented.  Take a look.

LIBERTY'S TYLER BREAM NAMED BIG SOUTH CONF PLAYER OF WEEK -   3B Tyler Bream, an incoming 2010 infielder for the Gatemen, was named the Big South Player of the Week during the opening week of play.  Bream hit an amazing .700, including a season opening 3-3 with 2 doubles and a towering 2-rum homerun in Liberty's opening day win over Kennesaw State.

WEBSITE NOTES -   Our roster page has been updated to reflect links to all of the stats for out 2010 players.  Just click on the player's name and that will take you to the stats page of the respecitive schools. (Note:  The Baylor site seems to be experiencing some problems so those links will be updated accordingly.)  Also, out 2010 player bios will be updated as we get closer to the conclusion of the CBB season so we can provide the most updated information for our players.

RIGHT-FIELD FOG COMPLETE TOP 50 CCBL PLAYERS OF THE DECADE -   Our friends over at rightfield.com finalized their ranking of the top 50 players of the decade in the top 50.  This was a terrific list and the only of its' kind that has ever been put together -- at least to our knowledge.  The list wrapped up with 3 Gatemen in the top 12...#12 Ben Crockett (Harvard), #11 Matt Murton (Georgia Tech) and #7 Daniel Bard (North Carolina). No David Murphy or Justin Masterson?? Hmmmm......

BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 10 PROSPECTS FOR EACH TEAM -   If you have a subscription to Baseball America, check out the top 10 prospects for each MLB system.  Each list is loaded with recent Cape League players including former Gatemen - #4 for the Mets, Ike Davis (Arizona State), #9 for the Yankees, Jeremy Bleich (Standford) and #4 for the Tigers, Andy Oliver (Oklahoma State).  Should be a big couple of years for CCBL players making it to the big leagues.

EARLY SEASON "HOT" PLAYERS -   Tracking the early season play of the incoming Gatemen players -- these are some notable early season performances:

KRAL NAMED SOUTHER CONF PLAYER OF THE WEEK -   Returning Gatemen catcher Robert Kral was named Southern Conference Player of the Week.  Read story

RED SHIRT FRIDAYS THIS SUMMER -   In support of our troops, the home teams on Friday games this summer will where special red shirts.  Thanks to CCBL Sponsors Advanced Embroidery and Eye Health Services, all 10 teams will where these whenever they play a home game on a Friday.  (For a sneak peak at the red shirts, click over to our home page and see the CCBL volunteers wearing them during the recent March of Dimes Telerama)

BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS -   The CCBL and the Gatemen are well represented on Baseball America's 2010 preseason all american teams.  The Gatemen honored:

BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 25 -   Baseball American also released their preseason rankings of the top 25 teams.  The Texas Longhorns, which features 8 current & former Wareham Gatemen, is the top ranked team heading into the 2010 season. See entire list

LEAGUE-WIDE ROSTERS POSTED TO CCBL SITE -   For a consolidated look at all of the 2010 Cape Cod League rosters, the league has posted the early rosters for the first time during any offseason.  Take a look

TWITTER -   Still haven't given Twitter a shot?  The Gatemen post news, information and other fun tidbits all throughout the offseason on Twitter.  Signing up is easy and if you'd rather not post messages, that's fine too....you can simply follow your favorite "Tweets"; including those by the Wareham Gatemen.  Goto www.twitter.com and once there, search for WarehamGatemen.  Come join the fun.

VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH COLE LEONIDA -   Two year former catcher for the Gatemen, Cole Leonida from Georgia Tech, was interviewed for the Georgia Tech website. Cole has been named a Captain and the starting catcher for the Yellow Jackets.  Check it out.

ESPN'S "BEST OF THE DECADE" IN CBB -   ESPN celebrated the best in college baseball for the decade and they featured many, many CCBL alums; including Dustin Ackley, Jacoby Elsbury and Buster Posey.  Read article

BEN CROCKETT LANDS KEY JOB WITH RED SOX -   The CCBL Most Outstanding Pitcher in 2000 and Top New England Prospect award winner in 2001, Ben Crockett's most recent accomplishment is that he has been promoted by the Boston Red Sox as their Assistant Director of Player Development.  From Harvard, Ben played for the Gatemen in 2000 & 2001.  Codball did a recent story about Ben Crockett.

UMAINE FACES TOUGH SCHEDULE -   The University of Maine will play road series and National powers Oregon State and the University of North Carolina during the early part of their season.  Keep an eye on the Black Bears as their roster features two Gatemen players; including returning pitcher Keith Bilodeau and RHP Steve Perakslis.

LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE START OF COLLEGE BB -   The 2010 College Baseball season begins in 26 days; with most major programs playing opening games on February 19th.

PING! BASEBALL ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED -   Ping! Baseball has announced their 2010 preseason all-american team.  Gatemen George Springer (UCONN) has been named to the second team as an outfielder and Alex Dickerson (Indiana) was named to the third team as a designated hitter.  Former Gatemen Blake Dean (LSU) was also named an all-american.  See entire team

EARLY INVITEES TO TEAM USA TRIALS?? -   Maybe we've missed this in the past here at gatemen.org but the USA Collegiate National Team has been offering "early invitees" to their annual team trials.   The list hasn't been released but some schools have announced information about certain players.  Stay tuned.

ROSTER ADDITION ANNOUNCED -   Gatemen President & GM Tom Gay and Head Coach Cooper Farris have recently added University of Arkansas infielder Bo Bigham to the 2010 roster.

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS -   Former Gatemen Blake Dean (LSU) was named a 2nd team preseason all-american and 2010 Non-Roster Invitee Cole Green  was honored on the 3rd team.  See entire list that includes many former and current CCBL players.

SEASON OPENER DEDICATED TO GREG MONTALBANO -   The CCBL opening game that features the Cotuit Kettleers vs. the Wareham Gatemen on June 13th will be played in honor of former Gatemen pitcher Greg Montalbano who lost his heroic battle with cancer earlier this year.  More information to follow.

TWO PRESEASON GAMES ADDED TO SCHEDULE -   The Wareham Gatemen will hit the road for a pair of preseason games vs. the New England Collegitate Baseball League. The Gatemen will make the long trek to Holyoke, MA on June 6th to play the Holyoke Blue Sox and then make a short trip over to New Bedford to play the Bay Sox at Walsh Field where the Gatemen played a couple "home games" for 3 years in a row prior to last season.

GATEMEN ANNOUNCE THE HIRING OF NEW PITCHING COACH -   Former Major League pitcher and current head coach at Leham College in New York, John Foster, has been named the pitching coach for the Wareham Gatemen.  Foster joins the Gatemen coaching staff after an MLB career with the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers.

CCBL INVITATION-ONLY TRYOUT SCHEDULED -   The CCBL Invitation-only tryout will once again take place at Spillane Field in Wareham.  The event will take place beginning at 8:30am on June 5th, 2010.  More information to follow.

NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED -   The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has released their list of the 2010 college baseball all-americans.  Former Gatemen Blake Dean (LSU) was named to the first team.  Current Gatemen and CCBL All-League member George Springer (UCONN) was named to the 2nd team along with CCBL MVP Kyle Roller (Bourne).  Former Gatemen Ryan LaMarre (Michigan) was named to the 3rd team.  See entire team.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! -   And finally, Happy New Year to all of our fans, players, coaches and to everyone who follows the Wareham Gatemen and the Cape Cod Baseball League.  Thank you for a great 2009 as we look forward to the 2010 season.  The season starts in less than 6 months!!!  Follow us all throughout the offseason here on www.gatemen.org and please follow us on TWITTER!  You'll find us by searching WarehamGatemen

BROADCAST INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE -   The Wareham Gatemen are looking for 2 play-by-play, broadcast interns to form the "Wareham Gatemen Broadcast Team" for the 2010 season.  If you are a college journalism major looking for play-by-play experience for your resume, this is a great opportunity.  Contact Scott Eaton at scotte_1999@yahoo.com for more details.

2010 CCBL SCHEUDLE -   The 2010 CCBL schedule is being finalized and should be ready for release on December 15th.

WORLD BASEBALL CONVENTION -   The World Baseball Convention is being held at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Connecticut on January 21-23rd, 2010.  Look for a booth from the CCBL where Wareham Gatemen organizational members will be present.

WAREHAM GATEMEN CABLE SHOW -   The Wareham Gatemen are working with the Wareham cable network to bring weekly Gatemen content throughout the baseball season.  Check back for more details.

MORE ROSTERS AVAILABLE -   In addition to our own roster, the Hyannis Mets and the Cotuit Kettleers have posted their 2010 rosters.  Check out www.kettleers.org and www.hyannismets.org for more details.  The Wareham Gatemen roster can be viewed by clicking over to our roster page.

GATEMEN ROSTER UPDATES -   The Wareham Gatemen have announced additions to the 2010 roster.  Highly recruited C.C. Watson, a left-handed pitcher from Mississippi State, 2009 signee OF Jarrod McKinney from Arkansas and RHP Steve Peraklisi from Maine have all been added to the 2010 active roster.

DUKE TO PLAY 18 GAMES AT DURHAM BULLS STADIUM -   Gatemen pitchers Eric Pfisterer and Devin Burke will get the opportunity to play 18 "home games" at the home of the Durham Bulls downtown Durham ballpark in 2010 in an agreement between the Bulls and Duke University.

TOP 50 CCBL PLAYERS OF THE DECADE -   Cape League blog RightFieldFog is ranking the top 50 Cape Cod Baseball Players of the decade; counting them down one day at a time.  Check it out every day at www.rightfieldfog.com

SOMETHING THAT MAY ONLY INTEREST GATEMEN FANS -   Former Gatemen LHP Andy Oliver (Oklahoma State) recently made his professional baseball debut at the Arizona Fall League.  In the first inning of a rough outing, Oliver gave up a grandslam to his former Gatemen teammate Ike Davis (Arizona State)

PAT MURHPY SURPRISES ALL WITH RESIGNATION FROM ASU -   Longtime and successful Arizona State head coach Pat Murphy resigned suddenly last week from the Sun Devils.  Two current Gatemen, Zach Wilson and Jordan Swagerty, were recruited by and played for Coach Murphy.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PREVIEW -   Former and current Gatemen players figure to be promient players in determing the success of the rising Michigan Wolverine baseball program.  See the Rivals.com story.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON MAKING AN EARLY SPLASH-   The early signing period for the 2011 just concluded and the new program at Oregon land 4 of the top 100 H.S. players according to Baseball America.  Oregon fields a baseball team for the first time in 28 years this upcoming season.  In fact, Cotuit has signed the first Oregon player in memory to play in the CCBL this season; LHP Tyler Anderson.

CODBALL FOUNDER STARTS SUMMER LEAGUE EXPANSION TEAM -  Greg Shaw, co-founder of the Codball.com; the first and most famous blog covering the Cape Cod Baseball League, is one of the partners of the Walla Wall Sweets - a new expansion team of the West Coast Summer Collegiate League.  Check out their terrific website.

VANDY PLAYS SERIES IN JAPAN -  Gatemen All-Star pitcher Jack Armstrong Jr and his Vanderbilt Commodore teammates are currently in Japan playing a 4 game series against various universities.  The series concludes today vs. Weseda University.  Armstrong hasn't pitched so far so perhaps he will take the hill in the finale.  Follow the Vanderbilt blog on the Japan trip here.

MOLDENHAUER CONTINUES TO HIT HOMERS -   Former Gatemen OF Russ Moldenhauer (Texas), who hit 4 homeruns in 6 games of the College World Series this year, hit two more homers in the the Longhorn's Fall Scrimmage vs. Baylor.

TOUCHING THE GAME ALASKA NOW AVAILABLE -   For those that have seen "Touching the Game: The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League", a new documentary film called "Touching the Game: Alaska" is now available. It was screened in Boston on October 25th.  Check out the website where can also link the the CCBL documentary.

BIG EAST/BIG TEN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE FOR FEB 26-28TH: -  Once again, the Big East an Big Ten Conferences will get together this spring to play a 3 day schedule of games in Clearwater, FL.  There will be and incredible 30 games played over 3 days and some great match-ups.  Current and former Gatemen players will be well represented; including some facing off against one another.  Indiana will face off against UCONN on Feb 28th @ 10:00am, Louisville will take on Michigan on Feb 26th @ 7:30pm.  See website for more details.  What a great way to get your fill of college baseball.

INDIANA SCHEDULE IMPRESSIVE: -  Most of the College Baseball schedules have been released for the 2010 season but the up and coming program at Indiana caught our eye.  In addition to participating in the Big East - Big Ten Challenge, IU will play a tough non-conference schedules; taking on national powers Vanderbilt, Louisville, San Diego and Kentucky during the season.

CCBL ALL-STAR GAME AT FENWAY PARK AGAIN?: -  CCBL President Judy Walden Scarafile is in talks with the Boston Red Sox about once again holding the CCBL All-Star game at Fenway Park.  Last year's rain shortened game was attended by over 11,000 fans.

FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AT ELDREDGE PARK: -  One of the leaugue's most beloved ballparks, Eldredge Park in Orleans, is undergoing a number of improvements in time for the 2010 season including the replacement of both dugouts, field levelling and irrigation plus safety netting are some of the items being completed.

2010 ROSTER CONTINUES TO BE UNVEILED -   More players were added to our 2010 roster this week; leaving only a few players to be added once they return their letters of committment.  Check out the current roster here.

THANK YOU WAREHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL -   The Wareham High School football team; with whom we share Spillane Field, recently decided that wet conditions would result in a playing field that would be left damaged.  Instead, they played their Friday night game two weeks ago vs. Somerset H.S. (MA) at the Massachusetts Martime Academy in Bourne on their brand new field turf.  This decision was much appreciated by the Gatemen and the other athletic teams that use the Spillane Field field complex.

GATEMEN TO OPEN UP 2010 CCBL SEASON -  Keeping with recent tradition, the CCBL will open up the new season by playing one game on opening day and it will be held at Spillane Field vs. an opponent to be determined.  The Gatemen organization plans on using this occasion to honor a special Gatemen and CCBL contributor.  Keep checking www.gatemen.org for more information throughout the offseason.

CCBL BLOG "RIGHT FIELD FOG" HAS A NEW LOOK -  Right Field Fog has been updated with a brand new look and a promise for a lot of offseason coverage of the Cape Cod Baseball League.  So far so good as Will over at Right Field Fog is posting some terrific CCBL information.

COLE LEONIDA RECOVERS FROM INJURY -   Two year Gatemen catcher Cole Leonida (Georgia Tech) recovered from his hand injury after being hit by a pitch last summer. In one of the Yellow Jacket's Fall Ball intrasquad games; Cole hit a double and a homer in one game to lead his squad.

TEXAS/BAYLOR TO SCRIMMAGE THIS WEEKEND -   The Texas Longhorns 2010 team, featuring many former and current Wareham Gatemen, will face off against Baylor in a  14 inning Fall scrimmage at Texas this Sunday.

LOCAL FLAVOR TO GATEMEN ROSTER TO CONTINUE IN 2010 -   Keith Bilodeau (Maine), who is from next door neighbor Bourne, MA played for the Gatemen in 2009 and was one of Wareham's top relievers.  Not only is Bilodeau expected to return for the 2010 season but another Town of Wareham neighbor, Plymouth, MA is sending Plymouth North HS start Joseph Flynn to the Gatemen.  Flynn is attending Franklin Piierce College and will pitch in Wareham next summer.  See article about Joseph Flynn

AD MAKEPEACE CRANBERRY FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND -   The 6th annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration will take place on the grounds of Gatemen sponsor AD Makepeace from 10-4 on October 10th and 11th.  

AARON HILL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR -   Following in the footsteps of fellow and former Gatemen and CCBL MVP Carlos Pena, Aaron Hill from the Toronto Blue Jays was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year.  Hill was an All-Star this year after a season in which he missed a number of games to a concussion resulting from an on-field collision.

GATEMEN RELEASE 2010 ROSTER -   While still waiting for the return of about 6 new player contracts, the 2010 Wareham Gatemen roster has now been posted on our website.  You'll find some familiar universities sending their players to Wareham once again such as Texas, Georgia Tech and UCONN.  Check out our 2010 roster and check back often for more additions.

THANK YOU PATTY WYLDE -   A big Thank You goes out to Patty Wylde, who is hosting an organizational "Thank You Dinner" at the beautiful Kittansett Country Club in Marion, MA.

CCBL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY - If you are interested in attending the CCBL 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Chatham Bars Inn on November 14th, tickets are still available.  Tickets are priced at $75 each and may be purchased by mailing a check to CCBL Hall of Fame P.O. Box 266, Harwich Port, MA 02646.

FINAL SUMMER 25-   The Forest City (NC) Owls from the Coastal Plains League finished first and the Bourne Braves finished second in PGCrosschecker's final "Summer 25" ranking of the top 25 summer league teams in the country.  See list and story

KENDAL VOLZ SIGNS WITH RED SOX-   Former Gatemen RHP pitcher Kendal Volz (Baylor) signed on the final day of the draft signing period with the Boston Red Sox.  The Sox drafted Volz in this year's MLB draft.  He played the final part of the '09 CCBL season with the Brewster Whitecaps.  All Gatemen drafted in the first 10 rounds ended up signing with their respective teams with the exception of Blake Dean (LSU) who will return to the Tigers.  

TOUCHING THE GAME - ALASKA LEAGUE-   If you enjoyed "Touching The Game" - Cape Cod Baseball League, you are sure to enjoy the Alaska Summer League version that was just released.  Check out this link to get a preview and for information on ordering.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER DURING OFFSEAON-   Follow the Gatemen on Twitter all year long as we will continue to provide Gatemen News, Notes and Tidbits even during the offseason.  Goto www.twitter.com and look up WarehamGatemen.

PENA DEDICATES GAME TO GREG MONTALBANO-   Former Gatemen and CCBL MVP Carlos Pena dedicated his 2-homerun/walk-off rbi single performance last night against the Texas Rangers to college teammate, good friend and former Gatemen Greg Montalbano who died after a long battle with cancer on Saturday.  See story about Greg.

YES, THERE ARE OTHER SUMMER LEAGUES!!-   Longtime Gatemen friend Allan Simpson from PGCrosschecker.com has been blogging from the Coastal Plain League's championship where the Forest City Owls (N.C.) completed an incredible 46-9 record -- 51-9 if you include their 5 playoff wins.  The Owls will certainly remain atop the final "Summer 25" which is where they stood before their championship win.  The Gatemen were as high at #7 during the season but will most likely finish out of the top 25 summer teams in the country.  See top 25 as of August 11th (final top 25 will be posted soon)

FIRST OFFSEAON MEETING ON SEPTEMBMER 10TH -   The first offseason meeting of the Wareham Gatemen Organization will be held in the large conference room of the Wareham Free Library on Thursday, September 10th @ 6:00pm. (Meetings will held the 2nd Thursday of each month - same place and time)

PERFECT GAME NORTHEAST SHOWCASE NOT BEING HELD IN WAREHAM -  The annual Northeast Perfect Game Showcase; normally held at Spillane Field, has been moved to Bristal, CT for this season and is being held this weekend.

SIGNING DEADLINE AUGUST 17TH-   All Gatemen drafted in the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft have signed except for Andy Oliver (2nd round), Kendal Volz (9th) and Blake Dean (10th).  Also not signed with only 1 day left in the signing period is number 1 pick Steven Strasburg and a host of Cape Leaguers -- Dustin Ackley (#2), Grant Green (#13), Alex White (#15) and Kyle Gibson (#22).

KEY TO CCBL CHAMPIONSHIP DEFEATING GATEMEN?? -   The Wareham Gatemen were 1-3 vs. the Harwich Mariners in '08 and 0-6 vs. the Bourne Braves in '09 for a combined 1-9 record vs the last two CCBL Champs during those respective seasons.  Perhaps predicting the CCBL Champ -- if it isn't the Gatemen -- is to see how Wareham fared against playoff teams???

2010 GATEMEN ROSTER -   The deadline for each team submitting their list of protected players to the league is September 1st.  Teams will be deciding now on players that they would like to invite back from the 2009 roster; weighing factors such as draft eligibility and '09 performance.

PLAYOFF RESULTS/BOX SCORES -   All CCB playoff results and box scores are included on our schedule and results page in the playff section.

GATEMEN BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS-   For the 20th time since 1976, the Wareham Gatemen will participate in the Cape Cod Baseball League Playoffs.  The opponent and place will be determined after the final game vs. Bourne tonight. (Aug 5th) and the result of the Cotuit/Brewster game.  A Gatemen win combined with a Cotuit loss or tie gives Wareham 2nd place in the Western Division and home game in the one game, round 1 playoff game vs Cotuit.  A loss gives Wareham 3rd place and a road playoff game at Cotuit on Friday. (Aug 7th)

EMAIL FRENZY NIGHT-   Keeping up with tradition, our broadcast during the regular season, home finale will feature "email frenzy".  We hope to get as many emails as possible with your comments about the season, the playoffs, the '09 season, etc.  Send your comments to gatemenpressbox@yahoo.com

GATEMEN PLAYER AUTOGRAPH PICTURE ALBUM AUCTION-   As of August 5th, the high bid for the full color, autograph picture album featuring individual pictures of the entire Gatemen team was $260.  See full details here and get your bids in by 6:00pm on August 5th. (Today!!)   All proceeds goto Dana Farber Cancer Research.

WEBSITE PICTURES UPDATES-   8 new sets of Gatemen pictures have been posted to this website; including the CCBL All-Star Game at Fenway Park.  We lead the league in website pictures thanks to Gatemen photographer Andrew Griffith.  Check out the photos page and enjoy.

TODD CUNNINGHAM WINS PRO PROSPECT AWARD-   Falmouth's Todd Cunningham, who is flirting with hitting .400 for the season, was awarded the league's Top Pro Prospect Award and crowned the Batting Champion.  

THANK YOU TO JUSTIN MASTERSON-   Recently traded and former Red Sox and Gatemen pitcher Justin Masterson was on hand to present each CCBL All-Star their award during CCBL All-Star recognition night at Fenway Park.  Photos of the night are also available on our photos page.

YELLOW JACKETS HEADING HOME-   Due to injuries, Georgia Tech C/1B Cole Leonida and Georgia Tech pitcher Zach Brewster have left the Cape and have been released by the Gatemen.  Both should recover from their injurires in order to play for the Yellow Jackets this coming season.

ADDITIONAL LATE SEASON ROSTER MOVES-   Brett Eibner (Arkansas) and Chris Hannick (Cal-State Northridge) have both been released from their contract in order to attend to some things back at their respective schools.

GATEMEN PITCHER LEAD WEST IN ALL-STAR GAME-   CCBL Western Division Head Coach Mike Roberts used 3 consecutive Gatemen pitchers to help defeat the East squad 3-0 in a rain shortend game at Fenway Park.  Brandon Workman (Texas) picked up the win and he was followed on the mound by Jack Armstrong (Vanderbilt) and Eric Pfisterer (Duke).  Armstrong hit 97 on the Fenway radar gun!!  We have hundreds of pictures from the day and will be posting many of them soon on gatemen.org.

GEORGE SPRINGER LEADING THE OFFENSE-   Gatemen OF George Springer (UCONN) is swinging a hot bat and is suddenly 2nd in the league in rbi with 23. (an error in the box score of last night's game vs. Hyannis gave him only 2 rbi for his 3-run homer)  The Big East Freshman of the Year has raised his average to .241, he has 3 homers, 28 hits and has 10 stolen bases.

LOOKING TOWARDS THE PLAYOFFS-   As of July 30th, the Gatemen sit 1 point behind Western Division leading Bourne with 41 points and are tied with Orleans for the 3rd highest point total.  YD leads with 49 points.  Remember, the league has added 2 teams to the playoffs.  The division winners receive a bye and the runner up in each division will qualify.  The next 2 teams with the best record, regardless of division, will also qualify for the playoffs face off in one game showdowns against the runner ups.  If the playoffs ended today, the Gatemen would face either Cotuit or Chatham in one of those match-ups.

FINAL DOUBLE-HEADER SATURDAY-   The final double-header of the season is scheduled for Saturday vs. the Orleans Firebirds.  Game 1 begins at 4:30 at Spillane Field. Cole Green (Texas) is expected to start game 1 and Brandon Workman (Texas) is the game 2 probable.

WALLY THE GRENN MONSTER VISITS SPILLANE FIELD-   South Coast Hospitals Group is sponsoring Wally the Green Monster's visting to Spillane Field on Sunday, August 2nd before and during the Gatemen game vs. Falmouth.  See more details

THE PASSING OF GREAT BASEBALL FAN-   Longtime Wareham resident, the grandfather of "your's truly", Harold Marble passed away on Friday, July 24th at the age of 88 years old.  Mr. Marble was the owner of the former "Marble Hardware" on Main Street in Wareham Center.  I apologize for the delay and lack of Twitter posts during the past week as we attended to his services.  Harry was a great baseball fan!!!

DOUBLE-HEADERS WORKING FOR WAREHAM-   The poor weather that plagued the Cape for some time and forced a number of 7-inning double-headers around the league have proved beneficial for the Gatemen.  A 2-game sweep of the Hyannis Mets in the first double-header was followed by a 2-game tie with Cotuit and then a sweep of the Harwich Mariners.  In all, the Gatemen are 4-0-2 in double-headers; picking up 10 total points.

HOMERUN HITTING GATEMEN -  The Gatemen continue to hit the longball and lead the league with 15 total homers.  Wareham hit 24 in all of last season and only 11 in all of 2007.

THANK YOU TO JOHN CABRAL AND CHRIS BLAKE IN HYANNIS-   Hyannis Met broadcasters John Cabral & Chris Blake offered a very classy gesture at the very end of the 2nd game of Wareham's double-header with Hyannis on July 6th.  After their postgame wrap-up and after a Gatemen sweep, both "toasted" John Wylde on the air by opening a soda and a hot dog to honor John.  John and Chris noted how different it was in the Hyannis pressbox during a Wareham game without Mr. Wylde in his familiar position as the official scorer.  Class act guys!!!  Thank you.

FORMER GATEMEN IN MLB ALL-STAR GAME -   Former Gatemen Aaron Hill (Toronto) started at second base for the American League in the MLB All-Star game.  Carlos Pena (Tampa) was an all-star reserve and also participated in the HR derby.

MATT MURTON STARTED IN TRIPLE-A ALL STAR GAME -   Former Gatemen and CCBL MVP Matt Murton batted 3rd and was the DH for the PCL in the AAA All-Star game.

ANOTHER GOOD CAPE LEAGUE BLOG/SITE -   As we've done with other CCBL related websites, we recommend another great blog covering the league.  Check out "Cape Cod League Blog" which provides excellent and detailed game notes from across the league on almost a daily basis.  

ALL-STAR GAME ROSTER ANNOUNCED -   As outlined in our front page story, the CCBL All-Star rosters have been announced.  Congratulations to Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech), Brandon Workman (Texas), Eric Pfisterer (Duke) and Jack Armstrong (Vanderbilt) to were all named to the West squad.  Brett Eibner (Arkansas) will also head to Fenway and participate in the homerun contest.

GATEMEN PICTURES -  Don't forget to check out the hundreds of pictures that have been downloaded to our photos page of the Gatemen in action.  A big thank you to official Gatemen photographer Andrew Griffith for his hard work and great shots.

ZACH WILSON 10 GAME HITTING STREAK-   Since arriving from the CWS from Arizona State, Zach Wilson has gotten a hit in every game he has played for the Gatemen. His current hitting streak is at 10 games and he is hitting .361 with with 4 doubles, 2 homers and 6 rbi.

TEXAS PITCHERS HAVE ARRIVED -   Gatemen pitchers Brandon Workman and Cole Green who pitched in the finals of the CWS against LSU, have arrived in Wareham and are the last two roster players expected.  Workman returns to Wareham for his 2nd season and was named a CCBL All-Star in '08.  Teammate Connor Rowe, who hit a walk of homer in the CWS to propel UT into the finals, is also on the Gatemen roster.

GATEMEN BULLPEN SHINING -   Highlighted by a bases loaded, no out, "strike out the side" performance vs. Hyannis the other night by Dean Kiekhefer, the Wareham bullpen has been stellar.  The Wareham record when leading:

STARTING PITCHERS AT TOP OF LEAGUE IN WINS -   Starting pitcher Jack Armstrong (Vanderbilt) was the first pitcher in the CCBL to pick up his 3rd win in his complete game win vs. Hyannis.  Eric Pfisterer (Duke) joined Armstrong with his 3rd win last night vs. Chatham.

DOUBLE HEADER ADDED -   Yet another double-header has been added to the Wareham schedule.  The rained out game vs. Cotuit this past Tuesday has been rescheduled as part of a double-header at Lowell Park on Monday, July 13th.  Game 1 will begin at 2:30.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER -   Twitter game updates, news & notes and other Wareham Gatemen and CCBL informaion.  Join the fun.  We recently had our 200th follower and currently stand at 206 -  Thank you Gatemen fans.

LEAGUE LEAD IN HOME RUNS -   As a team, the Wareham Gatemen lead the CCBL with 12 homeruns but are last in batting average with a combined .200 BA.

THANK YOU TO ALEX PERLMAN & KEVIN COPP -   Our first year Gatemen broadcasters have gone above & beyond with their contributions to the Wareham Gatemen organization during their first year on the Cape.  In addition to their broadcast duties, Alex has put together "Game notes" for all home games and some away games that are posted to www.gatemen.org and are printed and handed out at Spillane Field. Kevin has taken some of the burden off of "your's truly" and has written most of our daily game stories; making the daily chores of updating the website a team effort and one that is most appreciated.  Great job guys!!

DEAN KIEKHEFER NEW BROADCASTER?? -   Gatemen RHP Dean Kiekhefer joined the guys in the broadcast booth during our game the other night against Falmouth.  He did a great job on the air and "called" Derek Dietrich's 3-run blast!

AARON HILL NAMED AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR -   Former Gatemen 2B Aaron Hill was named a reserve on the American League All-Star game.  Two Gatemen are finalists for the final player "fan vote"; Carlos Pena (Tampa) and Adam Lind (Toronto).

LIGHTNING STRIKE AT SPILLANE FIELD -   Last Wednesday, lightning struck near or at Spillane Field, knocking out some of the pressbox systems; including our DSL modem which as hit.  At this point, we appear back to normal and were able to recover in time to broadcast the Friday night game vs. Falmouth.  Thank you Verizon for getting our new modem out to us so fast.

ROSTER MOVES -   Taylor Jungmann (Texas) and Jarrod McKinney (Arkansas) were both dropping from the Gatemen roster so they could attend some summer school.  Keith Bilodeau (Maine) and Bruce Kern (St. John's) were named to the permanent roster to fill those spots.

DOUBLE HEADERS SCHEDULED -   For those that miss this true baseball double-header, you're in luck!!  Because of the many rainouts, the Gatemen have four double-headers schedule at this point.  Check our schedule for full details.  The first of those games is on July 6th in Hyannis; first game at 4:30pm.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER -   Twitter has quickly caught on in the Cape Cod Baseball League and the Gatemen have joined the fun.  Goto www.twitter.com and look up the WarehamGatemen.  Once you are signed up, you can follow game updates, news & notes and other Wareham Gatemen and CCBL informaion.  Join the fun.

JACK ARMSTRONG BACKFLIP -   This is Gatemen RHP pitcher Jack Armstrong's famous backflip video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TovqX7Akgc

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN -   The unprecedented rain on Cape Cod has resulted in a number of schedule changes; including three double-headers that will played vs. Hyannis, Cotuit & Harwich respectively.  The Leauge has revised their policy regarding double-headers and will follow the NCAA by playing 7 inning games for each end of the double headers the have been scheduled across the league.  See our schedule page for the most up to date revisions.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD GAME VS FALMOUTH -   The Wareham Gatemen will play the Falmouth Commodores on Martha's Vineyard at MV High School on Thursday, July 9th at 1:00pm.  The Steamship Authority out of Woods Hole, MA has arranged for a special package that includes discounted ferry tickets and free transportation to and from the game once on the island.  Click here for more information

GATEMEN ALL-STAR GAME SPECIAL OFFER -   The Wareham Gatemen organization has arranged to offer fans an all inclusive offer for the CCBL All-Star game that is being played at historic Fenway Park in Boston.  For $30, the Gatemen are offering a ticket to the game and round trip bus transportation.  Click here for more information

TEXAS PLAYERS SHOULD BE ARRIVING SOON -   The Texas Longhorns lost a deciding game 3 in the college world series vs. LSU.  The Gatemen have 4 roster players from UT including pitchers Brandon Workman, Taylor Jungmann and Cole Green plus OF Connor Rowe and all should be arriving soon on the Cape.

THE RUNNING KETTLEERS -   The Cotuit Kettleers have stolen an incredible 45 bases through only 11 games this season.  The next highest total is from Orleans who has stolen 22 bases.  Chris Bisson (Kentucky) and Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) lead the league with 12 stolen bases apiece.

PFISTERER LEADING IN STRIKEOUTS -   Gatemen starting pitcher Eric Pfisterer (Duke) is tied for the lead league in strikeouts with 20.

PENA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY WITH HOMERS -   Former Gatemen and CCBL MVP Carlos Pena continues to lead the American League in homeruns.  He as 23 so far on the season for the Tampa Bay Rays.

DEREK DIETRICH NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT-   ESPN The Magazine has named their District Academic All-Americans and Dereck Dietrich's impressive 3.41 GPA in the classrooom; combined with his stellar performance on the field has landed him on this list.  See full story

ROSTER MOVE-   The Gatemen have announced the first couple of what is historically a lot of roster activity prior to the start of the season.  Robby Broach (Tulane) is the latest pitcher to be released due to an injury.  Nick Pepitone (Tulane) has been added to the non-roster invitee list.

GATEMEN YOUTH BASEBALL CLINICS-  The Wareham Gatemen organization is proud to once again hold the traditional youth baseball clinics; where Gatemen coaches and players will conduct clinics for kids of all ages.  Sign up by completing our registration form that is found on our Youth Clinics Page.

CAPE LEAGUE TRIO LEADING MLB-  Former Gatemen Carlos Pena, who won the 1997 CCBL MVP award while leading Wareham to the '97 Championship, is leading Major League Baseball in homeruns.  Meanwhile, Evan Longoria (Chatham) is the league's leader in RBI and Kevin Youkilis is leading MLB in batting average.

MLB DRAFT-  An important day for the Cape Cod Baseball Leauge each year is the Major League Baseball Draft -- where not only current roster players are drafted and have to make a decision about signing, but where past CCBL stars get their chance to be rewarded for their college careers.  This year's draft is on June 9-11th and it is always fun to look a couple of "mock drafts".  A couple to check out are mymlbdraft.com and mlbdraftsite.com.  You'll notice CCBL and Gatemen names sprinkled throughout both first round lists; including former Wareham players Andy Oliver, former signee Mike Minor, Josh Phegley and Kendal Volz.

GATEMEN NOW ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK-   Stay updated & connected to the Wareham Gatemen on Twitter and Facebook.  We will post news, tidbits & information on Twitter -- and if you get a free Twitter account, you can be instantly notified when updates are made!  On Facebook, share photos, videos and stay connected with the Gatemen family.

NCAA TO ADD EXTRA WEEK TO SEASON-   The NCAA has approved the recommendation to expand the college baseball season by one week.  This should not affect the CCBL as the extra week will be added to the beginning of the season.   See story

LUKE MURTON HAVING STELLAR SEASON FOR YELLOW JACKETS-  Former Gatemen Luke Murton is having a tremendous season for Georgia Tech.  The 2007 CCBL Homerun Derby champion is hitting .376, has 56 hits, 12 doubles, 12 homeruns and has knocked in 43 runners.

UCONN'S SPRINGER TIES HOMERUN RECORD-  Incoming Gatemen OF George Springer has tied the UCONN freshman homerun record by hitting his 13th homer of the season -- a grand slam against Bryant; his second homer of that game.

ROSTER UPDATE-  Pitchers Max Perlman (Harvard) and Ben Blanton (Vanderbilt) have been dropped from the roster due to injuries.  Alex Dickerson (Indiana) has been moved from the non-roster invitee roster to the main roster.  Along with former Gatemen catcher Josh Phegley, Dickerson is leading the Indiana offense and is having a great season for the Hoosiers -- hitting .377, 13 homers, 13 doubles and 49 rbi.

ONLY 37 DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME-  Believe it or not, we are only 37 days away from the first pitch against Lowell on June 7th in the first if three preseason games.  Check our schedule page or print a copy of our 2009 "poster schedule" that has been printed and distributed to businesses around town.

Poster schedule

PERFECT GAME NORTHEAST SHOWCASE AT SPILLANE-  Perfect Game will be back in Wareham on August 14-16 for the Northeast Player Showcase -- a great way to get a final "baseball fix" after the conclusion of the CCBL season.  This event will showcase the top high school talent from all over the Northeastern United States.

BRETT EIBNER SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK-   Returning Gatemen player Brett Eibner (Arkansas), who played 31 games in the outfield and who is a tremendous offensive player, was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week.  Eibner, who tied for first in homeruns with 4 last season, pitched a complete game, 1 hit shutout against #1 ranked Georgia.  See full story

                      Brett Eibner

17 PLAYERS INVITED TO INITIAL TEAM USA TRIALS-   Derek Dietrich, Team USA player in '08 and Gatemen roster player for '09 has been invited to tryout for Team USA in Cary, NC in June.  See story

WELCOME NEW GATEMEN SPONSORS-  The Wareham Gatemen organization would like to welcome all of our new sponsors for the '09 and extend a thank you to all of returning sponsors.  You will see many of our new sponsors on our schedule and roster page.

WELCOME NEW GATEMEN COACHES-  Joining Head Coach Cooper Farris and returning first base coach Darryl Maxwell after the departure of longtime pitching coach Ryan Beggs is Bill Selby, Gary Rath and Matt Ponte.  Selby had a 14 year career in professional baseball; including 5 years with the Boston Red Sox.  He is currently the hitting coach at Northwestern.  Rath, pitching coach alongside Farris at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, also played major league baseball - with the Dodgers and Twins.  Ponte, a former star pitcher at Wheaton College, will head up the Youth Clinic Program for the Gatemen.

CONTINUE SENDING IN YOUR MESSAGES FOR JOHN WYLDE-  Please continue sending your kind messages and memories of John Wylde to gatemenpressbox@yahoo.com.  We are posting them on our website for all to share.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR WALLY THE GREEN MONSTER-  It's official!! Wally the Green Monster, the mascot for the Boston Red Sox, will be making an appearance from 6-8pm during the game between the Gatemen and the Falmouth Commodores on August 2nd.  More to follow on www.gatemen.org.

GATEMEN HOMERUN LEADERS-   Back by request are the latest college homerun totals for the current NCAA baseball season that is well underway.  The following shows the total homeruns hit by all of the incoming Gatemen roster players:

TOM STACK-BABICH IVY LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK-  '08 Gatemen player Tom Stack-Babich was named co-Ivy League Player of the Week for his performance during last week that culminated with a Baseball Bean Pot loss to Boston College at Fenway Park.  Stack-Babich was also named to the weekly National Collegiate Baseball Foundation All-Star Lineup.  See story

NAT'L COLLEGIATE BASEBALL FOUNDATION "WEEKLY ALL-STAR LINEUP-  Speaking of The National Collegiate Baseball Foundation, they are announcing a "weekly all star team" comprised of the top  performing players from across the country.  It is an interesting and informative way of keeping up with the top players in the country.  See weekly lists

SUPERB EARLY SEASON PERFORMANCES FROM GATEMEN IN MLB-  A number of Gatemen alumni are among the offensive leaders in Major League Baseball.  Nick Swisher (NYY) is 2nd in MLB in HR, 3rd in rbi and 5th in batting average.  Adam Lind (TOR) leads MLB with 12 rbi and is 3rd in homeruns, Ryan Theriot (CUBS) is tied for 5th in batting average and Carlos Pena is 5th in rbi with 10 and tied for 8th with 3 homeruns.

CCBL TRY OUT AT SPILLANE FIELD-  As is tradition in Wareham, the CCBL invitation-only tryout is being held June 6th at Spillane Field.  More information

CONTINUE SENDING IN YOUR MESSAGES FOR JOHN WYLDE-  Please continue sending your kind messages and memories of John Wylde to gatemenpressbox@yahoo.com.  We are posting them on our website for all to share.

BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 25 WEEK ENDING 4/13/09-  LSU is the latest number 1 team in the country followed by Rice, UC-Irvine, Arizona State and North Carolina.  The complete list is here.

RYAN LEMARRE BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK-   Incoming Gatemen OF Ryan LaMarre from the University of Michigan was named the co-Big Ten Player of the Week for hitting  .500 with 3 homeruns and 8 rbi.  See full story

RYAN PINEDA HONORED AS BIG WEST SCHOLAR ATHLETE-  Returning Gatemen infielder Ryan Pineda was honored by the Big West Conference Scholar athlete for his efforts in the community and in the classroom.  He's also pretty good on the baseball field; hitting .400 with 3 homers and 14 rbi in the early part of the college baseball season.  See full story

UPDATED TOP 25 - BASEBALL AMERICA-  Texas took over the number spot in college baseball according to Baseball America; North Carolina, Texas A&M, LSU and Baylor.  See the entire top 25

GATEMEN FRIENDS & FAMILY-  Become a member of the Wareham Gatemen Friends and Family Membership Program.  For more information, see our new Friends and Family webpage

CONTINUE SENDING IN YOUR MESSAGES FOR JOHN WYLDE-  Please continue sending your kind messages and memories of John Wylde to gatemenpressbox@yahoo.com.  We are posting them on our website for all to share.

BRANDON WORKMAN THROWS NO-HITTER-  8 months ago, Brandon Workman took a no-hitter into the last inning vs. Cotuit in one of the most dominating pitching performances in Wareham Gatemen history.  This past weekend, he took a no-hitter into the final inning against Penn State and completed the job; throwing the 21st no-hitter in the long and storied history of Texas Longhorn baseball.  See full story

TEXAS/GATEMEN PITCHING DOMINATING-  Brandon Workman, Cole Green and Taylor Jungman are all starting pitchers for the University of Texas and also plan on pitching in the same rotation for the Wareham Gatemen this summer.  Aside from Workman's no-hitter, the three pitchers have a combined 5-0 record to start the season.  Not to be forgotten despite not pitching for the Longhorn's is the early season performance of other Gatemen pitcher  Scott Rembisz from Florida International.

TOP 25 RANKED TEAMS - BASEBALL AMERICA-  LSU is the new number 1 team in college baseball according to Baseball America; followed by Texas, North Carolina, Texas A&M and UC-Irvine.  See the entire top 25

PINEDA, LEMARRE, DICKERSON OFF TO HOT OFFENSIVE STARTS-  With the great starts of so many incoming Gatemen pitchers, the offensive players shouldn't be overlooked.  Three players have stood out in early season play - Ryan Pineda from Cal State Northridge who is hiting .462 with 2 homers, 10 rbi, 3 doubles and 12 total hits, Ryan Lamarre from Michigan is hitting .421 to go along with 3 homeruns (including 2 3-run homers in one game this past weekend), 17 rbi, 2 double and 3 stolen bases and finally, non-roster invitee Alex Dickerson from Indiana who is hitting .435, has 10 total hits, 8 rbi and 2 homers.

GATEMEN SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES-  The Wareham Gatemen organization relies entirely on generous donors, sponsorships and game day donations & merchandise sales to sustain the organization.  There are many sponsorship opportunties available such as field signs, broadcast adverstisements, media guide spots and many other ways to promote your organization while supporting a great product on the field.  If interested, please contact Leanne Schiller at Grassroots Marketing USA at 508-946-0899 or by email at Leanne@grassrootsmarketingusa.com

BRANDON WORKMAN BIG 12 CONF PITCHER OF THE WEEK-  In part due to his no-hitter, Brandon Workman was named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week.  See full story

CONTINUE SENDING IN YOUR MESSAGES FOR JOHN WYLDE-  Please continue sending your kind messages and memories of John Wylde to gatemenpressbox@yahoo.com.  We are posting them on our website for all to share.

COLLEGE BASEBALL OPENING DAY ON FRIDAY-  The official start to the NCAA college baseball season gets underway on Friday.  A number attracitive match-ups are scheduled that involve the teams of incoming Gatemen players.  A few to check out:

Vanderbilt at Stanford

Louisville at Florida

Washington State at Arkansas

Hawaii at UC-Irvine

UCONN in the Big East/Big Ten Challenge facing Michigan State, Ohio State and Northwestern

PLANS UNDERWAY A "WALLY THE GREEN MONSTER"-  The Gatement organization is finalizing plans to host Wally the Green Monster, the official mascot of the Boston Red Sox, at Spillane Field during one of the autograph nights this upcoming season.  Check back for more details as plans get finailzed.

USA BASEBALL "GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD"-  USA Baseball has announced their preseason "watch list" for player of the year.  The list features incoming Gatemen SS Derek Dietrich from Georgia Tech.  Additionally, a number of former Gatemen have been named including Kendal Volz (Baylor), Josh Phegley (Indiana), Blake Dean (LSU) and Andrew Oliver (Oklahoma State)

           Derek Dietrich - Georgia Tech (picture courtesy Georgia Tech website)

RIVALS.COM TOP 10 IMPACT FRESHMAN-  Rivals.com has named the top 10 freshman that they expect to have the greatest impact in college baseball in '09.  The list features pitcher Taylor Jungman (Texas) and 2 way player Jordan Swagerty (Arizona State); both whom will wear a Gatemen uniform this summer.  See full story

GATEMEN SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES-  The Wareham Gatemen organization relies entirely on generous donors, sponsorships and game day donations & merchandise sales to sustain the organization.  There are many sponsorship opportunties available such as field signs, broadcast adverstisements, media guide spots and many other ways to promote your organization while supporting a great product on the field.  If interested, please contact Leanne Schiller at Grassroots Marketing USA at 508-946-0899 or by email at Leanne@grassrootsmarketingusa.com

PRESEASON SCHEDULE FINALIZED-  In addition to the previously announced preseason game vs. the Lowell All-Americans from the New England Collegiate Baseball League on June 7th, the Gatemen will face another NECBL team in a home and away series.  The Gatemen will welcome the Holyoke Blue Sox to Spillane Field for a 12:30 game on Monday, June 8th and will then take their longest road trip of the season when they travel to Holyoke on June 9th for a 6:30 game vs. the Blue Sox.

21 DAYS UNTIL COLLEGE BB OPENING DAY-  Even though Spillane Field is under a blanket of snow and ice, NCAA Division II and III baseball have begun their seasons.  Division I schools begins in 21 days. (as of 1/30/09).  First pitch is slated for many programs on February 20th.  Check back to www.gatemen.org frequently as we will follow the Gatemen roster players throughout the college baseball season.

NCAA DIVISION II WORLD SERIES AT USA TRAINING COMPLEX-  The 2009 Division II World Series for the next 2 seasons, as announced by the NCAA, will be held at the USA National Baseball Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.  During reconstruction of their home field last season, the University of North Carolina played their home games and the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament at this same complex.  See story

           USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina

GATEMEN ANNOUNCE NEW BROADCAST TEAM-  Gatemen college interns Kevin Copp from the University of Georgia and Alex Perlman from Syracuse University were recently named the internet "broadcasting duo" for the 2009 season.   Former Gatemen broadcaster Sam Eshelman from Arizona State University is now working for "The Fan 1060", sports radio in Tempe, AZ.

PRESEASON/EXHIBITION GAME SCHEDULED-  The Wareham Gatemen have scheduled a preseason game vs. the Lowell All-Americans form the New England Collegiate Baseball League.  The game will be played on June 7th at 1:00pm at Spillane Field.  The Gatemen expect to schedule 2 additional preseason games that are to be announced.

BASEBALL AMERICA PICKS NCAA TOURNEY FIELD-  Baseball America has predicted the entire 64 team for the NCAA tournament 21 days before the first pitch is made!!!  Check out the list.

PRESEASON COLLEGE BASEBALL POLL-  Collegiate Baseball Magazine has released their preseason ranking of the top 40 teams going into the start of the 2009 College Baseball Season.  The top ranked team is LSU followed by North Carolina, Rice, Georgia, Stanford, Arizona State, Florida State, Louisville, Texas A&M and Texas.  Incoming Gatemen players Jordan Swagerty and Zach Wilson play for ASU, pitchers Gabriel Shaw and Dean Kiekhefer are from Louisville and returning players Connor Rowe and Brandon Workman along with teammates Cole Green and Taylor Jungmann are from Texas.

ANDY OLIVER FIGHTING THE NCAA-  Former Gatemen LHP Andy Oliver from Oklahoma State, projected to be a high draft pick in this year's MLB Draft, is disputing claims made by the NCAA of improper contact with an agent.  Oliver is hoping to avoid punishment by the NCAA so he can pitch a full season for the Cowboys.  See full story from Baseball America's Blog

NCAA ADDING A WEEK TO CURRENT SCHEDULE??-  Division I coaches held their annual meeting at the ABCA Convention in San Diego recently.  Among the many topics discussed, was the possibility of adding a week to the beginning and a week to the end of each season.  This will be an interesting topic to follow as it would certainly have an impact on when players arrive on the Cape.  See notebook from the coaches meeting on Rivals.com

FEBRUARY 20TH OPENING DAY FOR MANY COLLEGES-  Be sure to review the individual schedules that you can find by clicking on the school name on our roster page but it looks like most colleges are opening up the 2009 season on February 20th.  Gatemen.org will be following the season closely and will be sure to report on how the incoming Gatemen are performing.

ORLEANS CARDINALS NOW THE "FIREBIRDS"-  Eastern Division powerhouse Orleans has changed their team name from the Cardinals to the "Firebirds".  Orleans is the 2nd team to change their name for the '09 season.  Orleans rival Chatham changed their name to the Anglers.

NCBWA PRESEAON ALL-AMERICANS-  The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has announced their selections for preseason all-americans.  Included are a few former and incoming Gatemen players.  Josh Phegley (Indiana) is on the first team, Brandon May (Alabama) is a 2nd team selection and Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech) and Blake Dean (LSU) were named to the third team.  See full list on the NCBWA website

TOP 25 RECRUITING CLASSES-  Baseball America named Arizona State as having the best recruiting class in the nation followed up by Vanderbilt.  The Gatemen are proud to have players from both classes; Jack Armstrong from Vanderbilt and Jordan Swagerty and Zach Wilson from ASU.  See the entire ranking on Baseball America's website

10 CURRENT/FORMER GATEMEN NAMED TO WALLACE LIST-  10 Incoming or former Gatemen were named to the Wallace Award List; an award given annually to the nation's top collegiate player.  Current Gatemen on the list include Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech) and Brandon Workman (Texas).  Former Wareham players on the list include Brandon May (Alabama), Kendal Volz (Baylor), Josh Phegley (Indiana), Matt Bashore (Indiana), Blake Dean (LSU), Aaron Baker (Oklahoma), Andy Oliver (Oklahoma State) and Seth Henry (Tulane).  See complete list

NEW BEDFORD AWARDED NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE LEAGUE TEAM-  The Torrington Twisters from the New England Collegiate Summer League will relocated to New Bedford and play at Paul Walsh Field; where the Gatemen have played 3 games over the past 2 seasons.  The team will be called the New Bedford Bay Sox.  See story

2009 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED-  The Wareham Gatemen have posted the 2009 schedule and is available by clicking here.

ROSTER UPDATES -  The 2009 Wareham Gatemen roster continues to be "tweaked" and updated on a continual basis.  The latest updates include the addition of left handed pitcher Blake Monar from Indiana University.

TOM ANGELO NAMED ASST GENERAL MANAGER -  The Wareham Gatemen have announced the addition of Tom Angelo from Marion, MA as assistant general manager.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS -  The 2008 CCBL Hall of Fame Class was recently inducted and the list included former Gatemen and current MLB stars Ben Sheets from the Milwaukee Brewers and former CCBL MVP and Oakland A's outfielder Matt Murton.

SUN DEVILS NAMED TOP RECRUITING CLASS-  Arizona State University has been named by Baseball America as having the best recruiting class for 2009.  They are followed by #2 Vanderbilt and #3 Georgia.  The Gatemen roster features the top two rated freshman on the Sun Devil roster; Jordan Swagerty (C/RHP) and Zach Wilson (3B).  The roster also includes Jack Armstrong (RHP/1B) from Vanderbilt's recruiting class.  Jack is the son of former Wareham Gatemen and MLB All-Star Jack Armstrong.

ALCS - WORLD SERIES - GATEMEN CONNECTIONS-  The Wareham Gatemen are very proud to have been well represented during he MLB playoffs.  1997 CCBL MVP Carlos Pena and relief pitcher JP Howell (Gatemen '03) play for the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays.  The Boston Red Sox, who were defeated in game 7 of the ALCS, featured Justin Masterson, who played for the Gatemen in 2005 as the team's closer.  AND former Gatemen "signee", David Price, who was the #1 pick in the draft in '07, pitched the final 4 outs to close out Boston in game 7 of the ALCS.

BROADCAST INTERN OPPORTUNITIES-  The Wareham Gatemen are offering 2 "play-by-play" broadcasting opportunities to college students seeking a career in broadcast journalism.  Please contact Scott Eaton at scott.eaton@gatemen.org for more information.

2009 ROSTER HAS BEEN RELEASED -  The 2009 Wareham Gatemen roster has been released and is availabe at www.gatemen.org.  The roster features 11 returning players, 1 returning signed player who played for Team USA last summer (Derek Dietrich - Georgia Tech) and 16 new players from all over the country.  Please continue to check back to our website as we post more information about our talented players throughout the offseason.

2008 TOP CAPE LEAGUE PROSPECTS BY BASEBALL AMERICA -  Baseball American named their top 30 prospects in the Cape Cod Baseball League from this past summer.  Grant Green (UCLA - Chatham), CCBL All-Star Game MVP, was named the top prospect followed by two UNC players; Dustin Ackley (Harwich) and Matt Harvey (Chatham).  Returning Gatemen RHP Brandon Workman (Texas) made the list at #5 and LHP Matt Bashore (Indiana) was tabbed as the 28th best prospect.

THANK YOU AD MAKEPEACE-  Gatemen sponsor and supporter, AD Makepeace of Wareham, hosted their annual Cranberry Festival on October 11th and 12th.  Gatemen organizational members volunteered to help with the over 11,000 attendees during the weekend.  Our gracious sponsor then made an impressive donation to the Wareham Gatemen Baseball Organization.  Thank you AD Makepeace!!  You can check out AD Makepeace's website at www.admakepeace.com

CHATHAM A'S TO BECOME CHATHAM "ANGLERS"-  The Chatham "A's" have played their last game at Spillane Field....or any field for that matter.  The Chatham organization has changed their name from the "A's" to the "Anglers".

FIRST LOOK AT 2009 ROSTER-  The Wareham Gatemen have released the first version of the 2009 roster.  While plenty of recruiting and paperwork remain, the organization has "protected" players that have been invited to return in '09 or join the team after playing this past summer for Team USA.  See our 2009 roster.

RYAN BEGGS NOT RETURNING TO WAREHAM-  Ryan Beggs, pitching coach under Head Coach Cooper Farris for both the Wareham Gatemen since 2002 and at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, will not be returning to Wareham in 2009.  Coach Beggs has accepted another coaching position that will not allow him to return to Cape Cod.  Congratulations Coach Beggs!!

RAYNOR CAMBELL TABBED WITH ALL-LEAGUE HONOR-  Gatemen third baseman Raynor Cambell (Baylor), was named to the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Conference team; the only Gatemen named to the team.

BOOK TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JOHN WYLDE -  Former New Bedford Standard Times sports reporter Zach Rocha, the Gatemen beat reporter for years, is writing a book Gatemen President John Wylde.  Zach hopes to release the book just prior to the 2009 season and we hope to make in available on www.gatemen.org.

GATEMEN WEBSITE "TOOK A HIT" -  This website suffered a major, technical "glitch" a couple of weeks ago and after being down for over 24 hours, we discovered that much of the site had to be restored and reloaded.  Most of that effort has been completed but we realize that certain aspects or versions of specific pages are either missing or not functioning properly.  This will not affect our ability to bring you the latest Gatemen News and Notes and other features during the off-season.

THANK YOU SAM ESHELMAN-  The "voice of the Gatemen", Sam Eshelman, has finished his second and final season in the Gatemen pressbox.  A recent graduate of Arizona State University where he served as the school's radion station program director, Sam proved to be one of the top broadcasters in the league and helped us deliver free, live broadcasts of over 44 games during the past two seasons from Spillane Field.  We wish Sam luck "in the real world"!  Justin Ienuso, also a Sun Devil, will return to Wareham next summer and step into the lead broadcast role after sitting next to Sam this past season.

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