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Gordon Beckham Off to a Hot Start

Posted by Greg | Filed Under News | 3 Comments

He was one of the best players on the best team in the Cape — Gordon Beckham.  The Y-D Red Sox slugger and CCBL All-Star as well as Home Run King made a name for himself last summer.

Beckham is making headlines again during this spring’s major college baseball season.  Sports Illustrated profiled him this past week.  According to SI:

The Bulldogs struggled last season, but Beckham improved as a sophomore, hitting .307 with 13 homers and 51 RBIs. He then provided a peek at what was to come this year when he led the Cape Cod League with nine homers and tied for the lead with 35 RBIs last summer while leading Yarmouth-Dennis to the championship.

“I went up there and said the same thing I did coming into this season, that I was going to go up there and have fun and whatever happens, happens,” Beckham said. “I think that’s been paying off for me.”

 

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3 Responses to “Gordon Beckham Off to a Hot Start”

  1. Bill Matheson on April 2nd, 2008 12:01 pm

    As a parent of a host family for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox that housed Gordon last summer, I feel obligated to mention the type of person Gordon is. His character and personality are on par with, if not greater, than his baseball skills. We have been a host family for eight years.This high level of character is examplary of all the Cape League players that we have hosted. With a 12 year old son and 14 year old daughter in the house, Gordon and all who preceded him have been the type of role model all parents want to have for their childern.

  2. Greg on April 2nd, 2008 11:35 pm

    Mr. Matheson, thanks for your comment. I feel obligated to mention that host families like yours are the backbone of this great league. Thank you!

  3. dave on April 3rd, 2008 10:28 am

    Bill: I would also like to thank you for all that you and the hundreds of other volunteers do. It is because of what people like you do, that provides me the opportunity to enjoy the CCBL. Thank-you for your contribution to CodBall and for sharing the fact that being a host family has been such a rewarding experience for you. It is good to hear from someone with first-hand experience that, in addition to being good ballplayers, the Cape League is populated with many upstanding citizens.

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