CodBall Conversation: Summer Ball on the West Coast
Dan Tritle of WCAI (Cape & Islands NPR) caught up with us again this season. This time, Greg mainly talked about his experience being one of the owners of the Walla Walla Sweets, who just completed their inaugural season as a ball club in the West Coast League. The West Coast League is a wood bat summer league similar to the CCBL, and currently features nine teams from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Download from...
Read MoreParty Like It’s 1999
COTUIT WINS 2010 CCBL CHAMPIONSHIP 1st championship since 1999 15th championship in franchise history Jordan Leyland (UC Irvine) wins playoff MVP Opposite fields attract; Away team wins each game in finals Most successful playoffs ever, according to Commissioner Paul Galop 5391 fans at Red Wilson Field ...
Read MoreFriday the 13th: Cotuit @ Y-D
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Read MoreRed Sox Squeeze by Kettleers; Game 3 on Friday
For the second time in the last 10 years, the CCBL Championship will be decided at Red Wilson Field. The scene is similar to 2006, when Y-D forced a game 3 at home vs. Wareham. A reported 3,414 fans caught the last game of the season at Lowell Park in Cotuit. As usual, cars were lined up down the bordering streets, and finding a close parking spot was difficult unless you parked before 2pm. For the first few innings, the sun was very hot and beamed down on the fans in the home and visitor side bleachers. Then, the sun hid behind some clouds and a cool breeze became more frequent. Both Y-D’s John Leonard (Boston College) and Cotuit’s Austin Wood (St. Petersburg JC) were impressive and held a close game for the first 6 innings. The first run of the game...
Read MoreY-Didn’t they score a run?
This week I’ve been posting on our Twitter account in lieu of the blog, and I can’t believe that the CCBL Championship could be decided this afternoon. Let’s recap what happened yesterday: Matt Andriese (Cal Riverside) pitched exactly the game Cotuit needed. He threw a 120-pitch complete game in front of an estimated crowd of 2234. It was a perfect game through 3 & 2/3rds and a no hitter through 4 & 2/3rds. 85 of his pitches were strikes. If Andriese does not win MVP for the playoffs, something incredible will happen today or tomorrow. I absolutely love this picture from the CCBL press release of Andriese that shows the scoreboard behind him (photo credit: swilson). Sure, Andriese pitched great… but he also initiated a 1-6-3...
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