Situational hitting sparks Chatham’s season-high 11 runs in win over Wareham

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — On Sunday, Ashton Larson (LSU/transfer) could’ve been the hero. The Anglers were down 9-7 to Falmouth in the top of the ninth, with two runners on and one out on the board. It was a back-and-forth affair at Guv Fuller Field, and in his return to the A’s, Larson walked up to the plate as the game-winning run.

Facing Commodores reliever Kaden Humphrey, he slapped a hard-hit ground ball on the fourth pitch he saw. It found the mitt of Falmouth first baseman Kent Schmidt, who tossed the ball to second for a game-ending double play.

In his return to Veterans Field, Chatham’s 2024 Thurman Munson Most Outstanding Player Award...

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Game 15 Preview: Chatham at Brewster

by Cooper Andrews
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — Well, it’s safe to say the Anglers’ second meeting with Brewster won’t end prematurely via a fog out. But it might end early due to darkness.

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Game 14 Preview: Chatham vs. Wareham

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — The first time Chatham faced Falmouth this season, it was clear the Anglers had some rust to shake off. On Opening Day, the A’s were swinging with reckless abandon, and...

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Chatham continues hot offensive stretch, still falls to Falmouth 9-7

by Cooper Andrews
Sunday, June 29, 2025

FALMOUTH, Mass. — The fifth-inning fog at Veterans Field works in mysterious ways. So much so that it directly altered Chatham’s pitching plans against Falmouth a day later.

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JT Quinn dominates to close summer with Chatham in 2-1 fog-shortened win over Brewster

by Mauricio Palmar
Saturday, June 28, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — From the outset, the plan was simple. Chatham righty JT Quinn (Georgia) was going to pick up three starts in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and then he was going to go off to...

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Early barrage propels Anglers to 9-2 road triumph over Braves

by Cooper Andrews
Friday, June 27, 2025

BOURNE, Mass. — When kids gather all their friends in the neighborhood together for a game of wiffle ball, there usually aren’t enough bodies to start a nine-on-nine ballgame. But there...

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Anglers quarter-season notebook: Jackson’s rise, comebacks galore

by Cooper Andrews
Thursday, June 26, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — More ties than wins isn’t exactly a storybook start for Dennis Cook in his first 10 games as Chatham’s manager. Still, the Anglers’ talent-rich roster has...

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Chatham ties Cotuit 6-6 after more late-inning fireworks

by Mauricio Palmar
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

COTUIT, Mass. — In the bottom of the ninth against Cotuit, Anglers righty Nate Taylor (Georgia) was in a world of trouble. The Kettleers were firmly in the driver’s seat, and with the game...

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Late misfortunes force A's to battle for 7-7 extra-inning tie against Mariners

by Cooper Andrews
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — Dennis Cook had been waiting over a week for Ace Reese to have his moment. He just never envisioned it’d be to clinch a painfully anticlimactic result.

With...

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Chatham's losing streak moves to 3 in 6-1 road loss to Hyannis

by Mauricio Palmar
Sunday, June 22, 2025

HYANNIS, Mass. — The fifth inning could’ve changed everything. After getting blanked for four straight innings before that point, Anglers’ designated hitter Daniel Jackson (Georgia)...

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Chatham offense hushed again by Bourne in 6-1 home defeat

by Cooper Andrews
Saturday, June 21, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — Dennis Cook pulled no punches when laying into his team Friday following a brutal outing in Yarmouth-Dennis, where the Anglers lacked energy in a 9-2 loss. It didn’t take...

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All-around struggles lead to Anglers' 9-2 road loss at Yarmouth-Dennis

by Mauricio Palmar
Friday, June 20, 2025

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — As early as the bottom of the first inning Friday, there were signs that it was simply not going to be the Anglers’ game.

With Tate Carey (Michigan)...

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‘You don’t really know names’: Inside UNC star Gavin Gallaher’s introduction to Chatham

by Cooper Andrews
Thursday, June 19, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — Gavin Gallaher began the drive from his hometown of Apex, North Carolina, to Veterans Field on Wednesday with his parents, Sean and Liz. A 12-hour, 23-minute trip is quite...

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Plate patience propels Chatham over Cotuit 4-2 for A’s 1st home win of season

by Cooper Andrews
Thursday, June 19, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — For the first time in the lifetimes of nearly every player on the field Thursday, the Anglers faced a Mike Roberts-less Cotuit squad. The Kettleers’ manager of the last...

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Anglers squander late lead, salvage 7-7 tie with Hyannis

by Mauricio Palmar
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — Hyannis was down to its last strike. It was the top of the ninth inning, and Preston Barr (Michigan) stood on the mound hoping to close out Chatham’s first home victory of...

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Chatham offense awakens in Wareham, explodes for 7-run 4th inning en route to 9-2 win

by Cooper Andrews
Monday, June 16, 2025

WAREHAM, Mass. — Amid struggles at the plate through two games, it’s only fitting Chatham would send a World Series champion reliever out to the mound for batting practice.

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Chatham bats struggle as Anglers fall at Bourne 4-2

by Mauricio Palmar
Sunday, June 15, 2025

BOURNE, Mass. — It feels like a pop quiz.

You walk into a classroom, the teacher announces a nightmarish piece of information and you suddenly find yourself as far out of your...

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Despite season-opening loss to Falmouth, Chatham’s JT Quinn seizes the moment

by Cooper Andrews
Saturday, June 14, 2025

CHATHAM, Mass. — JT Quinn saw his left fielder was down, so he decided to pick him up.

Falmouth catcher David McCann stood at third base with no outs in the top of the second...

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