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Game 13 Preview: Chatham at Falmouth
CHATHAM, Mass. — The A’s are an entirely different team than they were on Opening Day, when they hosted Falmouth and put together a forgettable performance at the plate.
In the last four games, a stretch in which Chatham went 2-0-2, it’s upped the ante, pouring on 24 runs with 37 hits. Prominent SEC names like second baseman Ethan Mendoza (Texas) and center fielder Henry Ford (Tennessee) are providing a stable presence at the top of the Anglers’ order, while back of the order guys such as right fielder Jackson Freeman (Northwestern) have also been crushing the ball lately.
The record doesn’t reflect it, but Chatham is heating up at a crucial time. Twelve games in, and players are usually fully settled onto the Cape. The calendar flipping from June to July soon means it’s go time, perfect for an Anglers’ squad that’s amid their best offensive tear of the year. Their final game of the month takes place Sunday at Guv Fuller Field for a rematch with the Commodores.
Here’s what to know before Chatham (4-5-3, East) squares off with Falmouth (5-7, West) in its 13th game of 2025:
Probable Starters
Left-hander Ethan Calder (Baylor) will make his first start for the A’s Sunday. He’s tallied two long-relief appearances thus far, posting a 3.86 earned run average with five strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched. Calder will be the eighth Angler to register a start on the mound this summer. In three seasons at Baylor so far, Calder’s ERA sits at 4.85 ERA over 161.1 innings. He entered this Cape League season coming off a career-high 64 Ks with the Bears in 2025.
Falmouth will send Trever Baumler (TCU) to the bump Sunday, and he poses a great threat. Baumler is one of five qualified pitchers in the Cape Cod Baseball League with a 0.00 ERA. He’s tossed 6.2 unblemished frames thus far, and has racked up eight strikeouts. Opponents are batting a miniscule .160 against the Commodores’ right-hander, but he’ll run into an Anglers’ offense that has been red-hot over the last half-week of play.
Falmouth Players To Watch
Maika Niu (Marshall) stands out as one of the Cape League’s top hitters this summer. He’s walloped a CCBL-best three home runs through 11 games and ranks first among qualified West Division hitters with a .937 OPS. Niu’s one defect is the strikeout bug, as he’s been punched out in 27.5% of his at-bats. However, with a team-high six extra-base hits for the Commodores, Miu compensates for his strikeout struggles by exhibiting elite slugging ability.
Catcher Bear Harrison (Texas A&M) has been one of Falmouth’s best sluggers, too, ranking second on the Commodores with two homers so far. In nine games, Harrison hasn’t been a model of consistency, accumulating a .226 clip at the plate. But his light-tower power and run-creation (eight RBI) make him one of Falmouth’s best threats. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound backstop is fresh off a 10-homer, 34-RBI campaign at Texas A&M this spring after transferring from St. Mary’s.
Chatham Players To Watch
After a slow start to his CCBL career, first baseman/corner outfielder Jake Hanley (Indiana) has torn it up as of late. Over his last three games, Hanley is batting .375 in eight at-bats, smacking three hits and driving in four runs in that span. Hanley’s season-long numbers don’t reflect his recent hot stretch, sitting at a .156 batting average and .589 OPS, but the 6-foot-6 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year is seeing the ball well and appears primed for a power uptick.
While he may not start on his first night after being activated, catcher Cade Arrambide (LSU) elicits major excitement heading into his debut summer on the Cape. Arrambide enters the 2025 season after playing for the 2025 College World Series-winning Tigers’ squad. As a freshman, Arrambide received 62 at-bats, totaling 30 bases with four homers and 14 RBI. The Houston native was the 2024 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and committed to LSU as MLB.com’s No. 1-ranked high-school catcher in that major-league draft class.
Number To Know: .316
Familiar reinforcement has arrived in Chatham. Outfielder Ashton Larson (LSU), the Anglers’ 2024 Thurman Munson Most Outstanding Player Award winner, has been activated for his second CCBL campaign. Last year, Larson grew into one of the A’s smoothest swingers, registering a team-best .316 batting average in 31 games.
Though Larson arrived in Chatham a bit late last summer, he ended the season with 37 hits and 18 RBI as its everyday right fielder. He’ll arrive at a similar time as he did last summer, and after limited appearances this spring with LSU, Larson will be poised to prove himself on the Cape.
Last Time They Played
To open the 2025 season, Chatham battled Falmouth at Veterans Field, where the Anglers lost to the Commodores 1-0 in an all-out pitcher’s duel. A’s right-hander JT Quinn (Georgia) took the mound and delivered a five-inning, 10-strikeout gem. Problem was, he allowed the game’s lone run, which came via a broken-bat single.
The Anglers’ offense couldn’t provide Quinn and southpaw reliever Charlie Foster (Mississippi State) with any room for error; Chatham got rung up 17 times in its season-opening defeat, struggling to get on-base against Commodores’ starter Kaden Echeman (Kentucky).
In the last four games, a stretch in which Chatham went 2-0-2, it’s upped the ante, pouring on 24 runs with 37 hits. Prominent SEC names like second baseman Ethan Mendoza (Texas) and center fielder Henry Ford (Tennessee) are providing a stable presence at the top of the Anglers’ order, while back of the order guys such as right fielder Jackson Freeman (Northwestern) have also been crushing the ball lately.
The record doesn’t reflect it, but Chatham is heating up at a crucial time. Twelve games in, and players are usually fully settled onto the Cape. The calendar flipping from June to July soon means it’s go time, perfect for an Anglers’ squad that’s amid their best offensive tear of the year. Their final game of the month takes place Sunday at Guv Fuller Field for a rematch with the Commodores.
Here’s what to know before Chatham (4-5-3, East) squares off with Falmouth (5-7, West) in its 13th game of 2025:
Probable Starters
Left-hander Ethan Calder (Baylor) will make his first start for the A’s Sunday. He’s tallied two long-relief appearances thus far, posting a 3.86 earned run average with five strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched. Calder will be the eighth Angler to register a start on the mound this summer. In three seasons at Baylor so far, Calder’s ERA sits at 4.85 ERA over 161.1 innings. He entered this Cape League season coming off a career-high 64 Ks with the Bears in 2025.
Falmouth will send Trever Baumler (TCU) to the bump Sunday, and he poses a great threat. Baumler is one of five qualified pitchers in the Cape Cod Baseball League with a 0.00 ERA. He’s tossed 6.2 unblemished frames thus far, and has racked up eight strikeouts. Opponents are batting a miniscule .160 against the Commodores’ right-hander, but he’ll run into an Anglers’ offense that has been red-hot over the last half-week of play.
Falmouth Players To Watch
Maika Niu (Marshall) stands out as one of the Cape League’s top hitters this summer. He’s walloped a CCBL-best three home runs through 11 games and ranks first among qualified West Division hitters with a .937 OPS. Niu’s one defect is the strikeout bug, as he’s been punched out in 27.5% of his at-bats. However, with a team-high six extra-base hits for the Commodores, Miu compensates for his strikeout struggles by exhibiting elite slugging ability.
Catcher Bear Harrison (Texas A&M) has been one of Falmouth’s best sluggers, too, ranking second on the Commodores with two homers so far. In nine games, Harrison hasn’t been a model of consistency, accumulating a .226 clip at the plate. But his light-tower power and run-creation (eight RBI) make him one of Falmouth’s best threats. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound backstop is fresh off a 10-homer, 34-RBI campaign at Texas A&M this spring after transferring from St. Mary’s.
Chatham Players To Watch
After a slow start to his CCBL career, first baseman/corner outfielder Jake Hanley (Indiana) has torn it up as of late. Over his last three games, Hanley is batting .375 in eight at-bats, smacking three hits and driving in four runs in that span. Hanley’s season-long numbers don’t reflect his recent hot stretch, sitting at a .156 batting average and .589 OPS, but the 6-foot-6 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year is seeing the ball well and appears primed for a power uptick.
While he may not start on his first night after being activated, catcher Cade Arrambide (LSU) elicits major excitement heading into his debut summer on the Cape. Arrambide enters the 2025 season after playing for the 2025 College World Series-winning Tigers’ squad. As a freshman, Arrambide received 62 at-bats, totaling 30 bases with four homers and 14 RBI. The Houston native was the 2024 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and committed to LSU as MLB.com’s No. 1-ranked high-school catcher in that major-league draft class.
Number To Know: .316
Familiar reinforcement has arrived in Chatham. Outfielder Ashton Larson (LSU), the Anglers’ 2024 Thurman Munson Most Outstanding Player Award winner, has been activated for his second CCBL campaign. Last year, Larson grew into one of the A’s smoothest swingers, registering a team-best .316 batting average in 31 games.
Though Larson arrived in Chatham a bit late last summer, he ended the season with 37 hits and 18 RBI as its everyday right fielder. He’ll arrive at a similar time as he did last summer, and after limited appearances this spring with LSU, Larson will be poised to prove himself on the Cape.
Last Time They Played
To open the 2025 season, Chatham battled Falmouth at Veterans Field, where the Anglers lost to the Commodores 1-0 in an all-out pitcher’s duel. A’s right-hander JT Quinn (Georgia) took the mound and delivered a five-inning, 10-strikeout gem. Problem was, he allowed the game’s lone run, which came via a broken-bat single.
The Anglers’ offense couldn’t provide Quinn and southpaw reliever Charlie Foster (Mississippi State) with any room for error; Chatham got rung up 17 times in its season-opening defeat, struggling to get on-base against Commodores’ starter Kaden Echeman (Kentucky).
