SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Braden Holcomb watched Harwich emerge victorious in the 2024 Championship Series on Bourne's turf. He watched the celebration unfold. He watched the Mariners embrace each other with joy. Holcomb on the other hand, fell short just like the rest of the Braves. It didn't matter that...
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Folger Boaz's welcome the Cape moment was a tough one. On June 28, the left-handed pitcher from North Carolina got the nod against Cotuit. He didn't get out of the first inning. Heck, he didn't record an out, finishing his outing with four runs allowed on...
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Jon LeGrande has done it all season for Bourne. He's been a Day 1 guy, having been part of the lineup since he arrived to the Cape. He was an All-Star. He's made plays. He's gutted through injuries. The grind paid off for him, as following...
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Bourne for August. Exactly 364 days ago the Braves watched the Harwich Mariners celebrate on their field at Doran Park after they won Game 3 of the Championship Series. The previous two years Bourne won it all, but last year, a different team hoisted the trophy...
BOURNE, Mass. — As Chris Downs settled into his windup on the pitcher's mound, the southpaw stared down Kade Lewis and his lead at first base. The problem? He didn't have eyes on Gavin Kelly at third, who was already halfway down the baseline with his lead. So Kelly exploded,...
BOURNE, Mass. — Jon LeGrande flexed once. Flexed twice. Threw up the shaka. Then emphatically clapped his hands. He cruised to second base after a two-run double down the left field line in the fifth inning to give Bourne the 4-3 lead, which sparked the spree of celebrations, but he...
BOURNE, Mass. — In the first round of the playoffs against Hyannis, Ryan Cooney didn't record a single hit — he was 0-for-13 at the plate. Cooney entered the playoffs with just a .227 batting average but had showed life at the plate toward the end of the regular season,...
HYANNIS, Mass. — Nate Whysong sprinted into the dugout after the eighth inning, high-fived his teammates and threw his glove down, letting everyone know how he felt about Hyannis. "Let's f—ing go I own you guys," Whysong yelled. It was the juice the Braves needed. Entering the ninth they were...
BOURNE, Mass. — Rhys Bowie made the two-hour drive from Kingston, Rhode Island, on Thursday to Cape Cod — on Friday he got the nod as the Bourne starting pitcher. "I was told on Thursday that I had to start," Bowie said. "So I had to do all the little...
BOURNE, Mass. — On Sunday against Chatham, Mark Quatrani saw the 3-1 pitch in the fifth inning from Christopher Langley (Tyler Junior College) and let it rip. He didn't really move from the left-handed batter's box after making contact. Instead, he watched it fly, staring the ball down as it...
CHATHAM, Mass. — After the 1-2 pitch from Quinn Holt in the fifth inning, a brief pause of silence hung in the air at Veterans Field. It was a delayed call from Joe Caraco behind the plate, but he lifted his arms to indicate the Holt had struck out the...
BOURNE, Mass. — If Camden Kozeal isn’t holding a bat or glove, he has a fishing rod. It’s been that way since he could walk. Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, Kozeal found a calling to fishing early in his childhood, spending time at nearby ponds catching bass. “I started about...
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — The last Brave to win the the Home Run Contest at the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game was Mitch Moreland in 2006 at Red Wilson Field, home of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. The run by the 12-year MLB veteran as the reigning winner in Bourne...
The Bourne Braves are part of the renowned Cape Cod Baseball League, which is the No. 1 summer collegiate league in the country. It is an all-volunteer organization, that works tirelessly year round to provide the community a summer full of free entertainment for the entire family. The Braves are a non-profit association who rely solely on the donations of private citizens and sponsorships from local businesses.
