The Cape Cod Baseball League season has commenced, and with it, the Bourne Braves are looking to reach the Cape League finals for the fourth consecutive year. Throughout the season, Bourne photographers Shannen Hardy (Franklin Pierce) and Isabel Swindall (North Carolina) will be capturing all the action on and off...

BOURNE, Mass. — Whenever Braden Holcomb (Vanderbilt) steps into the batter’s box in a big moment, he looks at his left arm. Inked onto it is a tattoo that reads “Pressure is a Privilege.” It’s a reminder. Mentality. Mindset. Whatever you want to call it, it serves a purpose —...

CHATHAM, Mass. — A towering foul ball down the left field line looked like it was headed over the fence near the Chatham Anglers' bullpen — Ryker Waite (Vanderbilt) had other plans. As the ball skied in the air off of the bat from Ethan Mendoza (Texas), Waite turned on...

Tonight, the Bourne Braves and the Massachusetts State Lottery were proud to honor Machinery Technician First Class (MK1) Stephen Ricardo as our Hero of the Game. MK1 Ricardo has distinguished himself through an exemplary 16-year career in the United States Coast Guard, marked by unwavering dedication, technical expertise, and selfless...

The Bourne Braves, as well as the nine other Cape Cod Baseball League teams, took their talents to Fenway Park on Wednesday, June 18, for the league's annual scout day. Players took batting practice, infield/outfield fielding, as well as combine-style drills. Bourne Braves photographers, Shannen Hardy (Franklin Pierce) and Isabel...

BOSTON — Many players in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) hope to one day be selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. Some will have that happen — others won’t. While the uncertainty of making it to the big leagues still hangs in the air for these players,...

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — It’s the style of play from Jon LeGrande (St. John’s) that had field manager Scott Landers dub him as a “spark plug” for his team. It’s his motor, hunger, and enthusiasm that brings the spark to the lineup for Bourne — those same characteristics are what...

The Cape Cod Baseball League season has commenced, and with it, the Bourne Braves are looking to reach the Cape League finals for the fourth consecutive year. Throughout the season, Bourne photographers Shannen Hardy (Franklin Pierce) and Isabel Swindall (North Carolina) will be capturing all the action on and off...

BOURNE, Mass. — Ahead of his first start on the mound for the Bourne Braves, Zane Petty (Texas Tech) wanted to keep his approach simple, yet more than just putting it in the strike zone. In his postgame on-air interview, Petty said his mindset was to be “electric” with his...

Two former members of the Bourne Braves are part of the Cape Cod Baseball League's Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Outfielder Travis Jankowski and former field manager Bob Stead joined four others the league will enshrine in November. Jankowski, the talented outfielder from Stony Brook, had two productive seasons...

The Bourne Braves were Cape Cod Baseball League champions in 2022. The squad brought home the hardware again in 2023. 2024 had the Braves pushing for the three-peat, but for the first time since 2021, a new team came out victorious, as the Braves fell to the Harwich Mariners, 4-3,...

The 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League season is quickly approaching. After winning back-to-back Cape League titles in 2022 and 2023, the Bourne Braves came within a game of winning its third-straight title in 2024. Bourne will look to continue vying for a championship when the season opens against the defending...

Spring has sprung across the country, and with the longer days and warmer weather comes baseball. As of writing this, the Bourne Braves are 71 days from opening the 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League season. In the meantime, plenty of former Braves' players are competing at their respective college teams....