WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. 一 The Cape Cod Baseball League is excited to announce the schedule for the Championship Series of the 2024 playoffs.
The Cape League Championship Series will occur between Aug. 10-12.
Game 1 will start at the higher-seeded Bourne Braves, with Game 2 at the lower-seeded Harwich Mariners. The if-necessary third game will take place in Bourne.
Championship Series schedule, Aug. 10-12
Aug. 10: Harwich Mariners at Bourne Braves, 6 p.m.
Aug. 11: Bourne Braves at Harwich Mariners, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 12: Harwich Mariners at Bourne Braves , 6 p.m.*
* If necessary
How they got there
Bourne
The West’s fourth-seeded Bourne Braves took down the West Division regular-season champion Hyannis Harbor Hawks, 5-1, in the opening round. Ethan McElvain (Vanderbilt) and Griffin Hugus (Cincinnati) carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Chris Stanfield (Auburn) broke an early 1-1 tie with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Bourne never looked back.
The Braves advanced to their fourth-straight Cape League Championship Series after clawing back to take down the Cotuit Kettleers in the series-deciding Game 3, winning 5-3. Davis Gillespie (Southern Missouri) had two RBI in Bourne's 7-4 Game 2 win. Chase Meggers (Oregon) had two hits in game three, including a solo home run, to return the Braves to the finals.
Harwich
The East’s third-seeded Harwich Mariners outlasted the Chatham Anglers, 7-5, in the opening round. The Mariners tied things up in the ninth when Aiden Robbins (Seton Hall) singled to score Cam Maldonado (Northeastern), who led off the inning with a triple. Wilson Weber (Oregon State) had the game-winning hit, scoring Robbins.
The Mariners continued their playoff success in the second round, sweeping the top-seeded Y-D Red Sox in two games, 10-2 and 5-1. Harwich put up a 10-spot on the Red Sox in Game 1, sending across three runs in the opening frame. In Game 2, Donovan Burke (James Madison) threw eight innings and gave up one run to guide Harwich to its first Cape League Championship Series since 2019. Macon Winslow (Duke) had three RBI for the Mariners.
Meetings this season
June 18: Harwich won vs. Bourne, 10-2
July 5: Bourne won vs. Harwich, 5-2
July 15: Harwich won at Bourne, 4-1
July 23: Bourne won at Harwich, 10-2
All times are subject to change due to weather conditions. Further updates can be found on CapeCodLeague.com or @OfficialCCBL on X.
(Photograph by Aidan Conrad)
