With just over a week left in the 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League regular season, we’re in uncharted territory as the standings in both divisions are as close as they’ve ever been. Any of the 10 teams have a statistical chance to take home the President’s Award, which is awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. As the race comes down the home stretch, a dramatic photo finish seems inevitable.

East Division

The Brewster Whitecaps started the season on a six-game winning streak and looked like the early front-runners for East Division favorite. That was until the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox went on a nine-game winning streak of their own, and for a while it seemed as if they were going to run away with the division. Now, as of July 26, the Harwich Mariners, who have the Cape League’s best run differential at plus-41, have tied Y-D and sit atop the East at 17-12-3.

With the playoffs quickly approaching, Harwich and Y-D hold just a one-game lead on third-place Brewster. The Orleans Firebirds find themselves 2 1/2 out of first, and the Chatham Anglers are currently four games back, however still have an opportunity to make up some ground. With four of the five teams making the playoffs, this is truly as tight as the East Division has ever been.

According to Cape Cod Baseball League historian Mike Richard, the closest the East Division standings have been from top to bottom was back in 2003, when all five teams finished within three games. Brewster took home the division crown at 24-17, beating out Orleans by four percentage points at 25-18. The fifth-place Harwich Mariners trailed by just three games at 21-22-1. From top to bottom, 2003 was the closest all five teams in a Cape League division ever finished. This season has a real chance to beat that.

One thing is clear — the race in the East Division is going to come down to the wire. The final week of the regular season is shaping to be historic in every sense of the word.

West Division

As of 16 days ago on July 10, the Hyannis Harbor Hawks sat atop the West standings with a record of 10-8-3. At that time, Hyannis was the only West team above .500. The Harbor Hawks spent most of the first half of the season in first place and were the best offensive team in the league. Now on July 26, they have fallen to fourth place in the West at 13-16-3. The Wareham Gatemen, who were in last place, now lead the division with a 17-15-0 record.

How quickly things can change. Especially so this season when parity has been the norm. No team has found third gear and been able to separate from the pack.

The Falmouth Commodores took the lead in the West on July 12 and remained there for three days before the Gatemen took over. From July 12-16, no team in the West was above .500. Wareham has led the division for the last 11 days and is alone with a winning record. The Bourne Braves and Cotuit Kettleers are tied for second place two games back. Cotuit has the best run differential in the division at plus-32 and is the only team in the league in the top three in both team ERA and team OPS.

First place and last place is currently separated by 3 1/2 games. According to Richard, the closest West Division race in recent history was in 1989 when there was a six-game difference between first and last.

This year figures to be closer. For the rest of the regular season, every pitch of every game is crucial. Any one could decide which team takes home the President’s Award. An inch here or a millisecond there could decide who wins the divisions, who makes the playoffs and whose season is over.