YARMOUTH, Mass. —The 2025 Cape Cod League All-Star Game delivered a picture-perfect summer showcase—over 7,000 fans filling the stands for a day built around baseball’s brightest on the Cape. With sunshine overhead, food trucks and kids’ games circling the park, and a laid-back, coastal energy in the air, it was everything an All-Star day should be.
Adding to the day’s buzz, the Brewster Whitecaps were front and center—showing exactly why they entered the break with the league’s second-best record. Five Whitecaps suited up for the All-Star Game, while two more kicked off the festivities in the Home Run Derby. From start to finish, Brewster’s presence was impossible to miss.
Before the game, the Home Run Contest kicked off the excitement, with Brendan Lawson (Florida) launching eight long balls in the first round, though he fell short of advancing. Carson Tinney (Texas) powered through the first round with seven homers and made it to the finals, but his ten homers in the final round weren’t quite enough to claim victory.
During the All-Star Game itself, Brewster’s bats took center stage, combining for five hits—highlighted by a first-inning moonshot from Dalton Wentz (Wake Forest) and two hits each from Cal Fisher (Florida State) and Lawson. On the mound, Kyle Kipp (Boston College) and Lance Davis (TCU) each took the hill for an inning in relief, helping the East Division secure a commanding 13-8 victory over the West. Brewster’s strong showing throughout the day perfectly reflected their status as one of the Cape’s top teams heading into the break.
Leading that charge was Wentz, Brewster’s lone starter and the first to leave a mark.
Wentz had been a steady force for the Whitecaps all summer—posting a .716 OPS, two homers, and reliable defense at second base. Batting third for the East, he wasted no time making noise. With a run already on the board in the bottom of the first, Wentz stepped in and crushed the very first pitch from Trever Baulmer (TCU) deep to left. He wasn’t in the Home Run Derby, but you wouldn’t have known it. One swing, one no-doubter—and Brewster’s All-Star day was off and running.
From there, the game exploded. By the fourth inning, three home runs had left the yard and the East held a commanding 10–4 lead, sparked by a six-run third inning. Wentz’s early blast set the tone well before another Whitecap took the field.
That next appearance came in the top of the fifth, when Fisher made his All-Star debut. He replaced injured infielder Carson Kerce (Georgia Tech), who had been moved to the outfield by head coach Jamie Shevchik to make room on a crowded infield. Like Kerce, Fisher is a natural infielder but shifted to left field to find a spot on the packed All-Star roster. Since joining Brewster, he’s posted a .394 OBP with two homers and 12 RBIs in just 16 games. On the second batter of the inning, a fly ball drifted to left. He tracked it down, made the catch, and the Brewster players and coaches erupted in the East dugout.
In the bottom half of the fifth, Lawson took his turn. In the Home Run Derby, he looked more like a line-drive specialist than a power hitter, peppering the gaps rather than swinging for fences. He carried that same approach into the game, pinch-hitting with a sharp single to left. Staying in the game, Lawson added another hit in the seventh, beating out a grounder to third. Not as loud as Wentz’s homer, but two hits in an All-Star Game still pack a punch.
Fisher followed in the sixth with a single to left—the kind of reliable hit that’s become his trademark, with 13 singles among his 15 hits this season. He eventually scored, playing a key role in a three-run Eastern Division inning. In the eighth, he dropped a blooper into right for his second hit of the day, capping a five-hit outing between Brewster’s three All-Star bats.
On the mound, Kipp was first out of the Brewster bullpen, entering the sixth with the East holding a 10–4 lead on a day heavy with offense. He hit his first batter but quickly regained control, helped by Daniel Jackson’s perfect throw to catch a runner stealing. Kipp retired the next two batters with a strikeout and a groundout, extending his scoreless streak to 9.1 innings—plus one spotless All-Star inning.
Davis had Brewster’s only pitching hiccup. The right-hander, Brewster’s bullpen ace with 21 strikeouts over 15.1 innings and a 1.76 ERA, entered in the seventh and got a quick out. But in the eighth, he gave up a home run to Chase Krewson (Central Florida), the only hit and earned run allowed by Brewster pitching all day. Davis bounced back, retiring the next two batters, including his only strikeout.
The day was packed with highlights—21 hits, seven homers, 13 extra-base knocks, and 21 strikeouts made it a showcase of talent across the league. While no single team stood out as the clear star, Brewster was right in the mix with the best. With two Whitecaps leaving their mark in the Home Run Contest and solid performances throughout, it was a strong statement—and plenty of momentum heading into the second half of the regular season, and beyond.
Photo credit: Casey Bayne.
