After its best performance of the summer on Saturday night, a 14-2 run-rule victory over Falmouth, Wareham heads back on the road to face Hyannis. The Gatemen now sit just two points behind the final playoff spot in the West Division after the Kettleers’ loss to the Mariners and can gain some more ground back ahead of Monday's league-wide off-day.
The Harbor Hawks are on a two-game skid but still are holding their grasp of the second place spot in the division: Hyannis is destined for a matchup with Falmouth in the first round, the only question remains is which team will be the higher seed?
The Gatemen take their second and final trip to McKeon Park of 2026. Wareham has beaten Hyannis previously this summer but the Gatemen can grab their first road win against the ‘Hawks and head into off-day on another win streak.
Starting Pitchers: Butt vs. Stephens
Falmouth: The Commodores have only allowed 12 runs over their last four games: they have all gone down in the win column. The ‘Dores come to Spillane Field with defensive momentum, and now Kody Butt (Bellevue) makes his Cape League debut after strong outings in the Northwoods league earlier this summer. He racked up 21 strikeouts over 18.2 innings of work and already has two starts and six appearances against wood-bat hitters.
Wareham: Jordan Stephens (South Carolina) has only allowed one run over his last three starts. His 24 K’s place him just one strikeout away from tying the team-high mark, and can pass it after tossing multiple in every appearance so far this summer. The Gatemen tallied four scoreless innings against the Kettleers on Friday, and now look for another strong opener from Stephens as they return home.
Players To Watch
Commodores: Falmouth put together one of the most dominant performances at the plate of the CCBL season, scoring 15 runs on 21 hits in their domination of the Harbor Hawks on Friday. In just his fourth game in the Cape League, Jeff Lougee (Northwestern) went a perfect four-for-four at the plate and was one of three Falmouth hitters with multiple RBIs on the night.
Gatemen: Friday’s comeback bid started from the bat of Coen Niclai (Oregon State). He was Wareham’s only multi-RBI hitter with his two-run bomb in the top of fourth inning to score its first run of the ballgame. That was Niclai’s fifth homer of the summer, a mark that not only leads all Gatemen batters but also places him fourth in the Cape League.
First pitch in Wareham is set for 6:00. Fans can attend for free, or tune in on Cape League TV.
