Rain washed out the Cape League slate tonight, and there’s a chance that happens again tonight.
At least we have the College World Series
As prompted by astute commenter Dave, let’s talk about Cape Leaguers in Omaha.
North Carolina was eliminated by Vanderbilt last night, which means you might be seeing a few Tar Heels on the Cape in the near future. Two freshman are the ones you’ll want to keep an eye on. Infielder Colin Moran was the ACC Freshman of the Year and is slated for Bourne. Kent Emanuel looks like the next great Tar Heel pitcher, and he’s on the Falmouth roster.
Vanderbilt always sends a lot of players to the Cape and is doing so again this year. The players: Connor Harrell (Y-D), Mike Yastrzemski (Cotuit), Kevin Ziomek (Cotuit) and Anthony Gomez (Orleans). Also of note for the Commodores, Taylor Hill, who pitched a gem last night, played for Chatham in 2009. Grayson Garvin was last year’s Cape League pitcher of the year.
Tonight’s game between Virginia and Cal features four players who are expected to be on the Cape this summer. Cal has Pac-10 Player of the Year Tony Renda (Chatham), while Virginia has Stephen Bruno (Harwich), Keith Werman (Harwich) and Reed Gragnani (Orleans).
As for the teams sitting pretty in the winners’ bracket, Florida is sending a ton of players to the Cape once again, while South Carolina has two.
The No. 1 Gator to watch is catcher Mike Zunino, a first-team All-American. He has been invited to Team USA, but he’s also on the Y-D roster and could come to the Cape after the USA season. Shortstop Nolan Fontana (Bourne) and pitcher Brian Johnson (Y-D) have also been invited to Team USA. The other Gators bound for the Cape are Hudson Randall (Chatham), Steven Rodriguez (Chatham), Keenan Kish (Cotuit), Daniel Gibson (Y-D), Kamm Washington (Bourne), Michael Heller (Brewster) and Austin Maddox (Bourne).
South Carolina has Evan Marzilli heading to Chatham and Christian Walker slated for Harwich. Walked is also on Team USA.
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