By Ben Strober “This team’s too good to lay over and die,” Y-D field manager Scott Pickler said after the team fell 18-7 in game one of the East Semis. That game one showed a division champion team looking uninspired, and sluggish. Brewster’s 18 runs marked the most given up by the Red Sox all … Read more
By Ben Strober It was the bottom of the sixth in Brewster; Yarmouth starting pitcher Finnegan Wall stood in, absolutely untouchable from the start. On a two-strike pitch, Wall induced a grounder that second baseman Ryan Jackson scooped and threw to first to retire Wall’s sixth no-hit inning. Wall pounded his fists into his glove … Read more
By Ben Strober Once Yarmouth-Dennis captured its final out of the regular season in Wareham, a small celebration ensued. Y-D’s fate wasn’t determined, but still, the Red Sox poured out of the dugout with glee to take a team picture. The entire team even insisted that 84-year-old superfan Gary Wilson come to join them for … Read more
By Ben Strober With two gone in the bottom of the fifth, Y-D starting pitcher Gage Williams looked to end his night with the sheet clean. With a sizable lead at hand, Williams worked to reward his hitters. Williams induced an inning-ending grounder and walked back to the dugout with a visible large grin across … Read more
By Ben Strober Yarmouth-Dennis’ offense appeared lifeless as they wilted through the first five innings. They plated just one on three hits, with two coming from the same guy. Hunter Hines changed that narrative with a monumental two-run blast to make it a one-run game in the sixth. Or so the Red Sox had thought. … Read more
By Ben Strober Six members of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox were selected to participate in the 2023 Cape League All-Star game yesterday. The positions and skill sets vary, so here’s some information on the talented six. Hunter Hines, Mississippi State University: If anyone on Y-D was a definitive lock to be an All-Star, it was … Read more
By Brian Melanson and Ben Strober From an early age, it is every young ballplayer’s dream to hear their name called during the MLB Draft. For several current and former Red Sox players, dreams became reality as 15 players were selected in this year’s draft Round 2, Pick 54: Mike Boeve (Brewers, Y-D ‘22) “Barrell” … Read more
By Ben Strober It seemed as if no one could get anything going at Veterans Field. Through 4.5 innings, the game saw just one hit, and Yarmouth-Dennis starter Finnegan Wall wasn’t who allowed it. The second batter of the back half of that fifth inning was Aidan Meola. In a 0-0 game, one swing can … Read more
