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2009
Cotuit Kettleers Game Recaps
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Cotuit’s
six All-Stars recognized before Red Sox game
story by Steve McCarthy
July 30, 2009
BOSTON- The six Cotuit Kettleers selected to take
part in last week’s Cape Cod Baseball League
All-Star Game festivities at Fenway Park returned to
the home of the Red Sox Thursday to be recognized
during a ceremony prior to Boston’s afternoon game
against the Oakland A’s.
Red sox pitcher and former Cape Leaguer Justin
Masterson (Wareham 2005) greeted the All-Stars as
they assembled along the first and third base lines.
Cotuit’s Cody Stanley (UNC-Wilmington), Zack Cox
(Arkansas), Zach Cone (Georgia), Cameron Rupp
(Texas), Kevin Patterson (Auburn), and Daniel
Tillman (Florida Southern), as well as manager Mike
Roberts were introduced to the Fenway crowd of
37,919.
Cox was named MVP of the rain shortened All-Star
Game after going 2-for-3 with a triple and a base
hit. Along with Yarmouth-Dennis pitcher Chris Sale
(Florida Gulf Coast), MVP of the Eastern Division
squad, the two received an appreciative ovation from
teammates, coaches, family, host families, team
personnel and fans seated in the center field
bleacher seats.
Six Red Sox players that developed their talent in
the Cape League took the field in Thursday’s game,
as well as former Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra,
now playing for the A’s. Infielders Kevin Youkilis
(Bourne 2000) and Mike Lowell (Chatham 1994),
catcher Jason Varitek (1991,1993), outfielders
Jacoby Ellsbury (Falmouth 2004), and Jason Bay
(Chatham 1999), and reliever Daniel Bard (Wareham
2005) all contributed to Boston’s 8-5 come from
behind win. Pitching coach John Farrell played for
Hyannis in 1982. Ellsbury is the only former Cape
League player on the Red Sox that was not selected
to a Cape League All-Star team.
Ellsbury made a diving catch on a shallow pop fly in
the third inning to rob Oakland’s Rajai Davis of a
base hit. Bard served as the set-up man for closer
Jonathan Papelbon and touched 101 MPH on the
park’s radar gun with his fastball. Varitek had a
three RBI day at the plate.
Along with Garciaparra, the A’s have two former
Cape League players on their active roster-
infielder Adam Kennedy (Falmouth 1996), and pitcher
Brad Ziegler (Chatham 2001, Harwich 2002).
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