The Cotuit Kettleers have clinched the final spot in the 2021 Cape Cod Baseball League Playoffs. With Falmouth’s loss at Wareham tonight, the Kettleers secured the #2 spot in the Western Division. This will be the fourth straight season that Cotuit has made the playoffs. The Kettleers will be trying for their second straight Cape League title and their 18th Championship season. In 2019, the Kettleers topped Harwich in the Championship series for their 17th title.
Cotuit will face the regular season Western Division Champs Bourne Braves in the first round of the playoffs. The series will be a best-of-three series, with game one on Friday at Doran Park at 6:00 PM. The winner of the three-game series will play the winner of the Brewster Whitecaps and Harwich Mariners series in the Championship series.
The Kettleers are 2-3 vs. Bourne this season. Games one and three will be at Bourne. Game two will be at Lowell Park. Cotuit is 17-17-1 on the season.