July 17, 2011
Cape League notebook: Monda makes statement
by Ed Flaherty/
Brewster Whitecaps outfielder Jason Monda doesn’t have enough at-bats to be among the Cape Cod Baseball League leaders yet, but has certainly earned the right to pick up more playing time this summer.
Monda, who completed his freshman season at Washington State this spring, is hitting .375 as of games played July 16.
Monda has 72 at-bats for Brewster, with 27 hits. He has three doubles, four triples, one home run and 10 RBI.
Monda was named Cape League Player of the Week last week after turning in several outstanding performances for the Whitecaps.
He had two hits in all but one of Brewster’s games and was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases against Harwich.
Monda has 11 multi-hit games in 2011 and had three hits in a pair of games.
Harwich left-hander Taylor Rogers was named Cape Cod Baseball League Pitcher of the Week.
Rogers went seven innings while allowing just two hits in a 1-0 win over Orleans on July 9.
Rogers is 2-2 with a 1.73 ERA in 2011. He has a pair of shutouts to his credit.
League leaders
►Brewster catcher Taylor Davis is the current batting leader, through games of July 16, but has left the Cape League after signing with the Chicago Cubs. Davis (Morehead State) is hitting .375 with two home runs and 13 RBI.
Davis has had eight multi-hit games for Brewster this summer, with two three-hit games to his credit.
Cotuit’s Victor Roache (Georgia Southern) is second in the batting chase at .372, while Brewster’s Ryan Jones (Michigan State) is third at .349.
►Ben Waldrip (Medford, Mass./Jacksonville State) is the home run leader with six.
Roache is second with five home runs, while four other players are third with four HRs apiece.
►Roache is all alone among the RBI leaders with 24. Roache has had seven multi-RBI outings for Cotuit, including two three-RBI outings and a four-RBI performance against Yarmouth-Dennis on July 10.
Bourne’s Travis Jankowski (Stony Brook) is second with 19 RBI. Three players are tied with 16 each.
►Bourne’s Ryan Eades (LSU) is the league ERA leader at 0.68. Eades is 3-0 for the Braves and has allowed just 13 hits in 26.1 innings on the mound. He has giving up just two earned runs.
►Harwich right-hander Dylan Floro (Cal-State Fullerton) leads the league with four victories. Floro has won two straight outings and has a 1.32 ERA for the Mariners. He also has a save to his credit.
►Six pitchers have posted 30 ore more strikeouts thus far in 2011, with Hyannis right-hander Jon Moscot (Pepperdine) leading the way with 36.
Familiar voice
When Cape Cod residents tune their radios to WCAI on July 29 to listen to the CCBL All-Star Game, they will hear a familiar voice calling the game.
Jerry Trupiano will be the play-by-play announcer for the All-Star Game, which will be held at Fenway Park.
Trupiano was the voice of the Boston Red Sox from 1993 through 2006, joining Joe Castiglione on Red Sox broadcasts.
Trupiano will be joined by Cape League Director of Broadcasting John Garner for the All-Star Game broadcast.
Notes
►Hyannis honored former state senator Jack Aylmer prior to a recent game, naming the new field house at McKeon Park in his honor. Aylmer was a driving force behind the formation of the Hyannis Mets in the 1970s.
►Chatham first baseman Richie Shaffer (Clemson) hit home runs in three straight games last week, a rare feat in the Cape League. Shaffer led Clemson with 13 home runs and 55 RBI in 2011.
