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Cape Cod Baseball League Already Into Final Week of 2008 Season

With a family outing this much fun, you can't possibly strike out!

   The Falmouth Commodores hosted the Cotuit Kettleers at Guv Fuller Field.

The Cape Cod Baseball League winds down for the summer with the next few days being the final week of regular season games. If you haven’t made a game yet this season, you should make it a point to catch one. As the slogan has it, this is “where the stars of tomorrow shine tonight,” as many of these players end up playing professional baseball after college. These games are a great family atmosphere with vendors, souvenir shops, and plenty of chances to win things from cash prizes to team shirts given out by team members.

CCBL playoffs begin this Saturday, August 9 with the top two teams from each division playing the best out of three games. Then, the championship games between the two advancing teams will start Monday, August 11 or Tuesday, August 12. Currently Orleans leads the eastern division with Harwich in second place. In the western division, Hyannis is in first place with Falmouth holding onto second.

The new CCBL Hall of Fame & Museum opened recently in Hyannis at 397 Main Street. “The Dugout” is in the lower level of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum and is open weekdays and Saturdays 9-5, and Sundays noon to 5. There are currently 81 members of the Hall of Fame, which started inducting members about eight years ago. There are plaques of all inductees, team memorabilia of all 10 teams in the league, autographed equipment indicating the connection the CCBL has with the majors. There’s also a wide-screen TV featuring films about the league, including Summer Catch.

The Falmouth Commodores play at 7 PM Tuesday  at Orleans, Wednesday at home against Wareham, and Thursday at Hyannis. Check the CCBL website for other teams' schedules.