Cape Catfish

After snapping a 7-game losing streak with a victory on Friday, the Cape Catfish broke a two-game skid on Sunday evening, by taking the second game of a doubleheader at Quincy 8-1.

The Cape Catfish drew three bases-loaded walks in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday, which resulted in a 6-5 win over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at Capaha Field.

The Cape Catfish are in dire need of some positive mojo right now and there has been no player in the brief history of the franchise that exudes positivity more so than Ellison Hanna II.

As the Cape Catfish has become the most successful franchise in the Prospect League over the past couple of summers, putting together any extended number of losses has been a non-thought, and no one knows that more so than Kolten Poorman, who has been a fixture in the Catfish lineup for over a year.

The Cape Catfish find themselves in a peculiar position – last place in the Western Conference Praire Land Division.

The Cape Catfish dropped a pair of road games to the Clinton Lumberkings on Friday and Saturday, falling to 7-10 on the season. Clinton broke a 1-1 tie in Friday's game, scoring seven unanswered runs across the fifth and sixth innings en route to an 8-1 victory...

In the doubleheader split with Quincy on Tuesday at Capaha Field, Cape Catfish player Danny Sperling contributed four hits, two runs scored, as well as a pair of RBIs. However, his contribution defensively may have been just as important. The Southeast Missouri State senior-to-be opened has played five games for the Catfish, opening at second base, but on Tuesday, moved over to fill in at first base.

When the Cape Catfish sign a local player to a “temporary contract,” it is supposed to be just that – temporary.

Baseball is a team game, so Cape Catfish player Ty Stauss isn’t going to blame two recent losses to Burlington on any one player specifically. However, the truth is, Stauss has made a quick and significant impact for the Catfish since making his debut with the team on Friday.

Cape Catfish pitcher Mark Eddie didn’t have the smoothest of freshmen seasons in his first year at NCAA Division III Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. However, early indications are that Eddie’s summer is going to be a trend in the right direction in his development.

A year ago, Cape Catfish pitcher Marshall Brown was coming off a redshirt season as a young guy at NCAA Division II Arkansas Tech and he lacked a bit of confidence in himself on the mound.

The Cape Catfish won a pair of road games on Wednesday and Thursday to even their season mark at 4-4.

Former Jackson High School baseball standout Lane Crowden had a limited spring this year in his final season at Three Rivers Community College.

This past spring wasn’t a particularly busy one for Southern Illinois junior baseball player J.D. Ortiz.

After spending his first spring at Mineral Area Community College as a redshirt pitcher, former Kelly High School standout Bryce Morgan has been anxious to get back onto a baseball diamond this summer.

Former Saxony Lutheran High School pitcher Eli Brown made his debut on Friday for the Cape Catfish with mixed results, but in the end, Catfish infielder J.D. Ortiz made sure every Catfish fan walked out of Capaha Field feeling good. Ortiz smacked three hits and drove in five runs, including three in the eighth inning, to lead Cape to an 8-6 come-from-behind win over Springfield in Cape’s 2022 home opener.

A memo to high school baseball players throughout Missouri: particularly in Southeast Missouri, you are being watched. And not just for your services to be utilized by the next level years from now, but sooner than you realize. The Cape Catfish open their third season of play at Capaha Field on Friday, as they host Springfield at 6:35 p.m., and they’ll have many familiar faces on the field.

The Cape Catfish continue to search for their first win of the 2022 season after losing 7-3 Thursday to the Alton River Dragons in Alton, Ill.

The Cape Catfish opened its 2022 season with a 10-5 loss at O'Fallon on Wednesday. The Hoots (1-0) scored three runs in the first inning and added four more in the third, as they built a 7-2 lead.

The Cape Catfish have been in existence for two seasons in the Prospect League. In 2019, the Catfish advanced to the final game of the championship series before falling one game shy of a title. However, the team made amends last season (2020 was canceled due to COVID) by rallying in the championship final and winning the franchise’s initial title in its brief existence.

Throughout her storied and Hall of Fame-caliber career as a college coach and administrator, Cindy Gannon developed a keen sense of observance.

Cape Catfish manager Steve Larkin and four of the team’s players were honored Wednesday morning when the Prospect League announced its 2021 award recipients. Larkin was named the Prospect League Manager of the Year for the second straight season. The Cincinnati native helped lead the Catfish to their first Prospect League championship in just their second season, posting a record of 38-22...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball player Ellison Hanna III returned to play this summer for the Cape Catfish “for one reason,” he screamed after helping the Catfish win their first Prospect League championship on Thursday over the Lafayette Aviators.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The epic finale scene in any “Rocky” movie had nothing on what the Cape Catfish game with the Lafayette Aviators had on Thursday.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – There are many things to enjoy about the Cape Catfish baseball club being in Cape Girardeau.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Cape Catfish kept their hopes of winning the Prospect League championship alive with a convincing win in Game 2 against the Lafayette Aviators to tie the series 1-1. The Aviators’ pitching gave them the edge Monday night but cost them Wednesday as the Catfish took advantage en route to a 10-3 victory...

In 2019, the Cape Catfish dominated their way to the Prospect League Championship Series with sheer talent, as their players were atop (or near so) in most of the statistical categories.

O’FALLON, Mo. — The O’Fallon Hoots may have won the regular-season series against the Cape Catfish, but the ‘Fish came through when it counted. The Catfish are advancing to the Prospect League’s Western Conference Championship with a 10-2 win over the Hoots on Thursday at CarShield Field...

With a win Saturday night against the Clinton LumberKings, the Cape Catfish have an opportunity to advance to their second straight Prospect League championship series. The Catfish ended the regular season 38-22 — five wins fewer than their 2019 West Conference championship-winning campaign — which was good enough for the second-best record in the league...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Cape Catfish took a page out of the Alton River Dragons’ playbook in Wednesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Springfield Sliders, playing mostly pitchers in the field while mostly throwing non-pitchers. With the division crown for the second half of the season and a playoff berth locked up, Wednesday’s loss was inconsequential...

After Sunday, Cape Catfish outfielder Andrew Stone, who calls Cross Lanes, West Virginia home and attends West Virginia State University, can call himself a Hall of Famer in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as it was announced prior to first pitch at Capaha Field that Stone was the first member of the Cape Catfish Hall of Fame...

After clinching the West – Prairie Land Division title 24 hours earlier, the Cape Catfish came back to earth in a 12-2 loss to O’Fallon on Saturday at CarShield Field.

If you ask Cape Catfish manager Steve Larkin, every game and every win is equally important. Friday night’s victory against the Alton River Dragons — the Catfish’s sixth straight win - may be a little more special. The Catfish topped the Dragons 8-4 to claim the West—Prairie Land Division title for the second half of the season, securing a spot in the Prospect League playoffs against the O’Fallon Hoots...

Noah Burkey is showing the behind-the-scenes work after redshirting his freshman season at Missouri State University. The Poplar Bluff alum is 7-0 pitching for the Cape Catfish this summer and is scheduled to face the Alton River Dragons on Tuesday. Burkey has a 5.07 ERA over 49 2/3 innings with 40 strikeouts and 31 walks against...

The Cape Catfish were solid in all aspects of Thursday night’s 10-1 victory — their fifth straight — over the O’Fallon Hoots at Capaha Field. Catfish pitcher Colten Weber threw another gem. The Jackson native struck out eight batters and allowed just four hits and an earned run - a solo home run to open the sixth - in 5 1/3 innings of work...

Poplar Bluff native Noah Burkey remained perfect this summer season on the mound, as he kept the O’Fallon offense at bay and led the Cape Catfish to a 6-2 road win on Wednesday.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cape Catfish were one strike away from beating the West -Prairie Land Division team, the Alton River Dogs, which is nipping at its heels of the first-place ‘Fish.

Cape Catfish starting pitcher Jalen Borders wasn’t especially sharp in his outing Saturday at Springfield. However, with a Catfish offense that pounded out 12 hits and scored 17 runs, Borders didn’t need to be great.

The Cape Catfish got off to a fast start in Sunday’s Prospect League game against Springfield, as the hosts took early leads of 2-0 and 5-2 before hanging on for a 5-4 victory at Capaha Field.

The Cape Catfish put two runs on the board early in Friday's game against Springfield but ultimately fell to the Sliders after giving up a six-run fifth inning. Catfish pitcher Colten Weber was solid through four innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four...

The Cape Catfish scored a total of 22 runs on Thursday night, sweeping a doubleheader on the road against the Normal CornBelters. In the opener, both teams combined for 27 hits and 31 runs, but it was the Catfish who picked up the victory 19-12 in seven innings. Cape had 17 hits, two home runs and six extra-base hits en route to victory...

Cape Catfish catcher Mason Speirs blasted his second home run of the season in the first inning of Tuesday night’s game against the O’Fallon Hoots. “It’s kind of funny actually,” Speirs said. “I asked Gio (Giovanni Del Negro) the at-bat before — because he got jammed a little bit — what the pitch was, and he was like, ‘Inside fastball.’...

Cape Catfish manager Steve Larkin went with his big left-hander, Jalen Borders, on the mound to start the game Sunday against the 20-25 Alton River Dragons at Capaha Field, and boy did Borders deliver, throwing six shutout, two-hit innings for Cape, leading the home team to an 8-2 win...

With the top three teams in the West – Prairie Land Division of the Prospect League each having won six of their past 10 games, the margin for the first-place Cape Catfish isn’t much in staying atop the division.

The Cape Catfish outhit the Alton River Dragons 12-6, but mistakes would come back to bite the ‘Fish in a 7-2 loss Thursday night at Capaha Field. Catfish pitcher Kyle Potthoff was solid through four innings, allowing just two hits and two earned runs while striking out five...

Two members of the Cape Catfish’s 2019 West Division Championship-winning team are returning to play the rest of the season, according to Catfish general manager Mark Hogan. Former Arkansas product Curtis Washington Jr., and Southeast Missouri State’s Andrew Keck are expected to return to the team for the remainder of the 2021 campaign...

The umpires may have been late getting to the ballfield Wednesday night, but the Cape Catfish showed up early in the game against the Alton River Dragons. The delay due to the officials' tardiness didn't affect Cape as the Catfish put five runs on the board in the first inning, thanks in part to a grand slam from infielder Jackson Jarvis, and the Catfish toppled the River Dragons 7-1 at Lloyd Hopkins Field in Alton, Ill...

The Cape Catfish dug themselves a hole early Tuesday against the Danville Dans. Starting pitcher Jalen Borders allowed seven runs — three earned — and gave up six hits in just 2 2/3 innings of work, and the Catfish defense recorded three errors in the first two innings of an 8-2 loss to the Dans (21-16) at Capaha Field...

The Cape Catfish snapped a 2-2 tie with Quincy on Sunday at Capaha Field by scoring six runs in the fifth inning and eventually holding on for an 8-5 win in Prospect League action.

The Cape Catfish attempted to rally late in the game against the O'Fallon Hoots but were unable to produce enough runs to overcome their rival on Friday night at CarShield Field. The Catfish recorded four more hits than the Hoots (23-14), but ultimately lost 9-6...