Cape Catfish

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...

The Cape Catfish swept a doubleheader against the Clinton LumberKings Thursday night at NelconCorp Field. In the opener, Cape scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back, defeating Clinton 5-2. Catfish infielder Kolten Poorman hit his first home run of the season in the first inning. The home run was the Three Rivers freshman’s lone hit of the game...

The Cape Catfish's Wednesday night game against the Clinton LumberKings was postponed due to rain and, instead, both teams will play a doubleheader Thursday in Clinton, Iowa. The Catfish (21-14) are coming off a thrilling 13-12 road victory against the Quincy Gems (17-17) and were slated for a two-day series against the LumberKings (14-20) before Wednesday night's postponement...

Twice in Tuesday’s Prospect League game at Quincy did the Cape Catfish trail by five runs. However, the ‘Fish exploded for seven runs in the eighth inning and eventually held off the rallying Gems for a 13-12 victory.

The Cape Catfish rallied from a 4-0 deficit with four runs in the fourth inning on Sunday at Alton. However, the host River Dragons answered with four runs over their final four at-bats to win the Prospect League game 8-5.

After opening the second half of the Prospect League summer schedule with a pair of victories, the Cape Catfish came back to Earth in resounding fashion Saturday, as they fell at Alton 20-1.

The Cape Catfish hit three home runs in a back-and-forth slugfest, and Cameron Rountree hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eleventh to beat the Springfield Sliders for their 20th win of the season. The walk-off single was Rountree's lone hit of the night, but the Wright State product finished the game with two RBIs en route to a 9-8 victory on Friday at Capaha Field...

Cape Catfish infielder Zack Beekmann showed out against the Springfield Sliders Thursday night. The Buena Vista sophomore hit his second home run of the season — a two-run bomb in the eighth inning — and the Catfish started the second half of the season with a 5-2 win at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Ill...

Cape pitcher Jalen Borders had a solid outing in the Catfish’s final game of the first half of the season, but it wasn’t enough to take down the O’Fallon Hoots in a game that would decide the winner of the West - Prairie Land Division in the first half of the season...

The Cape Catfish swept a road doubleheader Tuesday against the O'Fallon Hoots to claim sole possession of first place in the Prospect League’s West-Prairie Land Division. The Catfish (18-11) have won six straight games and eight out of their last 10...

Burlington tallied 10 hits and scored a total of seven runs spread out over four innings in Sunday’s game against the Cape Catfish at Capaha Field. Good for the Bees.

With the game knotted at three runs each for the Cape Catfish and the Burlington Bees in the bottom of the 11th inning and the bases full of Catfish runners, Burlington relief pitcher K.J. Baker walked infielder Diego Johnson, scoring pinch-runner Chad Donze from third base, giving the Catfish a 4-3 walk-off victory, taking the first game of a quick two-game series at Capaha Field on Saturday...

The Cape Catfish exploded for five runs in their opening at-bat on Thursday against Burlington, which coupled with an outstanding outing on the mound from starting pitcher Jalen Borders, was enough to propel the ‘Fish to a 10-5 road win.

The Cape Catfish were only able to play five minutes of their Friday night road contest against the O'Fallon Hoots before the game was postponed due to bad weather. Just three Catfish batters - Andrew Stone, Diego Johnson and Mason Speirs - had a chance at the plate before the umpires halted the game for a rain delay. None were able to reach base...

Infielder Diego Johnson wasted little time putting the Cape Catfish on the board Wednesday night, hitting his first home run of the season - a two-run shot - en route to a 7-5 victory over the Burlington Bees at Community Field. Johnson went 1-for-5 on the game with two RBIs, the home run being his lone hit...

Cape Catfish outfielder Ellison Hannah II had a good night at the plate Tuesday, but it wouldn't be enough to overcome the visiting O'Fallon Hoots at Capaha Field. The Indiana State product hit a three-run home run in the first inning - his third of the year - and a triple in the eighth...

The Cape Catfish trimmed a 4-1 deficit to a one-run game on Saturday at Quincy, but the Gems added a couple of runs in their final at-bat, which sealed a 6-3 win for the hosts.

The Cape Catfish trailed throughout much of Sunday’s game at Danville, before eventually falling 12-10. However, it wasn’t before the ‘Fish made things interesting.

The Cape Catfish finished up a three-game sweep of the Alton River Dragons with a 3-2 victory - the team’s seventh straight - Friday night at Capaha Field. “We’re just going to come out and keep that same approach every day,” Catfish manager Steve Larkin said. “We had a couple of big hits late in this game and scored some runs. We’re just rolling right now.”...

Cape Catfish infielder Christopher Jordan left the team Wednesday to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball. “I’ve worked my tail off to try to play pro ball, and I got the call,” Jordan said. Jordan has signed with the Trinidad Triggers in Trinidad, Colorado, of the Pecos League — an independent baseball league that operates in California, New Mexico, Southern Arizona, Kansas, Western Texas and Colorado...

The Cape Catfish extended their winning streak to six games after sweeping a road doubleheader against the Alton River Dragons. The Catfish put together 10 hits toward a winning effort in the opener, beating the Dragons 6-1 on Thursday at Lloyd Hopkins Field...

The Cape Catfish’s game against the Clinton LumberKings on Tuesday night was a pitching duel. Wednesday night’s was a slugfest. The Catfish and LumberKings combined for 24 hits, 18 runs and three home runs, but Cape came out of the contest on top 10-8 at Capaha Field...