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2016 ANGLERS SEASON REVIEW & SEASON PREVIEW 2017

he 2016 Chatham Anglers were a team with no quit in round and coming in second overall. On the mound, the Anglers
them, a team which battled through injuries and other were buoyed by a very strong bullpen that featured All-Star
adversity throughout the summer. The season began in Isaac Mattson, Connor Moore, and Michael Fitzgerald. These
Tearly June with the team coming together and bonding three Angler stoppers each appeared in more than 10 games
into a close-knit unit that went through ups and downs, before and had an earned run average of less than 2.00. The starting
earning its way into the playoff s on the last day of the regular pitching was anchored by Andrew Karp, Parker Riglar, and Simon
season. Getting into the playoff s was the precursor to the Matthews, with Riglar and Matthews getting the decisive playoff
highlight of the Anglers season, the Anglers stunning fi rst round wins over Harwich.
playoff series upset win over the fi rst place Harwich Mariners. Looking ahead to 2017 the Anglers will again fi eld a strong team,
Unfortunately, the Anglers season came to an end a few days featuring four returning players, D. J. Artis, John Aiello, Caleb
later when they were defeated by the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, Gilbert and Mason Koppens. Joining them will be a wide array
the eventual league champions.
of talented players from across the country. Schools with long-
Another highlight of the 2016 summer was Chatham hosting time Anglers ties such as UNC (Cody Roberts, Austin Bergner)
the 2016 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game. It was truly a and Louisville (Josh Stowers, Adam Wolf), will again be well
memorable day as the League’s best players gathered at Veterans represented and Manager John Schiff ner, entering his 25th season
Field on a beautiful July Saturday, in front of more than 7,000 fans. at the helm (longest tenure in league history) with a league-record
519 wins, has also reached out to some schools not represented in
In 2016, the Anglers were led off ensively by Tanner Gardner,
Chad Pinder, Gunnar Troutwine, and D.J. Artis. Patrick Mathis recent years such as Arizona State (Gage Canning) and Fordham
supplied the power, leading the team in both home runs (four) (Reiss Knehr).
and runs batted in (15). Mathis also represented the Anglers in 2017 is shaping up to be another exciting and enjoyable Chatham
the All-Star Game homerun-hitting contest, winning the opening Cape Cod Baseball League season.

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