A Look at the Braves headed to the CCBL All-Star Game

By: Zac Vierra

Six Braves were chosen to represent the Western Division in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game at Fenway Park.  We will take a look at the members of the Braves who will be suiting up at Fenway this Friday. 

Ryan Eades, SP (LSU): 3-0 0.86 ERA 31.1 IP 22 K
Eades will be the starting pitcher for the West and he has been the ace of the staff all season for the Braves.  In six starts, Eades has been superb only allowing three earned runs all year.   At 0.86, his ERA is second in the league among pitchers who have a minimum of .8 inning pitched per team game.  Eades throws a fastball, slider and change-up and has shown success with all three of his pitches.

Josh Conway, P (Coastal Carolina): 2-0 1.29 ERA 28 IP 26 K
With Eades and Conway, the Braves have two of the best starting pitchers in the league at the top of their rotation.  Conway has been great as the Braves are 4-1 in his starts and his ERA is third in the league just behind Eades.  Conway has not just contributed on the mound for the Braves this season.  He is 2-4 at the plate and has pinch ran in a few games and even scored the game winning run in the walkoff victory against Cotuit on July 11th. 

John Farrell, P (William & Mary): 1-0 0.00 ERA 13.1 IP 17 K
Farrell will get a chance to pitch at Fenway Park, roughly only a half hour away from his hometown of Andover, MA.  He has been perfect for Bourne out of the bullpen, not allowing a run in 10 appearances.  Farrell has struck out at least one batter in 9 out of 10 outings and he has an average of 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. 

Patrick Cantwell, C (Stony Brook): .284 average 6 RBI 19 H 10 R
As the starting catcher, Cantwell has been the field general for the Braves.  He has been a solid hitter but his defense and hustle are his defining traits.  Every game it seems that Cantwell has the dirtiest uniform on the field, which shows his dirt dog style of play.  And he is not afraid to take one for the team.  Cantwell has been hit by 11 pitches this season, a main reason for his on-base percentage of .400.   Cantwell was selected by the Orioles in the 39th round of the 2011 MLB Draft and he could sign with the team before the end of the Cape League season. 

Colin Moran, 3B (UNC): .319 average 1 HR 7 RBI 23 H 7 R
Baseball America's Freshman of the Year has made an impact in 19 games for Bourne after arriving from the College World Series.  After a bit of a slow start with the Braves, Moran's average has steadily climbed to the .319 mark where it currently stands, second best on the team.  Moran has shown off his bat as of late, getting two or more hits in five of his last six games. 

Travis Jankowski, OF (Stony Brook): .338 average 7 3B 21 RBI 46 H 24 R
Jankowski has been the MVP for the Braves to this point in the season.  He leads the team in average, hits, RBI, runs, triples, walks and stolen bases.  He has been hitting consistently all season in the leadoff spot and has played great defense making a few highlight reel catches in center field.  He is only one triple away from tying the Cape League record for three baggers set by Bruce Thomson in 1993 and Ed Drucke in 1966.  Jankowski leads the Cape League in hits and is second in in average and third in RBI.