BrewsterWhitecapsYearbook2022

2022 Contributors
As of May 27, 2022

All STARS (Gifts of $100-$249)

The Arico Family Ross & Sharon Gorman Tracey Oringer
Bill & Judy Barnstead Angelo, Hilary & Zoe Grasso Meredith Oram
Dr. Robert J. Berardi David & Gail Griffin Karney & Diana Ovian
Daryl Bladen Irene Gruber Chip Parisi
Joe & Dee Bisognano John & Patricia Hewes Wayne & Susan Positan
Mark Bowden Anne Goggin & John Hurley Donna & Joe Potts
The Bolanos Family Mark Jackowitz Dave & Denise Prindiville
Jim and Beverly Boyle Charlie & Kate Johnson Lawerence Purtell
Warren Breckenridge Christine L. Johnson Gayle & Kristen Rae
Robert Muffly & Carol Buckler Wayne Johnston Derek Reicherter
Jean and Jeff Card Michael Karaim Dan Deschler & Eileen Reynolds
Thomas & Erin Champlin Steve Katz Mary & Vic Roberts
Timothy & Nancy Chase Timothy & Sharon Kautz Robert Rodericks
Catherine Childs Steve Keefe Vanderlan Saldanha
Kay & Frank Conrad Norman Kesselman Tony & Brenda Santagati
Mike & Kay Cosgrove Jim Kirk Nancy & Orin Segall
Andrew Cranin Kevin Kissling Janice & Robert Shannahan
Nona Cusick Barbara Krock Dave & Bonnie Siegel
Ed & Karen Daly The Lalor Family Jane & Tom Shields
Don & Murva Deneen Thomas F. Litrenta Tom & Sharon Shaw
Frank De Lisi Richard & Margaret Litavis Robert Smaglia
Patrick DePratti The LoPresto Family Nancy Souder
Julie Domonkos The Long Family Heidi Stam
David Donnelly James Long Drew Staniar
Todd Erickson Chris Lord Jacqueline Stern
Gilbert & Patricia Ellis Kevin & Jane Lowey Dick & Susan Stewart
Frank Evans in Memory of David C. Eustis Brad & Suzanne Malo Dan & Chris Switz
Allyson & Alan Felix Craig & Jody Mance Charles & Judith Tantillo
The Fitzgibbons Family Michael & JoAnn Marinaccio John Taylor
David Flanagan Claire Martin Terry Walsh & Susan Valinski
Joe & Liz Flannery Bob and Mary Mauterstock Steve & Nancy Whitehurst
Jeffrey Forhan Beverley & Patrick McCarthy Kurt & Beverly Wicks
Connie Franciosi Regina McIntosh Tim Williams
Marjorie & Len Freimen The Micciche Family Richard & Ann Wolf
Carolyn T. Fundin Robert Murphy Bill Youngs
Alyssa Garnick Michael Nemergut Judith Zimmer & Thomas Diemer
Dave & Lois Gerlach Bruce & Jeanne Nettleton Fred & Carole Zupicich
Barbara Godard Roger & Glenda Normand Anonymous (6 donations)
Laura & Robert Goldsmith Charles O'Neil

Supporters (Gifts up to $99)

Phil Airoldi Marshall Grodberg The Peracchia Family
Philip & Carol Amato Peter & Brigid Gunn Andy & Lisa Perkins
Larry Ambrose Richard & Alice Halla Madeline C. Plansky
Bob & Dottie Barnard Henry and Shirley Hayes Carol Regenauer
Donna & Michael Beggan Ken & Bea Hermann Christine Reuther & John Loiselle
Dab Belanger Emmanuel & Susanne Hermes Joe Rinaldi
Frederick Bond Jr. Charles Hildebrand Doris Sarty
Fred & Kathy Budreski Rich & Kari Hoffmann Sandra & Irwin Schorr
Pat & Bill Busch Joanne Hughes Chris Senie & Kathy Rosenblum
Gary & Mary Carnevale Peter & Chris Johnsmeyer John Ruggiero
Diane Conrad Joan Kirkby Edward H. Smith
Nancy & Fran Cook Kathleen Kopitsky The Soule Family
Barry Copplestone Sylvia Lamb Maureen Steinmann
Terence Cordner Jr. Maryann O. Lord Francis & Ruth Steponaitis
Donna & Larry Cormier Michael & Marcelle Mase Kristine Taylor
Joann Czarny Evelyn McKenna Thomas & Mary Tecklenburg
Martha Dunbar Maurice & Patricia McWalter David & Amy Tormey
Faythe Ellis Eugene Merullo Don & Janet Queenin
Tony Esposito & Tova Soyt Sebastiao Miranda/Brewster Cleaning Services Ellen E. Urbano
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Ferlito Thomas & Eileen Moylan Joan & James Van Baalen
Al & Esther Fitzgerald Brian & Donna Murphy Irene Wass
Herbert & Laura Fliegner Timothy & Marie Murphy Paul Weiss
Ann Fraser Mary & John Myers Don White & Winnie Petkunas
Audrey Gandini Gale & Gerald Nathanson Ralph Whitehead
Gwen Gage In Memory of Jane Nixon Mike Williams
David & Rosemary Gilmartin Rod O'Connor Cynthia Zweil
Susan Goodspeed Marj & Charlie Oliver Anonymous (14 donations)
Paul & Rosemary Greco Christine Piekos Patterson

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Thanks Fore Helping Us Swing It

Last year’s “Swing Fore The Whitecaps” To learn more or register as a golfer or sponsor
Golf Tournament was a lot of fun and please visit our website: WhitecapsGolf.org
a fundraising home run for the team.

Special thanks to Jay Packett, the Captains
Golf Course, and the Town of Brewster
for their support.

Thank you, Golfers & Sponsors, for
making “Swing Fore The Whitecaps”
a fun time and great success.

Let’s do it again.

Please join us for the second
annual Swing Fore the Whitecaps golf
tournament at the Captains Golf Course
on Monday, June 27, 2022. All proceeds
benefit the Brewster Whitecaps.

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Thank you Brewster
Baptist Church!

Normally, the new baseball season is ushered in with the entire Whitecaps family gathering
for our Opening Dinner. Players, host
families and interns are introduced,
and we hear remarks from our
President, GM and Manager. For as
long as anyone can remember, this
important and fun event has been
held in the fellowship hall at
Brewster Baptist Church.
Unfortunately, the dinner cannot
be held indoors in 2022 due to
COVID caution. Nevertheless, many
thanks to Doug Scalise, BBC Head
Pastor and his church for normally
providing the venue to help us kick
off the Cape Cod Baseball League
season in Brewster. Hope to make
it happen again next year!

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High on the Host Family Experience

By Christopher Price

To witness the scene was to see pure joy,
filtered through the lens of Cape League
baseball.

After the Whitecaps completed their
dream season with a final playoff victory
over Bourne last August, Nancy Sveden,
longtime Brewster Whitecaps host
parent, was on the field. She was holding
the Cape Cod Baseball League
championship trophy, flanked by the two
players — Pete Hansen and Trey Faltine
— who stayed with her last summer.

Keeping the Faith
To be sure, not every season ends with joy and happiness and smiles and a chance at a photo opportunity on
the field with the championship trophy. But for host parents like Sveden, who has had players stay with her
since 2016, it was a reward for being able to keep the faith through the sad, baseball-free summer of 2020.

“Perfection. I look at the pictures and it’s just, just … exultation,” said Sveden of the memories from that
memorable August afternoon and the celebration on the field at Stony Brook School after the last out.

Everyone knows the league is a showcase for the
best college talent in the nation, an opportunity for
players to take a major step forward on a journey
that, for some, ends in the big leagues. In Brewster,
that means getting a chance to play for someone like
Jamie Shevchik, who has led Brewster to two of the
last four Cape League titles, a head coach who
Sveden says “makes you proud” to be associated
with the Whitecaps.

But while Shevchik and the Brewster brain trust
enter 2022 with an eye toward back-to-back titles,
Sveden and the rest of the host parents will provide
the sort of foundation needed for the franchise to
continue to achieve success away from the diamond.

Volunteers: Life Blood of the Cape League
Of course, there are people like Sveden in all 10 towns of the Cape League, people who love the league and the
games and the teams all the way down deep in their bones. The simple truth is that the Cape League wouldn’t
exist without people like Sveden. The host parents and volunteers and others who give their time and efforts
are the ones who keep the whole enterprise moving, year after year. 

Like every Cape League team, the Whitecaps welcome any and all volunteers to fill a myriad of responsibilities,
including those who want to serve as a host parent. Players who arrive on the Cape are placed with host
families in each one of the 10 communities. In Brewster, Sveden is one of many who open their homes every
summer to players from all over the country, offering extra rooms for a couple of weeks to a temporary player
or a couple of months to a permanent player. It’s an absolutely vital part of the program, and a terrific way for a

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community-minded individual to play a sizable role in the
success of the Whitecaps.

Host Family Expectations
Sveden acknowledges that being a host parent isn’t for
everyone. Some may bring the wrong expectations; families
are not getting a ready-made babysitter for the summer. And
it’s important to note every host parent/player relationship
doesn’t always click. You have to be OK with the idea that
the players’ rooms will be occasionally … unkempt. You will
wake to the washer and dryer going … at 1 o’clock in the
morning. That gallon of milk you just purchased at
Cumberland Farms that would usually last a week could
mysteriously disappear in a few hours.

But the payoff? It’s a friendship that extends beyond the
game of baseball.

“You get to know these incredible human beings, something
you wouldn’t do otherwise,” said Sveden. “Getting to know
these kids, these amazing kids … I just feel so incredibly blessed to be able to serve as a host.”

Sveden, a widower, has hosted nine players over the years. It’s a role that can go beyond simply offering an
extra room; Sveden has had lengthy conversations with players about everything from the pressures of big-time
college baseball to what life was like with a rotary phone.

“Sometimes, it’s just good to be an ear for them,” she said. “In a lot of cases, they can be so innocent and so
unworldly, because they have focused on their sport for such a long time to the exclusion of almost everything
else. It’s easy to forget that.”

Relationships that Last
Many Cape League host families continue to stay in touch with the players who spend the summer with them.
Phone calls, zoom sessions, e-mails, and letters are one way to keep the friendships alive. Some families take
trips to see their former house guests play at the college or professional levels.  

In the end, regardless of how the season ends — with the unbridled joy of a championship celebration or
otherwise — the relationships forged over the course of a few weeks in the summer are what keep her coming
back time and again as a host parent.

“Your insides just fall out when they leave,” she said. “The emptiness is
palpable. Maybe there’s some relief, knowing everyone is just ready for the
next stage.

“But just to be a part of that for a summer, to see that joy and be a part of
the Whitecaps community is just … it’s so worth it.”

Christopher Price is an award-winning sportswriter, having covered the Boston sports scene for more than 20 years. He currently works for
The Boston Globe, but has also written for ESPN.com, SI.com and Baseball America, as well as The Cape Cod Times and The Washington
Post. An acclaimed author, he’s written five books, including The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last
Great NFL Superpower, and Baseball by the Beach: A History of America’s National Pastime on Cape Cod. His new book, Bleeding Green: A History of
the Hartford Whalers, will be released in October. He and his family have been longtime supporters of the Whitecaps – his son was a batboy
for five years.

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Can We Give You A Lift?

Chuck Hanson and his merry band of parking lot supervisors stand ready to give older and
physically challenged fans a ride in our spiffy six-seater shown here. We’ll pick you up at
your vehicle in the parking lot and deliver you to the ramp up to our new fan friendly
bleachers with handicap seating. Just tell one of the attendants in the lot that you would
appreciate a ride. Now you never need to miss a Brewster home game! Go Caps!!

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Fence Banner Sponsors

Please join the Whitecaps in thanking our local Fence Banner Sponsors
and supporting them whenever you can.

Amanda’s Soft Serve Certa Pro Painters
Brewster Association of Part Time Residents Chatelain Real Estate
Brewster Council on Aging Eat Cake 4 Breakfast
Brewster Dental Arts Ferretti's Market
Brewster Inn & Chowder House Horsley Witten Group
Brewster Oysters (Brian Daley) Hot Chocolate Sparrow
Brewster Pizza House & Sports Bar Leighton Realty
Brewster Police Union Mazzeo Construction LTD
Brewster Recreation Department Mobile PC Doctor
Brian P. Daley Construction, Inc. Nauset Optical
Cape Associates, Inc. Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club
Cape Cod Air Grilles Corp. Orleans Seafood
Cape Cod Fence Seamen’s Bank
Cape Dreams Building & Design Stone L’Oven Pizza Company
Captains Golf Course The Village Toy Store

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Thank You, Brewster Police!

In normal times, the Brewster Baseball Club holds its monthly
Board of Directors meetings in the state-of-the-art Training Room

at the Brewster Police Facility on Harwich Road (Route 124) in
Brewster. We hope to be back there again soon.
Many thanks, Brewster Police, for sharing
your beautiful home with us!

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Give us
a hand
with
baseballs?

The home team provides the baseballs for every home game each season,
not to mention playoffs. On average, the Whitecaps go through three

to four dozen balls every game at a cost of about $150. If you can sponsor the
baseballs for one or more games, it will be a very big help. Please sign up at the
souvenir stand or call Bob Graczewski, President, at 413 237-5020. Thank you.

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Growing Pros for 34 Years

The Brewster Whitecaps have had many players who have gone on to play professionally.
Here’s the list of Brewster alumni who played on Major League teams at some point in the 2021 season.

Many more are honing their skills in the Minors, still hoping to punch their ticket to The Show.
Others have played in the Majors and retired, or are not active at this time.

Remember: every time you watch a Cape League game, you’re seeing an average
of six future Major Leaguers in action. Part of the fun is guessing which ones!

PLAYER 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM WITH BREWSTER

Scott Alexander Dodgers 2009
Jon Berti Marlins 2010-2011
Joe Biagini Cubs 2011
Braden Bishop Mariners 2014
Andy Burns Dodgers 2010-2011
Mark Canha Athletics 2009
JT Chargois Rays/Mariners 2011
Taylor Davis Pirates 2011
Reid Detmers Angels 2018
Mike Freeman Reds 2008
Yasmani Grandal White Sox 2008
Scott Heineman Reds 2013
Kyle Hendricks Cubs 2010
Bryan Holaday Diamondbacks 2009
Aaron Judge Yankees 2012
Scott Kingery Phillies 2014
Jake Latz Rangers 2016-2017
Michael Lorenzen Reds 2012
Zac Lowther Orioles 2016
Jack Mayfield Mariners 2011
Jeff McNeil Mets 2012
Sam Moll Athletics 2012
Cody Ponce Pirates 2014
Andrew Romine Cubs 2006
Brent Rooker Twins 2015-2016
Adrian Sampson Cubs 2012
Nick Senzel Reds 2015
Jordan Sheffield Rockies 2015
Will Smith Dodgers 2015
Drew Steckenrider Mariners 2011
Jonathan Stiever White Sox 2017
Austin Voth Nationals 2011-2012
LaMonte Wade Jr. Giants 2014
Luke Weaver Diamondbacks 2012
Eli White Rangers 2015
Tyler Zuber Royals 2016

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White Sox Yankees Mets Dodgers

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Please patronize these community minded companies & organizations.

Accommodations/Events Back Cover Retail 66
Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club ACK Gioia Cheese Shop 55
Brewster Ace Hardware 53
Arts & Entertainment 30 Brewster Bookstore 66
Kids on the Cape 56 Brewster Wine & Spirits 65
William F. Pomeroy Photography & Graphics Canterbury Leather 62
Eat Cake 4 Breakfast 57
Construction and Trades 18 Harwich Paint & Decorating 32
Aggregate Industries 35 Hinckley Home Center 39
Brian P. Daley Construction 26 Orleans Seafood Market 55
Cape Cod Air Grilles 36 Rob’s Barber Shop 42
CertaPro Painters 54 Woodworks Gallery
Coastal Engineering 54 64
Desmond Well Drilling 47 Restaurants 18
J.M. O’Reilly & Associates 37 99 Restaurants 41
Mazzeo Construction 55 Breakwater Fish & Lobster 34
McKenzie Engineering Consultants 65 Brewster Inn & Chowder House 47
Milton Cat Brewster Pizza House & Sports Bar 52
Cobies 58
Community Service Organizations 16 Freeman’s Grill 41
Brewster Chamber of Commerce 51 Stone L’Oven Pizza 63
Brewster Men’s Club 18 Woodshed Bar
Brewster VFW 51 Yardarm 33
Yawkey Foundation 53
Service & Miscellaneous 59
Education 68 Brewster Oysters 69
Curry College Cape Cod Commercial Linen Service
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 51
Financial 59 T-Mobile 57
Atlantic Payroll 63 18
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank 47 Sports/Recreation 52
DePaola Begg & Associates, P.C. 47 Brand 57
Advanced Embroidery 67
Healthcare 50 Brewster Regional Little League 69
Brewster Dental Arts Captains Golf Course 12
CCBL Red Shirt Fridays
Real Estate 40 Kaleidoscope Imprints 47
Chatelain Real Estate 38 Nauset Fit Co.
Kinlin Grover/Compass Inside Front Cover Whitecaps Youth Clinics
Leighton Realty
Monomoy Real Estate Inside Back Cover Yard and Garden
and Construction Inside Back Cover Crocker Nurseries
Pretty Picky Properties

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2022 Schedule

Home games - Stony Brook School, Underpass Road, Brewster,
between Routes 6A and 137.

June 7 Thur at Chatham 7:00
8 Fri Chatham 5:00
12 Sun at Bourne 6:00 9 Sat Falmouth 5:00
13 Mon Y-D 5:00 10 Sun at Harwich 5:30
14 Tue at Y-D 5:00 12 Tue at Y-D 5:00
16 Thur at Orleans 6:30 13 Wed at Falmouth 6:00
17 Fri Wareham 5:00 14 Thur Y-D 5:00
18 Sat Chatham 5:00 15 Fri Cotuit 5:00
19 Sun at Cotuit (2) 2:00 16 Sat at Bourne 6:00
21 Tue Hyannis 5:00 17 Sun Y-D 5:00
22 Wed at Hyannis 6:00 19 Tue at Chatham 7:00
24 Fri Falmouth 5:00 20 Wed Orleans 5:00
25 Sat at Chatham 7:00 21 Thur Harwich 5:00
26 Sun Bourne (2) 2:30 22 Fri at Hyannis 6:00
28 Tue Chatham 5:00 25 Mon at Harwich 6:30
29 Wed at Wareham 6:00 26 Tue Hyannis 4:00
30 Thur Orleans 5:00 27 Wed Wareham 4:00
29 Fri at Wareham 6:00
July 30 Sat Harwich 4:00
31 Sun at Orleans 6:30

1 Fri at Falmouth 6:00 August
2 Sat at Orleans 6:30
3 Sun Harwich 5:00 1 Mon Orleans 4:00
4 Mon at Harwich 6:30
6 Wed Cotuit 5:00 2 Tue at Y-D 4:30

4 Thur Playoffs Begin

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508-240-0882 • 508-240-0884 (fax) • [email protected]

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30,000 meals.

In the last four years, our Home Runs Against Hunger
program has partnered with the Family Pantry of
Cape Cod and several Cape Cod Baseball League
teams to provide more than 30,000 meals for
hungry local families.

We’re working to knock hunger out of the park!

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