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Local player comes full circle with spot in Cape League By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTO HOMETOWN HERO - Jared McGuire of Harwich grew up playing baseball, and every other imaginable sport, on Cape Cod. Having now come full circle, McGuire is enjoying this summer playing left field for the Hyannis Mets. Along with Cody Crowell of Harwichport, who plays with the Brewster Whitecaps, he is one of two Cape Codder in the Cape Cod Baseball League this season. Read over the rosters of most Cape League teams and you'll find that the players hail from such faraway places as South Carolina, Texas, and even California. On all the Cape League teams there are only two players actually from Cape Cod. Jared McGuire is one of them. McGuire, who resides with his family in Harwich when not attending Boston College (where he majors in sociolo- gy), started playing baseball when he was a child. Unlike most players, though, the game was not his main focus in the sports world. "I pretty much played everything," he said. "Hockey, football, baseball." Hockey and baseball were favorites growing up and he recalled his father coaching his local hockey team. Base- ball, however, slowly became his focus. In high school he played for Coach Fred Thacher at Har- wich where he was named the Boston Globe and Boston Herald Player of the Year, as well as the New England Male High School Athlete of the Year in 2003. The accolades are many for this stellar player who was voted team captain dur- ing his senior year. McGuire was a South Shore League All-Star from 2001 until 2003 and was even a top player in soccer and hockey. As a freshman at BC, McGuire started in 11 of 16 games played. During one match, BC was struggling against opponent La Salle and was down 10-0. McGuire garnered his first collegiate hit and earned BC their only run of the game. Last year, as a sopho- more, McGuire received the honor of Big East Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to win the award since Brandt Ust of Notre Dame claimed it in 1998. McGuire more than earned the honor, leading the Big East in batting with .397. He had a whopping 82 hits, 52 runs, and 41 RBIs. He also led the league in stolen bases, succeeding in 27 of 29 attempts. This spring McGuire was signed to a temporary con- tract with the Hyannis Mets, gaining full-time status dur- ing their first practice. "It's awesome," he said CONTINUED ON PAGE A:15 Mighty McGuire Trophy will stay in Cotuit after win in Game Five By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@bamstablepatriot.com Sunday marked amomen- tous day inthe sport sworld. Tiger Woods won the British Open for the second year in a row; American Floyd Lan- dis took the Tour de France; and the Cotuit Kettleers retained the Patriot Cup after defeating the Mets in Gamfi 5. The Cotuit bats were once again on fire , taking down the Mets ' pitching in a solid 6-4 victory that keeps them firmly in first place in the Western Division. The Kettleers pounced on Mets pitcher Matt Daly early on. Reese Havens led off the second inning with a single, followed by another single from Matt Angle. With runners on first and second , Kyle Russell put down a sacrifice bunt al- lowing Havens and Angle to move forward before Havens scored on a wild pitch bfy Daly. A second sacrificebunt by Tony Thomas Jr. paved the way for another run from Angle, putting Cotuit ahead by two. C o t u i t ' s M i c h a e l Cisco put in a tremen- dous game, picking up his third win of the season, only allowing three hits dur- ing the first eight innings \ Offensively the Kettleers were stellar with runners crossing the plate four more times in the fift h, with Kellen Kul- backi really rallying the crowd as he clobbered a three- run hom- er , his third of the sea- son. T h e M e t s c a m e a r o u n d in the fifth inning when James Darnell smacked a neat double , breaking up Cisco'sperfect game. Darnell came around to score off of an RBI from Brian Juhl, bringing the score to 6-1. In the eighth, Hyannis • added another run before Cisco departed and was relieved by Cory Gearrin, who finished the game. Gearrin struck out the first batter he faced but strug- gled against bad calls and hits from Matt Mangini and David Macias. By the end of the inning the Mets had narrowed the score to 6-4 but Gearrin regained control, striking out Juhl to seal the win. "It's nice when yoti can win, but they've got a great club ," said Mets head coach Greg King. "When you look at their hitting and pitching, they're doing it to every team." Kettleers head coach Mike Roberts was pleased to keep the cup in Cotuit. "It'sgood. It'sreally good," he said. After a special presen- tation in Cotuit at the Aug. 5 game by Rob Sen- nott , publisher of The Barnstable Patriot , the cup will spend the off- season in various Cotuit locales while the teams prepare for the 2007 cross- town battle. ( Kettleers retain Patriot Cup Game is Saturday at D-Y High By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com B arnstable's teams will send a total of 11 players to Saturday's Cape Cod Baseball League Ail-Star Game at Dennis-Yarmouth High School. The Cotuit Kettleers will have eight rep- resentatives. Justin Smoak, Eric Farris, Reese Havens, Jeffrey Rea, and Sean Gaston hope to bring in the hits for the Western Division team, while pitchers James Sim- mons, Jay Brown, and Cory Gearrin will do their best to get the ball past the Eastern Division team. For the Hyannis Mets Matt Mangini will warm up his bat while hurler Daniel Latham will aim for perfect pitching. Mets sensation Charlie Furbushis slated as the starting pitcher for the West Division team. The Ail-Star event kicks off at 11a.m. when fans will be admitted to the field. At noon players will be available for media chats before the East- ern team takes batting practice at 12:30 while the Western team signs autographs for adoring fans. When the Western team takes batting practice at 1:15, the fans will get their shot at East- ern team signatures. The Home Run Hitting Contest will begin at 2:30, and keep an eye on Cotuit's Smoak. This year's game begins at 4 p.m. fol- lowing the singing of the National Anthem at 3:50 p.m. The game willbe broadcast live on a number of Cape radio stations includ- ing Cape and Islands National Public Radio. It can also be fol- lowed on-line at www. capeandislands.com. Town has 11 All-Stars in Cape League contest Cotuit beats Bourne in eleventh-inning duel after surprising loss By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com In the wake of their win of the Barnstable Patriot Cup, the Cotuit Kettleers were unprepared to suffer aloss at the hands of the team at the bottom of the proverbial to- tem pole. On Monday, that's exactly what happened when the Bourne Braves took the Kettleers 2-0. Cotuit mustered just three hits during the make-up game in Bourne , unable to render any offense against the Braves. The Kettleers fell behind early in the game as Cotuit's CONTINUED ON PAGE A:15 Take that! Mets southpaw throws League's second no-hitter By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com Afterastringofunfortunate losses, Charlie Furbushdeliv- ered himself and his team to a new high when he threw a no-hitter against the Bourne Braves Wednesday.That and the 14-0 final score had Fur- bush and the Mets walking on air. "I couldn't take the smile off my face after the game," saidthe southpawfrom South Portland,Maine whose entire family turned out for the momentous occasion. "It felt pretty good." By the eighth inning, Far- bush had thrown 116 pitches CONTINUED ON PAGE A:15 Fantastic Furbush! TTSf^ltBr* 4LW I gi vCMJ *Hft* KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTOS PERFECT PITCH - Charlie Furbush prepares to send out a strike during a recent Hyannis Mets game. Furbush became the second Cape League player this season to throw a no-hitter when the Mets bounced Bourne 14-0 Wednesday. Furbush is the starting pitcher on the Western Team in tomorrow's All-Star Game. TAKE ME HOME - Eric Farris keeps his eye on the ball and his bat steady while TonyThomas Jr. waits for a hit to bring him home. Farris slapped a double that allowed Thomas to cross the plate in the fifth, keeping Cotuit on top.