Wareham Gatemen
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The Wareham Gatemen are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Wareham, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in which many college baseball stars play during the summer. Many future Major League Baseball players have started there during their college years; MLB has provided...

 and plays in the league's Western Division. Wareham currently plays its home games at Clem Spillane Field in the town of Wareham.

Like other Cape Cod Baseball League teams, the Gatemen are funded through merchandise sales, donations, and other fundraising efforts at games such as 50–50 raffles. At the midway point of the 2010 MLB season, the Wareham Gatemen had 23 players at the MLB level.

The Gatemen finished the 2009 Cape Cod Baseball League Season with a 19–19–6 record, placing them third in the Western Division. Wareham lost a one-game playoff with the Cotuit Kettleers.

History

Wareham has been a member of the Cape League since 1963. In 1976, Wareham defeated the top-seeded Chatham Athletics
Chatham Athletics
The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, MA. Prior to the 2009 season, the team changed its name to the Chatham Anglers due to Major League Baseball Properties' trademark of...

 three games to two to claim the team's first title.

Wareham would reach the playoffs two more times between 1977 and 1983, losing in the semifinals both times. In 1984, the Wareham was defeated in the championship series by Cotuit two games to none. In 1988 Wareham won the league title for the first time in 12 years.

Wareham made the playoffs every year from 1990 to 2002, in a thirteen-year streak which remains the league record. In this 13-year streak, Wareham reached the championship series seven times – winning four times – including back to back championships in 2001 and 2002.

In 2006, Wareham returned to the playoffs and lost the championship series to the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox
The Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, or Y-D Red Sox, is a collegiate summer baseball team based in South Yarmouth, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's Eastern Division...

 two games to one. The Gatemen then missed the postseason the next two seasons, finishing fourth in the Western Division in 2007 and fifth in 2008. Wareham bounced back in 2009 with a third place 19–19–6 record and lost a one-game playoff to Cotuit to end its season. The Wareham Gatemen have won more games than any other team in the league since 1981.

In the 2010 regular season, the Gatemen finished fourth in the Western Division, thus qualifying for the final playoff spot in the West. They swept the top-seeded Bourne Braves
Bourne Braves
The Bourne Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bourne, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's Western Division. Bourne currently plays its home games at Doran Park in the town of Bourne...

 in the division semi-finals, but were swept by the Cotuit Kettleers in the division finals.

Famous alumni

Brian Anderson 1991 – 1992

  • Paul Bako
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     1992
  • Daniel Bard
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     2005
  • Lance Berkman
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     1996
  • Jeremy Bleich 2006–07
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     1998
  • Ike Davis
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     2007
  • John Ely
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  • Doug Glanville
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     1990
  • Jerry Hairston, Jr.
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     1997
  • Aaron Hill 2001
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     1988
  • Paul Mainieri
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     1978 – LSU Head Coach
  • Justin Masterson
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     2005
  • John Morris
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  • David Murphy 2002
  • Matt Murton
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     2001–2002
  • Carlos Pena
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     1997
  • Mike Remlinger
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     1987
  • Ben Sheets
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     1998
  • Scott Spiezio
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     1992
  • BJ Surhoff 1983
  • Nick Swisher
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     2000
  • Walt Weiss
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     1984
  • Mo Vaughn
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     1987–88
  • Lance Zawadzki
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     2005
  • Barry Zito
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    1997–98


Media

All 44 Gatemen games, in addition to any pre-season and post-season games, are broadcast online on Ustream.TV, which can be accessed through the Gatemen website. All home games all live video/audio broadcasts, while away games will just consist of live audio. All home games are also broadcast on Wareham Community Television. The Gatemen play-by-play broadcasters for the 2010 season are Chris Aliano and Eric Silverman.

The Gatemen website is www.gatemen.org

Follow the Wareham Gatemen on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WarehamGatemen

Follow the Wareham Gatemen on Facebook

The New Bedford Standard Times (SouthCoastToday) and The Cape Cod Times cover the Wareham Gatemen regularly.

John Wylde

Longtime Gatemen President and General Manager John Wylde died in February 2009 after a battle with liver cancer. The Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Famer was the force behind the Gatemen for 25 years. In the early 80s, the Wareham Gatemen franchise was in financial trouble with very little local support and was on the verge of collapse. Wylde stepped in as President and General Manager and turned the Gatemen into a model franchise. On June 13, 2008, the Cape Cod Baseball League and the Wareham Gatemen honored him during special ceremonies. In 2007, Wylde was inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League's Hall of Fame.

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