Firebirds can’t hold lead in 6-5 loss to Bourne
By Brendan Nordstrom The Firebirds added an insurance run in the top of the eighth. Despite the Bourne Braves knocking on the door in the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Firebirds dominate both sides of the ball in 10-1 rout of Y-D
By Brendan Nordstrom Manager Kelly Nicholson trusts Daniel Avitia. It goes without saying. Yet, he said it on June 16 after the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Weekly Roundup: Up and down week for the Firebirds
By Brendan Nordstrom After a five-game losing streak was snapped at the tail end of last week, the Firebirds (7-9) were met with an...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Errors prove costly in Firebirds’ 4-3 loss to Falmouth
By Brendan Nordstrom Baseball is a three-front war. Who doesn’t love a pitcher’s duel? Two aces going to head to head, mowing through the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Firebirds bats come alive, escape with 3-2 victory over Brewster
By Brendan Nordstrom Sam Hliboki worked himself into a difficult situation. The Orleans reliever hit the first batter of his outing,...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 27
- 3 min
One big swing costs Orleans in 5-2 loss to Cotuit
By Brendan Nordstrom Three Kettleers stood off to the right of home plate with their arms wrapped around each other, waiting for their...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Firebirds shine through the fog, defeat Y-D 5-4 in extras
By Brendan Nordstrom Sean Matson. Hunter Hines. The Firebirds’ lights-out closer who has allowed no hits in 6.2 innings faced off against...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Firebirds pitch well in 2-1 loss, but Mariners strike last
By Brendan Nordstrom Manager Kelly Nicholson calls games like this “a typical Cape game.” The Orleans Firebirds brought out Grand...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 23
- 4 min
Rain can’t put out Firebirds in 13-2 rout of Whitecaps
By Brendan Nordstrom Eddie Micheletti Jr. fouled off two straight pitches. Then, he simplified things. “Just get the barrel to the ball,”...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Weekly Roundup: Firebirds get back on track
By Brendan Nordstrom Week two of the Firebirds’ season didn’t start the way they hoped. However, Orleans (4-6) got back on track Tuesday...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Firebirds stay hot, win second straight with 4-2 win over Brewster
By Brendan Nordstrom Jo Oyama stood a few steps off first in the top of the first. The second baseman from UC Irvine reached by way of a...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 21
- 5 min
‘The most interesting man on the Cape’: Meet Mental Performance Coordinator Jay Banfield
By Brendan Nordstrom In approximately three hours and 45 minutes, the Orleans Firebirds would set for first pitch at Eldredge Park for...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Firebirds' offense rises from the ashes, defeats Falmouth 5-4
By Brendan Nordstrom Patience. It’s just one word. But it’s what manager Kelly Nicholson said the team needed to be after nearly every...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Firebirds can’t cash in on scoring opportunities, fall 4-1 to Y-D
By Brendan Nordstrom The Firebirds had lost their last four games. However, you wouldn’t be able to tell just by listening to their...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 19
- 3 min
Firebirds struggle on both sides of the ball in 12-2 defeat
By Brendan Nordstrom It was the story of Harwich pitcher Sam Armstrong. The Old Dominion University righty started his first game of the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Missed opportunities cost Firebirds in third-straight loss
By Brendan Nordstrom Mike Roberts was ready to fight for his team. And the Cotuit Kettleers were ready to fight for their manager....
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 16
- 3 min
Weekly Roundup: Firebirds pitching stands out in week one
By Brendan Nordstrom Orleans Firebirds baseball returned to the Cape Cod Baseball League last Saturday as the first week of play has...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Mother Nature interferes as Firebirds fall 5-2 in five innings
By Brendan Nordstrom Who doesn’t love a comeback? Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers erased a 3-1 series disadvantage to the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Anglers pitching shuts down Firebirds in tight 2-0 contest
By Brendan Nordstrom Anglers third baseman Xavier Casserilla stepped into the box against Firebirds pitcher Dillon Jacobs to lead off the...
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Brendan Nordstrom
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Explosive third inning and lockdown relief give Firebirds 6-4 victory
By Brendan Nordstrom Bunting — It’s a fundamental of the game. Manager Kelly Nicholson emphasized it on the first day of practice. He...
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