Wake Forest outfielder Javar Williams (Darmouth, Mass.) will play for the Orleans Firebirds in the CCBL playoffs. (Wake Forest Athletics)
The stars of tomorrow are shining for a little while longer across Cape Cod.
Postseason action kicks off Tuesday with eight of the league’s 10 teams in action in a best-of-three divisional semifinal round, marking a change from last summer’s single-elimination opening-round game.
While the Orleans Firebirds and Bourne Braves enter the postseason as the No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions, the Harwich Mariners — defending their first league title since 2011 — once again have significant representation from local products on their roster.
NEBJ’s latest summer collegiate watch list covers all of the New England natives/collegians playing playoff baseball on the Cape, many of whom are recent arrivals following the conclusion of stints in the NECBL or other leagues:
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