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Letter from Chuck Sturtevant 5 Board of Directors 7 President’s Message 9 Message from the General Manager 10 Message from the Head Coach 11 2016 Season Recap 13 2015 Commodores Drafted by MLB 14 2016 Batting Stats 17 Season Records 18-22 Coaches and Staff 23-25 2017 Interns 26-30 2017 Commodores 31-45 2016 George Creighton Scholarship 32 Player Profi le – Conor Gillaspie 46 2017 Bat Kids 47 2017 Autograph Nights 48 Community Outreach 49 Our 2016 Host Families 50-55 Wealth managers. 2017 Golf Tournament 52 Renovation Project 56-61 2017 Autograph Nights 48 On the Cover: Long time Falmouth Commodores Our Donors 62-63 fan, Clark Addis, a Me- chanical Engineer and Art Safety Announcement 65 double major at Lafayette College, painted this year’s Commodores Online Streaming 65 cover based on a picture 2016 Interns 67 taken at the July 4, 2016 Commodores baseball Find the Commodores Online 68 Barry Paster • Scott Myers • Justin Hudock game. “America’s Game.” Photo above: Clark (on Baseball Clinics / Kids Club 68-69 left) at a Commodores Advertiser Index 70 2439 Meetinghouse Way (Route 149) • PO Box 648, West Barnstable, MA 02668-0648 Game in 2006 [email protected] (508) 362-9566 FALMOUTHCOMMODORES.COM 3 May 1, 2017 Dear Commodores Fans: Welcome to Cape Cod and the 2017 season of the Cape Cod Baseball League featuring the Falmouth Commodores here at Arnie Allen Diamond! Just in case this is all new to you, the Cape Cod Baseball League attracts the best collegiate players in the nation year in and year out with nearly 300 former CCBL players currently playing in Major League Baseball. You are watching the best of the best! Special thanks go out to Falmouth Field Manager Jeff Trundy, General Manager Eric Zmuda, Commodores President Mark Kasprzyk and the dedicated and unselfi sh legion of Falmouth volunteers who work year-round to bring you this “Norman Rockwell moment” all summer long. We are extremely proud of the role that the Cape Cod League has played in the growth and success of these fi ne young men. It is so much fun to closely watch the players and try to guess who will be the next major leaguers that will play right here at Fuller Field this summer. Our sincerest wish is that you, our guests, totally enjoy this wholesome entertainment and together we make a memory for your family that you will talk about for years to come. Could there possibly be anything more Americana than free baseball, family bonding, reasonably priced refreshments and souvenirs, free autographs and the best college baseball in the country? Probably not, so sit back and enjoy the journey with us as every night something special and memorable seems to happen. The Falmouth Commodores organization is all volunteer and any support you can provide this legendary franchise is gratefully accepted. We are so grateful you have chosen to spend some quality time with us. Thanks for coming out and supporting us. Have a wonderful evening and let’s play ball! Very truly yours, Paul A. Galop, Commissioner Cape Cod Baseball League 4 2017 FALMOUTH COMMODORES Welcome to the Arnie Allen Diamond and the 2017 Cape League Season, As I start my 31st year in the league, with over 20 of those years right here in Falmouth, I look at how the Falmouth Commodores have grown as an organization and I am extremely proud. The Commodores Committee has worked hard all year to provide its fans with the best summer college baseball in the country. The improvements to the press box area and scouting area are superb and top notch. The additional plans for new dugouts and safety netting will only improve the experience for their fans and players, a welcome addition to the Arnie Allen Diamond. I urge all of you who are reading this and enjoy attending Commodores games to be generous and donate to the team so they can continue to make Arnie Allen Diamond one of the best fi elds. I would also like to encourage anyone who loves baseball to join the franchise. They are always looking for new members. We run these teams with volunteers and you can never have enough volunteers to fi eld a team and run an organization. They are always looking for host families as well. Having a player join your family for the summer is an experience you will never forget and a bond that lasts a life time. 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