Baseball Game Preview: York Wildcats vs. Cape Elizabeth Capers

The York Wildcats will challenge the Cape Elizabeth Capers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

If York beats Cape Elizabeth with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Wildcats beat Gray-New Gloucester on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-4.

Robbie Hanscom

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/21/25 vs Gray-New Gloucester	3
05/19/25 @ Fryeburg	2
05/12/25 @ Yarmouth	2
05/16/25 vs Poland	1
05/14/25 vs Greely	1

Conor Fell and Robbie Hanscom did most of the damage at the plate: Fell went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Hanscom went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave Hanscom a new career-high. John Jacobsohn also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: York kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Cape Elizabeth faced Greely in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Capers had just enough and edged out the Rangers 5-4.

Cape Elizabeth pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for York, their record now sits at 9-2.

York suffered a grim 19-6 defeat to Cape Elizabeth when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.