Cape Catfish

The Cape Catfish are a franchise of the Prospect League that plays in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[1]

Cape Catfish
Team logo
Information
LeagueProspect League (Western Conference - Prairie Land Division)
LocationCape Girardeau, MO
BallparkCapaha Field
Year founded2018
League championships1 (2021)
Division championships2 (2019, 2021)
OwnershipAnand "Andy" Patel, Mark Hogan, Kishan Patel and James Limbaugh
ManagementMark Hogan (GM)
ManagerSteve Larkin
MediaThe Southeast Missourian
WebsiteCapeCatfish.com

The Catfish play in the Prospect League's Western conference in the Prairie Land division, along with the Alton River Dragons, O'Fallon Hoots, and Springfield Lucky Horseshoes.[2]

Ownership

The team is owned by a partnership group that includes Anand "Andy" Patel, Mark Hogan, Kishan Patel and James Limbaugh.[3][4] Hogan, a retired former baseball coach at Southeast Missouri State University,[5] will also serve as the team's General manager.

Name origin

The Catfish name, a reference to the state fish of Missouri, was chosen by potential fans of the new team from a list of names that also included the Cape Bluebirds, in reference to the Eastern bluebird, which is the state bird of Missouri, and the Cape Steamboats, in honor of the Mississippi River city's history as a port on the river.[6] "Catfish" received about 37% of the vote fan vote, beating out "Bluebirds" and "Steamboats", which received 32% and 31% of the vote, respectively.[1]

Stadium

The Catfish play in 2,000 seat Capaha Field. The stadium, also home to Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team, received significant renovations prior to the beginning of the team's first season.[7]

Inaugural season

On October 16, 2018, the team announced that former Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds farmhand Steve Larkin will serve as the manager for the 2019 season.[8] The team clinched the league's West Division championship on August 1,[9] tying the league record for wins in a season in the process.[10]

Seasons
SeasonManagerRecordWin %LeagueDivisionGBPost-season recordPost-season win %Post-season resultNotes
2019Steve Larkin43–17.7171st1st-2–2.500West Division ChampionsLost Prospect League Championship series, 2-1
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Steve Larkin38–22.6332nd1st-4–1.800Prairie Land Division Champions
West Conference Champions
Prospect League Champions		Won Prospect League Championship series, 2-1
2022Steve Larkin26–33.44112th4th5.50–0.000
Totals107–72.5986–3.667

Roster
Cape Catfish roster
Active roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  •  4 Austin Brock
  • 15 Eli Brown
  • 45 Marshall Brown
  • 13 Colin Bryant
  • 20 Noah Burkey
  • 35 Chad Donze
  • 21 Mark Eddie
  • 22 Nick Loftis
  • 29 Griffin Lohman
  • 18 Bryce Morgan
  • 51 Tanner Mueller
  • 16 Brayden Polzien
  •  7 Stephen Pursely
  • 30 Hunter Ralls
  • 11 Colten Weber
  • 24 Jordan Zuger



  

Catchers

  • 10 Blake Barton
  •  5 Andrew Sharp
  • 19 Ty Stauss

Infielders

  • 25 Cam Careswell
  • 14 Lane Crowden
  •  9 JD Ortiz
  • 27 Kolton Poorman
  • 28 Danny Sperling
  • 41 Jayme Villafame
  • 26 Dante Zamudio

Outfielders

  •  3 Christopher Hall
  • 44 Cam Hill
  •  6 Dalton Rudd
  

Manager

  •    Steve Larkin

Coaches


Disabled list
‡ Inactive list
§ Suspended list

Roster updated June 21, 2022

References
  1. "New for 2019 - Cape Catfish! | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". www.prospectleague.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  2. "2022 Prospect League Standings". www.prospectleague.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. Hinton, Kyle. "Cape Catfish merchandise to be available soon". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  4. "Cape Girardeau Prospect Team Unveils Name and Logo" (PDF). CapeCatfish.com. 2018-05-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  5. "Mark Hogan Retires After 18 Years as Head Coach - Southeast Missouri State University". Southeast Missouri State University. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  6. "Voters choose name for Cape's new prospect league team". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  7. "Cape council goes to bat for baseball team, approves planning contract for Capaha Field improvements; seeks redevelopment proposals for Esquire Theater". seMissourian.com. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. "Steve Larkin Named Inaugural Catfish Manager | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". www.prospectleague.com. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  9. Richards, Todd (2 August 2019). "Cape Catfish win Western Division title". KFVS12.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  10. "PROSPECT LEAGUE PROSPECT(US) | Cape Catfish". www.capecatfish.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.


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