Cape Catfish
Baseball team in Cape Girardeau, MO
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The Cape Catfish are a franchise of the Prospect League that plays in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[1]
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| League | Prospect League (Western Conference – South Division) |
| Location | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Ballpark | Capaha Field |
| Founded | 2018 |
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| Ownership | Anand "Andy" Patel, Mark Hogan, Kishan Patel and James Limbaugh |
| General manager | Mark Hogan |
| Manager | Gary McClure |
| Media | The Southeast Missourian |
| Website | CapeCatfish.com |
The Catfish play in the Prospect League's Western Conference – South Division along with the Alton River Dragons, Jackson Rockabillys, O'Fallon Hoots, and Thrillville Thrillbillies.[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
| Season | Manager | Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Post-season record | Post-season win % | Post-season result | Notes |
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| 2019 | Stephen Larkin | 43–17 | .717 | 1st | 1st | – | 2–2 | .500 | Won West Division Championship (DuPage) Lost Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe) | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Stephen Larkin | 38–22 | .633 | 2nd | 1st | – | 4–1 | .800 | Won Prairie Land Division Championship (O'Fallon) Won West Conference Championship (Clinton) Won Prospect League Championship (Lafayette) | |
| 2022 | Stephen Larkin | 26–33 | .441 | 12th | 4th | 5.5 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2023 | Scott Little | 39–18 | .684 | 2nd | 1st | – | 0–1 | .000 | Lost Prairie Land Division Championship (Thrillville) | |
| 2024 | Phil Butler | 31–25 | .554 | 7th | 3rd | 2.5 | 0–1 | .000 | Lost South Division Championship (Thrillville) | |
| 2025 | Gary McClure | 36–20 | .643 | 3rd | 1st | – | 4–0 | 1.000 | Won South Division Championship (O'Fallon) Won Western Conference Championship (Clinton) Won Prospect League Championship (Lafayette) | |
| Totals | 213–135 | .612 | 10–5 | .667 | ||||||
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