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(Update: I forgot LSU’s Jared Mitchell, who’s on Y-D’s roster. That brings the total to 37)

The College Word Series field is set, and like always, it will have an impact on the Cape League. A total of 36 players in the CWS are on Cape League rosters. That means all those players will arrive late. Last year, the most games played by a CWS participant was 31 by Kyle Seager. Cape League teams play 44 games, so on average, a player arriving from Omaha will miss about a third of the season, give or take.

The number of CWS players is up from last year, when it was 25. North Carolina had the most then and has the most again, with 12 players scheduled to come to the Cape. Georgia is next with seven. Cinderella Fresno State isn’t sending any.

Here’s a rundown of who will be missing from each Cape League team:

Bourne – 2
Ryan Berry – P – Rice
Justin Grimm – P – Georgia

Brewster – 4
Garrett Gore – INF – North Carolina
Yasmani Grandal – C – Miami
Iden Nazario – P – Miami
Ryan Woolley – P – Georgia

Chatham – 4
Kyle Seager – INF – North Carolina
Matt Harvey – P – North Carolina
Adam Warren – P – North Carolina
Alex White – P – North Carolina

Cotuit – 3
Tyler Holt – OF – Florida State
Joey Lewis – C – Georgia
Matt Fairel – P – Florida State

Falmouth – 3
Tim Fedroff – OF – North Carolina
Diego Seastrunk – 3B – Rice
Nate Striz – P – North Carolina

Harwich – 5
Dustin Ackley – 1B – North Carolina
D.J. LaMahieu – SS – LSU
Jason Stidham – INF – Florida State
Garrett Davis – P – North Carolina
Pat Johnson – P – North Carolina

Hyannis – 3
Ryan Jackson – SS – Miami
Colin Bates – P – North Carolina
Alex McRee – P – Georgia

Orleans – 4
Rich Poythress – 1B/3B – Georgia
Justin Earls – P – Georgia
Eric Erickson – P – Miami
Rob Catapano – P – North Carolina

Wareham – 3
Blake Dean – OF – LSU
Rick Hague – SS – Rice
Brandt Walker – P – Stanford

Y-D – 6
Joey August – OF – Stanford
Sean Ochinko – C/1B – LSU
Jared Mitchell -OF – LSU
Jeff Inman – P – Stanford
Anthony Ranaudo – P – LSU
Dean Weaver – P – Georgia

I’d say Harwich is the hardest hit. Those three offensive players looked to be three of the team’s best. Chatham will suffer a little bit without the pitching trio from UNC. Hyannis escaped relatively unscathed: Jackson is a Team USA invitee anyway, and both of those pitchers are relievers.

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