team usa announces final roster

And there’s plenty of good news for Cape League teams.

Eleven players who didn’t make the final cut are on Cape League rosters, which means we can expect most of them to head to the Cape. The list is headed by North Carolina’s Dustin Ackley (Harwich), Rice’s Ryan Berry (Bourne) and Indiana’s Josh Phegley (Wareham).

Here’s the link to the final roster. It does say that two more players will be named, so this isn’t quite set in stone.

Here are the Cape League players left off the final roster, at this point:

Dustin Ackley – 1B – North Carolina – Sophomore – Harwich
Ryan Berry – P – Rice – Sophomore – Bourne
Dusty Coleman – SS – Wichita State – Sophomore – Bourne
Brian Fletcher – OF – Auburn – Freshman – Falmouth
Justin Marks – P – Louisville – Sophomore – Chatham
Tommy Medica – C – Santa Clara – Sophomore – Harwich
Ryan Ortiz – C – Oregon State – Sophomore – Y-D
Josh Phegley – C – Indiana – Sophomore – Wareham
Drew Pomeranz – P – Ole Miss – Freshman – Bourne
Kyle Seager – 2B – North Carolina – Sophomore – Chatham
Rick Hague – SS – Rice – Freshman – Wareham

Big lifts for several teams, obviously. If Ackley does indeed head to Harwich, he becomes the best pure hitter on the Cape. Medica would also fill a big hole for the Mariners.

Bourne picks up two big-time pitchers, including Berry, one of the best in the nation. Dusty Coleman will also make a big difference.

Two teams in last place right now — Chatham and Wareham — should also feel pretty good. Phegley probably becomes the top catching prospect on the Cape, and Hague should be one of the top freshmen. Seager and Marks will help out a lot in Chatham.

Of the 20 players who did make the final roster, 14 were on Cape League rosters. That list includes Kyle Gibson (Falmouth), Derek Dietrich (Wareham), Stephen Strasburg (Y-D) and Ryan Jackson (Hyannis).

It will also be interesting to see if a couple of the players who didn’t make it and who aren’t on Cape League rosters come to the Cape as late additions. Tennessee pitcher Bryan Morgado, Texas A&M outfielder Brooks Raley, Texas pitcher Chance Ruffin and Missouri outfielder Aaron Senne all fall into that category.

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