jolting the memory
A familiar name popped up on the TV screen during a Cape Cod Baseball League game this afternoon: Wade Wass. As if on cue, Wass belted a grand slam to give Brewster a lead against Wareham. Oh yeah … Wass is the former Meridian Community College star who had a monster season for the Eagles in 2012, batting .427 with 23 home runs. He was drafted in the 13th round by Baltimore but chose to go to Alabama, where he redshirted with an injury in 2013. The 6-foot, 215-pound catcher/first baseman batted .302 with five homers for the Crimson Tide this season, helping the team make the NCAA Tournament. He wasn’t drafted last month. He can only help his 2015 stock by playing in the Cape, which is generally considered the best of the college summer circuits and draws flocks of scouts. … Incidentally, Wareham is coached by Cooper Farris, the former Mississippi Gulf Coast CC skipper who has spent many a summer in the CCBL. Wareham’s shortstop today was Ole Miss’ Errol Robinson.