Two former Bourne Braves were selected as 2025 Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Famers this afternoon — Travis Jankowski and Bob Stead.
Jankowski (Stony Brook) had two productive seasons for the Bourne Braves in 2010 and 2011, winning the 2011 Pat Sorenti League MVP Award. The San Diego Padres selected him in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft. His Major League career has included seasons with the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays.
Stead, known as “Coach” around Cape Cod, ran the gamut in the Cape League, serving as a coach, manager, scout, and league commissioner. The personable Stead managed Yarmouth-Dennis from 1975-78 and the Bourne Braves in 1995 and 1996, served as Cape League commissioner from 1999-2003, and was a founder and a former chair of the Cape League Hall of Fame committee in 2000. Sadly, Bob passed away in 2019. He is survived by his wife Connie, sons Doug and Kyle, daught...
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