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Jankowski Wins CCBL MVP

August 16, 2011 - Cape Cod League (Cape Cod)
Bourne Braves News Release


BOURNE, Mass. - The Bourne Braves called in Travis Jankowski (Stony Brook) for the last ten games of the season in 2010. Now, a little over a year later, he is the Cape Cod Baseball League's Most Valuable Player.

Bourne's General Manager Mike Carrier said thankfully Jankowski scored a chance on the Cape because a former Brave's assistant was working with Jankowski at Stony Brook. When current field manager, Harvey Shapiro, started calling around looking for good players, he found the 6-2, 190 pound outfielder. "Not only is he a great baseball player, but a good person, student, citizen and overall nice person. Sometimes you don't see nice people and ballplayers in the same combination," said Carrier.

The ballplayer from Lancaster, Penn., played well from start to finish. The numbers do not lie. He was made a Cape League All-Star for the Western Division because of it.

Jankowski finished one of the top ten hitters and base stealers in the league. He batted .326 with 22 RBIs, 60 hits, 35 runs and a .444 OBP.

"I actually like his defense most of all. He played right center to left center and just caught everything in his way, everything. Balls I could never see anybody else get to during the season," said Carrier. Jankowski credits his speed and defense to his father and his brother chasing him around as a kid.

"That speed is good but you also need to be able to know how to use it. You need to be able to get a jump on balls and be able to track them well too. You can't teach that. It's inside you. That is instinct," said Carrier.

The Stony Brook player, who didn't make an error in 115 chances over his sophomore season, ranked second in America East with a .355 batting average.

"Before leaving for the year, the one thing he said to me was he wanted to come back. But in my mind I hope he has another great season at Stony Brook and ends up getting drafted high enough so he doesn't have to come back and continue on to have a great baseball career," said Carrier.



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