Cape Catfish Information

The Cape Catfish, the 2019 West Division Champions, are a franchise of the Prospect League that plays in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Catfish joined the league in 2019 and play in the Prospect League's West Division, with the DuPage Pistol Shrimp, Hannibal Hoots, Normal CornBelters, Quincy Gems, and Springfield Sliders. The team is owned by a partnership group that includes Anand "Andy" Patel, Mark Hogan and James Limbaugh. Hogan a retired former baseball coach at Southeast Missouri State University, also serves as the team's General Manager. The Catfish name, a reference to the state fish of Missouri, was chosen by potential fans of the new team from a list of names that also included the Cape Bluebirds, in reference to the Eastern Bluebird, which is the state bird of Missouri, and the Cape Steamboats, in honor of the Mississippi River city's history as a port on the river. "Catfish" received about 37% of the vote, beating out "Bluebirds" and "Steamboats", which received 32% and 31% of the vote, respectively. The Catfish play in the 2,000 seat Capaha Field. The stadium, also home to Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team, received significant renovations prior to the beginning of the team's first season.k On October 16, 2018, the team announced that former Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds farmhand Steve Larkin would serve as the manager for the 2019 season. The team clinched the league's West Division championship title on August 1st, tying the league record for wins in the season in the process. Following the 2019 season, manager Steve Larkin was named the Prospect League Manager of the Year. Cape outfielder Andrew Stone was named the Prospect League's MVP & Pro Prospect of the Year and Bryan McNeely was named the Prospect League's Starter of the Year.