in 1980 and 1981 the cardinals featured shortstop wade rowdon, the league's outstanding pro prospect award winner in 1981, he was also the mvp of the ccbl all-star game at fenway park, a game that ended in a 4-4 tie. rowdon tied a league record with three homers in a single game against wareham, and led the 1981 team to the playoffs where they bounced harwich in the semi-finals, but were downed by cotuit in the league championship series. the 1985 season was highlighted by cardinal hurler bob o'brien's no-hitter against cotuit in which he came short of a perfect game by just two walks, and benefited from outfielder glenn fernandez's home run-robbing catch at the fence of a smash by kettleers' slugger greg vaughn.