New England Collegiate Baseball League
New England Collegiate Baseball League and SOAR Health App announce partnership
Date:03/26/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Boston, Massachusetts- March 26, 2024- The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) and SOAR (Student-Athlete Online Anonymous Resource) announced today that the NECBL will utilize the first of its kind SOAR Health App for all of its teams, players, and staff beginning with the upcoming 2024 season. Founded in 2023, SOAR is a new, unique and groundbreaking mental health mobile app tha...
Miracle League of Western Massachusetts Honored with Ryan Doyle Courage Award by the Western Mass Baseball Hall of Fame
Date:02/13/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Springfield Massachusetts, February 13th 2023 - The Miracle League of Western Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing inclusive baseball opportunities for individuals with disabilities, have been selected as the recipient of the Ryan Doyle Courage Award by the Western Mass Baseball Hall of Fame. The Ryan Doyle Courage Award, named in honor of the late Ryan Doyl...
Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame Selects 11th Annual Class for March 7th Induction
Date:01/30/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
The Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the 11th annual class to be inducted on March 7, 2024 at Twin Hills Country Club: Jeff Reardon: Reardon is a 16-year MLB relief pitcher, four-time All-Star, and 1987 World Series champion (Twins). He notched 367 saves over the course of his career, ranking 12th on the MLB all-time saves list. He pitched for five ...
NORTH SHORE NAVIGATORS ANNOUNCE 2024 NECBL SEASON SCHEDULE
Date:01/30/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
LYNN, Mass. -- The North Shore Navigators have revealed their schedule for the 2024 New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) season, featuring 22 home games at historic Fraser Field. Sunday’s announcement was made by NECBL Commissioner Sean McGrath and Navs Vice President of Operations Maggie Barden. North Shore kicks off the 44-game summer slate at home for the first time sin...
Mainers 2024 Schedule Released
Date:01/30/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SANFORD, Maine – With the 2024 New England Collegiate Baseball League season approaching, commissioner Sean McGrath and the league office released its 44-game regular season schedule on Sunday. Sanford’s 23rd season runs from Tuesday, June 4 through Tuesday, July 30. For the second consecutive season, the Mainers open on the road against a North Division opponent as...
NECBL Announces Complete Schedule for 2024 Season
Date:01/28/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NECBL Announces Complete Schedule for 2024 Season http://necblstats.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/schedule.html?leagueid=204 North Adams, Mass. – The thirtieth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 4. The first week will feature a full slate of six games per night. Opening Night will be highlighted by the last two league c...
Netting Professionals Announces Partnership Of The New England Collegiate Baseball League For The 2024 Season
Date:01/23/2024 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Massachusetts, January 22, 2024 - The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) has become recognized in the region for bringing the best collegiate baseball players to New England for decades. Now, the NECBL is bringing the best netting solutions and equipment provider in the industry to the northeast for the 2024 Season. Netting Professionals will be entering into a partnership...
Bailey Hired By Red Sox, Reunites with Fellow NECBL Hall of Famer Breslow
Date:11/27/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Parts of this Release Courtesy of Boston Red Sox Press Release BOSTON, MA – For the second time this month, a New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Hall of Famer is coming back to the region to join the staff of the Boston Red Sox. After hiring Craig Breslow (Middletown ‘99) as Chief Baseball Officer, the Red Sox announced Andrew Bailey as Pitching Coach heading into...
Diamond dreams: From college ball to summer leagues and Arizona’s Fall League, tracing the chase of the majors
Date:11/17/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
By Jordy Fee-Platt, Cronkite News / The original story appeared here. PHOENIX – Baseball didn’t end with the World Series. Baseball never ends. Like the ball itself, the sport rolls from one spot to the next, with the players who aim to make it at the highest level bouncing from collegiate competition to a crowd of summer leagues, or from stretches in the minors to the prestigiou...
NECBL Communications Internship Applications Now Open!
Date:11/14/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Communications Internship with the league office for the 2024 season. The NECBL is one of the nation’s premier summer collegiate baseball leagues. Founded in 1994, the NECBL has sent more than 200 players to Major League Baseball. In addition, ...
Gulls Announce Sixth Hall of Fame Class
Date:11/08/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NEWPORT, R.I.- Since 2001, countless collegiate student-athletes and team personnel have Raised the Bar and created the most successful franchise in New England Collegiate Baseball League history. In 2010 the Newport Gulls Board of Directors formed and instituted an organizational Hall of Fame to honor those players, coaches, and special contributors who had an exceptional year(s) on the field or ...
Hall of Famer Breslow Returns to New England as Red Sox Chief
Date:11/07/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Last week, Craig Breslow was introduced to fans as the new Chief Baseball Officer of the Boston Red Sox. It was a return to New England for the pitcher-turned-executive, who spent two stints calling Fenway Park home and won World Series titles in 2007 and 2013. It also marks Breslow’s return to the region where his baseball career began, including a stint in the New England Collegia...
Sharks’ Sabathia Named NECBL Sportsman of the Year
Date:08/31/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Martha’s Vineyard Sharks first baseman Carsten Sabathia (Georgia Tech) has been named the 2023 New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Sportsman of the Year. Batting in the heart of the order, Sabathia finished second on the Sharks in RBIs (27), doubles (7) and home runs (6) during the regular season, earning him a spot in the 2023 Home Run Derby. ...
NECBL Announces 2023 All-League Selections
Date:08/17/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is proud to announce the 2023 All-NECBL teams. The honors were voted on by all 13 on-field managers of NECBL franchises. Only regular season statistics and performances were taken into consideration during the selection process. The list includes 47 players across three teams: the All-NECBL First Team, the All-NECBL...
Season of Success: One by One by One
Date:08/15/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SANFORD, Maine – When the 2023 Sanford Mainers came together for the first time this summer on Monday, June 5, third-year manager Nic Lops gave two requirements to his team: have fun and stay healthy. The reigning Joel Cooney Manager of the Year notably left wins off his list of requirements and the reason was simple: If the 2023 Sanford Mainers stayed on track with those two g...
NECBL Announces MVP, Top Rookie & Prospect
Date:08/15/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SOUTH HADLEY, MA - The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is proud to announce the recipients of three 2023 regular season awards - Rookie of the Year, Rick Ligi Most Valuable Player and Stephen Strasburg Top Pro Prospect. 2023 Rookie of the Year: Devin Taylor (Keene, OF, Indiana) The Rookie of the Year Award goes to the best Rookie throughout the season, who proved ...
Poteet, Duquette, Steele Earn League Honors
Date:08/14/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SOUTH HADLEY, MA – The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is proud to announce the recipients of three 2023 regular season awards; The 2023 NECBL Batting Champ, the Robin Roberts Starter of the Year, and the Joe Nathan Reliever of the Year. 2023 NECBL Batting Champion Logan Poteet (Sanford Mainers, C/1B, Vanderbilt) The Batting Champion is ...
NECBL Announces Three Postseason Award Winners
Date:08/11/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is proud to announce the recipients of three 2023 regular season awards - the Chris Ashmos 10th Player Award, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player. 2023 Chris Ashmos 10th Player Award: Devan Bade (Sanford Mainers, SS/3B/2B, Binghamton) The Chris Ashmos 10th Player Award is granted to a playe...
Gravina, Newport’s Holbrook Named Umpire & Manager of the Year
Date:08/10/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Frank Holbrook, manager of the Newport Gulls, has been selected as the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Joel Cooney Manager of the Year, while Joe Gravina of United Collegiate Umpires was voted Umpire of the Year for the 2023 season. Holbrook’s Gulls won the Coastal Division for a second straight season with a 31-11-1 regular season record, j...
Newport Gulls Win League-Leading 7th NECBL Championship
Date:08/08/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
BRISTOL, Conn. – The Newport Gulls won six straight playoff games and clinched their league-leading seventh New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) championship with an 8-4 victory over Bristol on Tuesday night at Muzzy Field. After losing their playoff opener, the top seeded Gulls won consecutive games against the Ocean State Waves, and then swept their Final Four series aga...
Gulls vs Blues
Date:08/07/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Newport, R.I. – The Newport Gulls toppled the Bristol Blues, 7-2 to take a decisive 1-0 series lead on Sunday night at Cardines Field. Box Score The Bristol Blues were the first to strike as they scored one run in the third inning. Billy Sullivan reached base after being hit by a pitch and later came around to score on an RBI single by Griffin Arnone. Through three innings of pla...
Gulls Take Game One of 2023 Championship Series
Date:08/06/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Billy Butler (URI) went 2-for-4 with two hits and two RBIs including a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning en route to a 7-2 home victory for the No. 1 seed Newport Gulls over the No. 6 seed Bristol Blues in game one of the 2023 NECBL Championship Series. #1 Newport Gulls 7 - #6 Bristol Blues 2 NEWPORT, R.I. - The Newport Gulls (5-1) came away with a 7-2 victory over the Bri...
Newport Joins Bristol in 2023 Championship Series
Date:08/06/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
An explosive 10-run fourth inning led by Kolby Branch’s (Baylor) three-run homer propelled the Newport Gulls to a 16-6 victory and a Final Four sweep of the Danbury Westerners. Newport will host the Bristol Blues in game one of the Championship Series on Sunday night at 6:35 p.m. #1 Newport Gulls 16 - #7 Danbury Westerners 6 DANBURY, Conn. - The Newport Gulls (4-1) complete...
Newport Post game
Date:08/06/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Danbury, CT - In an impressive display of skill and teamwork, the Newport Gulls emerged victorious over the Danbury Westerners with a resounding score of 16-6. The win secured their spot in the highly anticipated Fay Vincent Cup, where they will face off against the Bristol Blues tomorrow night at Cardines Field to begin the best-of-three series. Before the game, Billy Butle...
Newport and Bristol to Battle for 2023 NECBL Championship
Date:08/05/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The #1 seed Newport Gulls and the #6 seed Bristol Blues will play for the 2023 New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Championship as the road to the Fay Vincent, Sr. Cup reaches its final stretch. The NECBL Championship Series begins on Sunday, August 6 at 6:35 p.m., and all games will be streamed live on the NECBL Broadcast Network. As the higher seed...
Blues Punch Ticket to 2023 Championship Series
Date:08/05/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Photo Credit: Laura Bailey Cal Parrillo (Rhode Island College) brought home the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh inning to lead the Bristol Blues to a 4-2 victory and Final Four series sweep over the Sanford Mainers, marking their fourth straight playoff victory overall. Bristol is set to face the winner of Newport and Danbury in the 2023 NECBL Championship Se...
Mainers Season Comes to Close as Blues Rally Late
Date:08/05/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
BRISTOL, CONN. – With their season on the line, the Sanford Mainers got out to an early lead before squandering it late in a 4-2 loss to the Bristol Blues in the quarterfinals of the 2023 New England League Postseason. Jack Mullen (Bowdoin) got the nod in the win or go home game for the Mainers, and he tight roped his way through the first three innings. In each of the fi...
Bristol, Newport Win Double-Digit Affairs to Begin Final Four
Date:08/04/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Photo credit: Emma Goldstein, NECBL Intern The Bristol Blues (3-1) took game one on the road over Sanford (2-1) 12-7 led by Griffin Arnone’s (Northwestern) three-run homer, while the Newport Gulls (3-1) won their third straight playoff game with an 11-6 victory over Danbury (2-1) led by Grant Umberger’s (Virginia Tech) five scoreless innings out of the bullpen. #1 Ne...
Mainers Backs Against the Wall as Blues Surge to Game One Victory
Date:08/04/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
SANFORD, Maine – It was a tale of two different games in one as the bats came alive late in game one during the quarterfinals of the New England League Postseason to give the Bristol Blues a 12-7 victory over the Sanford Mainers. Bristol opened the scoring in the third inning as Connor Goodman (Maine) worked a leadoff walk against Sanford starter Ryan Dee (Binghamton). After a ...
Gulls vs Westerners wrap-up
Date:08/04/2023 Source:New England Collegiate Baseball League
Newport, R.I. – The Newport Gulls emerged victorious in game one of the semifinals, 11-6 against the Danbury Westerners on Thursday night at Cardines Field. Box Score Newport got the scoring started in a big way in the bottom of the second inning. Kolby Branch (University of Georgia) started things off with a single and later scored on a Billy Butler (University of Southern Mississipp...
