NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
Blues' Bats Struggle In Game 2, Eliminated From Playoffs
Date:08/03/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The 2025 season has officially come to an end for the Blues, as they were shut out for the second postseason game in a row. On Saturday night, Bristol was eliminated by the Martha's Vineyard Sharks 6-0 at Vineyard Baseball Park. James Pazdera (Ramapo) got the start for the Blues, tossing five and two-thirds innings with four runs and three strikeouts. Alexander Kasbarian (Central Connecticut)...
Sharks blowout Blues 11-0 in game 1
Date:08/02/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The NECBL playoffs kicked off last night as the Bristol Blues took on the Martha's Vineyard Sharks in Game one of the best of three series. The Blues earned home field advantage for finishing second in the South Division while the Sharks finished third. Jackson Kossow (Iona) started on the mound for Bristol and Ross Felder (Arkansas) got the start for the Sharks. After two...
Blues snap four game losing streak and clinch playoff birth with 6-2 win
Date:07/30/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues snapped a four game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Ocean State Waves Tuesday night in the final home game of the regular season. The Blues fell behind early on when Justin Hackett (Bryant) blasted a two-run home run to give the Waves a 2-0 lead. The Blues answered back in the bottom of the third, when Timothy Cap (UConn Avery point) hit an RBI double to left...
Blues Fall Short In Division Matchup Versus Gulls
Date:07/27/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
With the season slowly coming to a close, the Blues dropped a crucial game against the Newport Gulls. Newport escaped with a 3-2 win at Muzzy Field on Saturday night. Vincent Spizzoucco (Portal) tossed a strong outing, going five innings with one earned run and two strikeouts. Jordan Paradis (Mass. Dartmouth went two and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen, with no earned runs agai...
Blues win fifth straight over Upper Valley 9-2 going into all star break
Date:07/22/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues won their fifth straight game on Saturday defeating the Upper Valley Nighthawks by a score of 9-2. The Blues wasted no time getting the offense going. Bristol jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and in the second inning Dean Oneill (Middle Tennessee State) and Thomas Ahlers (Dayton) both doubled and a two RBI single by Gianno Merlonghi Central Connecticut State) ...
Blues Win Fourth Straight With 6-3 Victory Versus Waves
Date:07/19/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues remain hot, as they picked up their fourth straight win on Friday night with a 6-3 victory over the Ocean State Waves at Muzzy Field. Jackson Kossow made his fifth start, and it would end up being the longest outing of the summer. The Iona College product went six innings with three runs allowed and three strikeouts. Kossow was awarded the win, getting some insurance from the ...
Blues bats stay hot in 9-4 win against Blue Sox
Date:07/18/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues took down the Valley Blue Sox by a score of 9-4 to improve to 22-12 on the season and remain in first place in the South Division. Mason Glickman got the start for Bristol and threw three shutout innings without allowing a hit. The Blues would get on the board in the bottom of the third when Trevor Hansen (Manhattan), Luke Namura (Fairfield) and Joey Demucci ...
Bristol Drops 14 Runs On Martha's Vineyard In Blowout Win
Date:07/16/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues' bats were scorching hot on Tuesday night, dominating the Martha's Vineyard Sharks 14-7 at Vineyard Baseball Park. J.T. Landwehr's (Portland) second start of the season was a short one, as the right-hander went just three innings with four earned runs and three strikeouts. Will Burns (Harvard) earned the win out of the bullpen, going two and two thirds innings w...
Blues big third inning pushes them past Mystic
Date:07/15/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues edged out a 9-8 win over the Mystic Schooners Sunday night to improve to 20-12 on the season. Bristol exploded for six runs in the third inning to take the lead. Thomas Ahlers, (University of Dayton) Dean O'Neill (Middle Tennessee State) and Trevor Hansen (Manhattan) all had RBI singles in the inning. The Blues tacked on more in the fourth and quickly jumped ou...
Oneill returns to lineup after injury and doesn't miss a beat
Date:07/15/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
Urban Dictionary defines “Glue Guy” as “The guy who helps everyone work together; the leader on the team not always the best player, but still a guy with a leadership role.” A glue guy is an important piece of any team. Someone who creates chemistry in the locker room, brings the team closer together, someone who is always willing to look out for and stick up...
Gulls reclaim first place with 10-5 win over Blues
Date:07/12/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues fell to the Gulls 10-7 Friday night at Cardines Field. With the loss, Bristol is now second place in the South Division and one game behind Newport. The Blues and the Gulls came into the game tied for first place in the South Division, both with records of 19-10. The Blues took down the Gulls 6-2 Tuesday night at Muzzy Field to get within a game and a half of first p...
Six-Run Second Inning Propels Blues Over Blue Sox
Date:07/11/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues earned a big win on the road Thursday night, beating the Valley Blue Sox 6-2 at Mackenzie Stadium. Vincent Spizzoucco (Portal) made his first start of the season, going five innings with only one run allowed. Most of Spizzoucco's work has been out of the bullpen this season, as he lowered his earned run average to 2.4 for the summer. Robert Synodi (New Haven), Will Burns (Harv...
Blues nearly no hit Newport in 6-1 win
Date:07/10/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues won their fifth straight home game Tuesday night, defeating the South Division leading Newport Gulls by a score of 6-1. In the bottom of the second, Nate Lincoln (Marist) reached on an error which allowed Dean Oneill (Middle Tennessee State) to score and give the Blues a 1-0 lead. Oneill added to the Bristol lead in the bottom of the third when he singled to right field wi...
Hansen's Five RBI Game Leads Blues to Win Over Mountaineers
Date:07/08/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
Following a shutout loss Saturday to the Keene SwampBats, the Blues bounced back with a 6-2 win on Monday night over the Vermont Mountaineers at Montpelier Recreation Field. J.T. Landwehr (Portland) got the win for his stellar start, pitching five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Landwehr has now struck out 19 batters in 18 innings of work. Third basemen Trevor Hansen (Manhattan) ha...
Blues get shutout vs Keene in low scoring affair
Date:07/07/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues fell to the Keene Swamp Bats by a score of 2-0 Saturday night at Alumni Field. Runs came at a premium in this one. After four scoreless innings TJ Schuyler (U of Indiana) got Keene on the board with a solo home run to make it a 1-0 game. The Schuyler homer was the only run allowed by Nate McMahon, (Wofford) who went six innings and had yet another dominant outing a...
Blues Capture Fourth of July Victory Versus Westerners
Date:07/05/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues sent fans home happy with fireworks and a 4-2 win over the Danbury Westerners at Muzzy Field on the Fourth of July. Joseph Duffield (Manhattan) got his third start of the season, tossing five innings with no earned runs and two strikeouts. Following Duffield's departure, Jackson Kossow (Iona) pitched three innings out of the bullpen, allowing one run. Carson Renner (Penn State) reco...
Blues bounce back with win over Mystic
Date:07/04/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues got back in the win column on Wednesday night picking up a 4-1 win over the Schooners. After three scoreless innings, Mystic got on the board in the top of the fourth thanks to a Nick Locurtro (Virginia Tech) RBI single to make it 1-0. Locurto wasn’t the only Hokie making an impact though. Brendan Yegash (Virginia Tech) was on the mound for Bristol and he pr...
Blues' Bats Go Cold in Shutout Loss Versus Waves
Date:07/02/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues suffered a shutout loss on Tuesday night, losing 5-0 to the Ocean State Waves at Old Mountain Field. James Gilleran (Stonehill) made his second start of the year, going just two innings with an earned run and three strikeouts. Gilleran would be given the loss on the night. Coach Gregg Hunt then turned the ball over to Vincent Spizzoucco (Portal), who went four innings with fo...
Winslow & Landwehr dominant outings help Blues pick up third straight win
Date:06/30/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues bested the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks by a score of 8-1 Monday night at Muzzy Field. Bristol wasted no time getting the bats going. The Blues scored two runs in the bottom of the first to jump out to an early lead. A Joe Tiroly (Virginia U of) single drove in a run and put runners on second and third. Later in the inning, Mika Peterson (Brown) broug...
Tiroly, Nomura Shine in Blues' Blowout Win Versus SteepleCats
Date:06/30/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues picked up an easy win on Sunday night, taking care of the North Adams SteepleCats 13-5 at Muzzy Field. James Pazdera (Ramapo) made his fourth start of the season. The New Jersey native went four innings with five strikeouts. Randy Ramnarace (New Haven), Carson Renner (Penn State), and Will Burns (Harvard) combined for three and two-thirds innings with two earned runs and two strik...
McMahon & Tomlinson combine for shutout over Upper Valley
Date:06/28/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues picked up a 3-0 road victory over the Upper Valley Nighthawks Friday night to snap a two-game losing streak. A Nate Lincoln (Fairfield) single in the top of the second opened up the scoring and gave Bristol a 1-0 lead. For the next five innings that would remain the score. Noah McMahon (Wofford) provided a quality start for Bristol throwing five shutout innin...
Blues fall to the Mainers 4-1 in extra innings
Date:06/27/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues lost a tightly contested game in extra innings to the Sanford Mainers 4-1 Thursday night at Muzzy Field. The Mainers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a Kellen Strohmeyer (Iowa U of) RBI single. Joseph Duffield (Manhattan) shut out the Mainers for the remainder of his outing. Duffield finished his day with 5.1 innings pitched, allowed...
Blues' Pitching Struggles in Blowout Loss To Blue Sox
Date:06/26/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues struggled to contain Valley Blue Sox batters all night long in a 12-5 loss at Muzzy Field on Wednesday night. Jackson Kossow turned in a strong start for the Blues, going four innings with no earned runs and three strikeouts. Once Kossow exited the game, Bristol used six different pitchers out of the bullpen to try to contain Valley's offense. The first four innings of ...
Hopko, Yegesh Help Blues Swim To Victory Over Sharks
Date:06/24/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
In a must-win game against a South Division rival on Monday night, the Bristol Blues prevailed with a huge 10-3 win over the Martha's Vineyard Sharks at Vineyard Baseball Park. The victory allowed the Blues to gain an extra game on the Sharks in the standings, as Bristol (11-6) now sits a game and a half ahead of Martha's Vineyard (8-6) and a half game ahead of Newport (10-6). Brend...
Bristol's Seventh Inning Rally Fuels 6-2 Win Over Ocean State
Date:06/23/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues secured a late come-from-behind victory on Sunday night, defeating the Ocean State Waves 6-2 at Muzzy Field. James Pazdera (Ramapo) made his third start of the season, going three and a third innings with two earned runs and four strikeouts. Despite walking five batters, Pazdera was able to limit the damage. Nick Kane (Sacred Heart) and Aiden Cook (Xavier) each pitched one and a t...
Blues drop second straight in 4-3 loss to Keene
Date:06/21/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The top two teams in the NECBL faced off in a Saturday night showdown at Muzzy Field, The 9-5 South division leading Bristol Blues, hosted the North division leading 11-2 Keene Swamp Bats. Before losing the second game of a double header to the Upper Valley Nighthawks on Friday, the Swamp Bats were winners of 11 straight games. Bristol was also coming into the game off a loss, losin...
Blue Sox take down Bristol 6-4 despite defensive mishaps
Date:06/20/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Valley Blue Sox and Bristol Blues faced off for the first time in the 2025 season Friday night at Mackenzie Stadium. Gianno Merlonghi (Central Connecticut State) and Nate Lincoln (Marist) kicked off the top of the second inning with back-to-back singles to kickstart a rally that scored three runs and gave Bristol an early lead. However, the lead was short lived as the B...
Hopko's Three-Run Double Leads Bristol To Road Win Over Sanford
Date:06/20/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues grabbed their second straight win, defeating the Sanford Mainers 7-6 at Goodall Park on Thursday night. Michael Belcher (Bryant) tossed five innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts. Belcher earned the win, bringing his 2025 earned run average down to 2.4. JT Landwehr, Joseph Duffield, and Pedro Leon all worked out of the bullpen, with Carson Renner getting his third save of ...
Merlonghi & Lincoln help Bristol get bounce back win
Date:06/19/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Bristol Blues took down the Danbury Westerners by a score of 11-1 Wednesday night at Muzzy field. After losing back to back games for the first time all season, Bristol was looking to get back in the win column and maintain first place in the South division while also remaining undefeated against the Westerners this season. Gabriel Tirado, (Connecticut U of) crush...
Blues Drop Second Straight Game In Walkoff Loss To Gulls
Date:06/17/2025 Source:NECBL: Bristol Blues Baseball
The Blues suffered a heartbreaking loss on Monday night, falling to the Newport Gulls 5-4 in 11 innings. Carson Renner had a strong outing at Cardines Field, going five innings with seven strikeouts. The Penn State product only allowed one earned run, lowering his earned run average to 3.24 for the 2025 season. Vincent Spizzoucco (Portal), Nick Kane (Sacred Heart), and Kyle Emmons (Tow...
