NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Mainers Welcome Back Familiar Faces to the Dugout in 2025
Date:03/18/2025 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Jackson Walsh Director of Broadcasting & Media SANFORD, Maine - The Sanford Mainers announced Monday that Nic Lops will return as manager for his fifth season. 2025 will be Lops’ sixth season overall with the organization after serving as hitting coach for one year. Returning alongside Lops are assistant coaches Tim Moreau (third season), and Josh Guptel (second season)...
2025 Mainers Season Schedule Released
Date:01/21/2025 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Jackson Walsh Director of Broadcasting & Media Sanford, Maine - Today, the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) released the schedule for its 2025 season. Each of the league's 13 teams will be competing in 44 games across all six New England states. This season the league adopts a two-division North and South format, doing away with the previous three division format...
2025 Season Tickets Now on Sale!
Date:12/13/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
SANFORD, Maine — After a championship run in 2024, the Sanford Mainers are ready to get back to work in 2025 to bring home the Fay Vincent Cup! And it all starts with YOU - the fans! The Mainers are excited to announce that season tickets for the 2025 season are now on sale! Access to all 22 regular season games begin at just $70 for seniors (60+), children (5-12) and veterans/military pers...
From Bump to Booth, Walsh Named New Mainers Voice
Date:11/07/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Photos Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine – The Sanford Mainers announced today that Jackson Walsh has been named the Director of Broadcasting and Media for the 2025 season. Walsh takes over for Justin Ciavolella of Penn State, who served the Mainers in 2023 and 2024. Walsh will graduate, and finish his collegiate baseball career at Wheaton College (Mass.) this upcoming sprin...
One By One By One, and Most Importantly As One
Date:08/25/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - On June 2, Nic Lops assembled the 2024 Sanford Mainers at Goodall Park for the first time. Before a baseball was thrown or a bat was swung, the fourth-year manager gave his list of expectations to the team: -Be a good human &n...
One By One By One, and Most Importantly As One
Date:08/25/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - On June 2, Nic Lops assembled the 2024 Sanford Mainers at Goodall Park for the first time. Before a baseball was thrown or a bat was swung, the fourth-year manager gave his list of expectations to the team: -Be a good human &n...
8 Mainers Receive All-NECBL Honors
Date:08/16/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - With its awards season winding down, the New England Collegiate Baseball League announced on Friday afternoon that 8 Sanford Mainers received All-NECBL Honors for the 2024 season. Connor Ball (Alabama), Colin Barczi (Vanderbilt) and C.J. Willis (Quinnipiac)...
Ball Receives Call as Top Starting Pitcher in NECBL
Date:08/14/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - With the New England Collegiate Baseball League season in the rearview mirror and award season in full swing, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon that Sanford Mainers’ starting pitcher Connor Ball (Alabama) was voted as the Robin Roberts Top St...
Lops Named 2024 NECBL Manager of the Year
Date:08/13/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - Following the completion of his fourth year at the helm of the Sanford Mainers, Mainers’ head coach Nic Lops has been named the New England Collegiate Baseball League 2024 Joel Cooney Manager of the Year. “We are proud of Nic and all t...
Mainers Season Ends in Heartbreak
Date:08/10/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo NEWPORT, R.I. - Coming into the days as winners of 16 of their last 17 games, the Sanford Mainers could not come away with one win over their final two contests as the Newport Gulls came from behind in the NECBL Championship Series to win the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup. The G...
Championship Series Moved to Saturday
Date:08/09/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - After inclement weather forced Game 2 of the 2024 NECBL Championship to be suspended in the fifth inning on Thursday night, more inclement weather in Newport, Rhode Island has delayed the end of the series until Saturday. The resumption of the second game i...
Game Two of Championship Suspended in Fifth
Date:08/08/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - With a chance to clinch the NECBL Championship at their home stadium for the first time in organizational history, the Sanford Mainers fell behind 7-0 to the Newport Gulls in a game that was suspended due to rain in the fifth inning on Thursday night. Despi...
Ball Dulls Gulls, Mainers Take First Game of NECBL Championship
Date:08/07/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Bijan Anvar NEWPORT, R.I. - In an NECBL postseason that has seen every series end in a sweep, the Sanford Mainers got the all-important victory over the Newport Gulls 7-1 at Cardines Field in the first game of the NECBL Championship Series. Aidan Coleman (Pittsburgh) retired the Mainers in 1-2-3...
Mainers, Gulls Set for Fourth Meeting in Championship
Date:08/06/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - For the fourth time in NECBL history, the Sanford Mainers and Newport Gulls will meet as the final two teams standing in the NECBL Postseason with the winners taking home the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup. Sanford clinched its spot in the NECBL Championship Series af...
Mainers Steer Clear of ‘Neers, Advance to NECBL Championship
Date:08/05/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - For the first time since 2016 and the fifth time in organization history, the Sanford Mainers will play for the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup after sweeping the Vermont Mountaineers on Monday evening at Goodall Park. "The stakes are certainly higher than they...
Game One of Semifinals Suspended in Seventh
Date:08/04/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo MONTPELIER, V.T. - After waiting out the inclement weather in Montpelier, Vermont, the Sanford Mainers and Vermont Mountaineers battled until the game was suspended in the top of the seventh inning with the Mainers leading 7-4 on Sunday night. Following a delay that lasted ...
Sanford Sweeps SwampBats, Advances to Semifinals
Date:08/03/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo KEENE, N.H. - One day after inclement weather delayed the Sanford Mainers' chance to advance to the 2024 NECBL Semifinals, the Mainers used a fifth-inning grand slam by Colin Barczi (Vanderbilt) to beat the Keene SwampBats 6-3 at Alumni Field on Saturday night. For the ...
Mainers Playoff Contest Against SwampBats Postponed
Date:08/02/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine – The Sanford Mainers must wait another day for their chance to advance to the second round of the NECBL Postseason after Friday’s game against the Keene SwampBats was postponed due to inclement weather. The second game of the opening round matchu...
Ball Baffles ‘Bats
Date:08/01/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - With the calendar flipping to August, the Sanford Mainers began their chase for the organization’s third championship with a 6-0 shutout victory over the Keene SwampBats at Goodall Park on Thursday evening. Nearly two months after manager Nic Lops gav...
SwampBats Slow Down Sanford, Salvage Season-Series Finale
Date:07/30/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo KEENE, N.H. - Heading into Tuesday evening, only two teams in the NECBL knew their first-round playoff matchup. On Tuesday evening, those two teams met for the eighth and final time in the 2024 regular season with the Keene SwampBats finding success in a 15-4 win over the Sa...
McAliney’s Masterclass Moves Mountains for Mainers
Date:07/29/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - On the penultimate day of their 2024 regular season, the Sanford Mainers wrapped up their home slate with a rain-shortened 6-3 victory over the Vermont Mountaineers at Goodall Park on Monday night. The Mountaineers, who already clinched the No. 1 seed in th...
Strong Mainers ‘Pen Makes it Ten Straight
Date:07/28/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - In a battle for second place in the North Division and the fourth seed in the NECBL Postseason Picture, the Sanford Mainers came out victorious against the Keene SwampBats for the seventh time this season in 7-4 fashion at Goodall Park on Sunday evening. Fo...
Mainers Fly into Record Books in Victory Over Nighthawks
Date:07/27/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo HARTFORD, V.T. - With the tying run on second base and the winning run off first, Jackson Walsh (Wheaton College) recorded the 54th out of the ballgame to secure Sanford’s ninth straight win in 13-12 fashion over the Upper Valley Nighthawks on Saturday night. For the ...
Ellisen’s Gem Propels Mainers to Playoff-Clinching, Streak-Extending Victory
Date:07/26/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - As the weather started heating back up in Maine, two of the hottest teams in the NECBL met at Goodall Park as the Sanford Mainers moved their win streak to eight games after defeating the Vermont Mountaineers, who came into the day with a 10-game win streak,...
Ball Keeps Rolling for Mainers
Date:07/24/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - It could not have been any more different than the night prior, but the Sanford Mainers used stout pitching to defeat the Danbury Westerners 3-2 at Goodall Park in a game that lasted 2 hours and 11 minutes on Wednesday evening. One night after jumping out t...
Mainers Surf Highest Wave During Tsunami of Runs
Date:07/23/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I - In a battle between two high-riding offenses that posted football-like numbers, the Sanford Mainers prevailed in a 19-14 victory, their sixth in a row, over the Ocean State Waves on Tuesday night at Old Mountain Field. Sanford got the scoring sta...
Mainers Gallop to Victory on Kentucky Derby Night
Date:07/20/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - In a game that saw the bases get loaded and the go-ahead run come to the plate in the top of the ninth inning, the Sanford Mainers avenged their early-season loss to the Newport Gulls with an 8-5 victory over the Gulls on Friday night at Goodall Park. On Ke...
Mainers Navigate Basepaths on Record-Setting Night
Date:07/19/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine - For the second consecutive night, the Sanford Mainers rewrote the history books on the basepaths as they stole 11 bases en route to an 8-1 victory over the North Shore Navigators on Friday night at Goodall Park. The Navigators scored their only run of the b...
Six Mainers Alumni Selected in 2024 MLB Draft
Date:07/19/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
SANFORD, Maine – Over the three-day, 20-round event known as the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, six former Sanford Mainers heard their names called as they took another step toward their big-league dreams. Former Mainers Grant Knipp (Campbell), Seamus Barrett (Loyola Marymount), Nick Roselli (Binghamton), John West (Boston College), Jeremiah Jenkins (Maine) and Ryan Min...
Curley Wins 2024 NECBL Fan Vote
Date:07/19/2024 Source:NECBL : Sanford Mainers
Written by Justin Ciavolella Director of Broadcasting & Media Photo Courtesy of Madison Giltner Photo SANFORD, Maine – With the 2024 NECBL All-Star Game two days away, the league announced Friday afternoon that Sanford Mainer and Sanford native T.J. Curley (Stonehill) will join the East Division roster in Bristol, Connecticut after winning the 2024 NECBL Fan Vote. Cur...
