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Date: Aug 27, 2025
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) has entered into a three-year agreement with Zephyr Headwear, making the latter the official on-field cap of the New England League beginning in the 2021 season.
"The New England League is excited to partner with Zephry to be the official on-field cap of the NECBL,” commissioner Sean McGrath stated. “Zephry is a well-known and respected brand in headwear. I know our players and fans will enjoy wearing a quality product featuring the fun and original logos of our NECBL teams."
“We at Zephyr could not be more excited to begin this partnership with the NECBL,” said Jon-Michael McCahan, Zephyr Graf-X. “We believe our price, quality, and customization – among many other things – all align perfectly with who the NECBL is. We are excited to not only represent for the teams and players that will be wearing our product on field, but also for their fans, who we hope to see in the stands here very soon.”
As part of the agreement, Zephyr will be named as the “Official On-Field Cap” of the NECBL and will be ordered and worn by all NECBL teams on game day. Zephyr will also be designated as a corporate sponsor of the league and will receive banner advertisements online and at each ballpark.
Zephyr will also take part in providing specially designed hats for championship team to be worn on the field during their celebrations, as well as hats to recognize the weekly Pitcher and Player of the Week recipients. Fans can expect to see additional headwear options available in their favorite team’s respective merchandise stand throughout the season beginning next summer.
About Zephyr Headwear
Zephyr Headwear was established in 1993 by former sports retailers who weren't satisfied with the hats they had to sell in their stores. Zephyr initially focused on improving college hats and quickly became a major hat company by innovating many of the styles and treatments that are common in headwear today. Also commonly known as the "Z Hats", Zephyr is the authentic college hat with a loyal following of those who only wear the Z. Zephyr make hats for over 800 colleges, and channel that same energy and creativity into building custom hats of all types for pro sports teams, clothing brands, and companies everywhere.
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The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a wooden bat college summer league that fields teams in all six New England states. Partially funded by Major League Baseball, the New England League started play in 1994 and has sent over 150 alumni to the Major Leagues and has had nearly 100 alumni drafted in each of the last 10 Major League Baseball Drafts. For continuing coverage of the NECBL, visit NECBL.com and follow the league on Twitter, Instagram and on Facebook.