Newport Enters Week Three With More NECBL Action on the Horizon

The first two weeks of the NECBL season may be in the books, but there is a lot more baseball on the horizon. Beginning Monday, June 15th, it’s another six games in six days for the Newport Gulls, including three from historic Cardines Field. 

The Gulls host the North Shore Navigators on Monday, June 15th for Clements Marketplace Night at the ballpark. The first 250 fans will receive bucket hats, courtesy of Clements Marketplace. In a beautiful city like Newport where the sun is always shining, everyone can use a bucket hat. So come on down, secure your hat, and watch some great baseball tomorrow night. First pitch is set for 6:35pm with streaming also available on ESPN+.

On Tuesday, the Gulls hit the road to face another North Division opponent, heading out west to play the North Adams SteepleCats. You can catch the action on NECBL+ via HomeTeam Network at 6:30pm.

Back at Cardines on Wednesday, the Gulls are looking for some revenge against South Division rival, the Mystic Schooners. Make sure to pack the house for Saccucci Honda night because there will be a FREE chance to win a SUV, courtesy of Saccucci Honda. An amazing opportunity and great baseball—don’t miss it! First pitch is set for 6:35pm with streaming also available on ESPN+.

It’s another road game on Thursday for an interstate rivalry against the Ocean State Waves. If you can’t make it out to South Kingston, tune in on NECBL+ via HomeTeam Network at 6:30pm.

The final home game of the week comes on Friday night against the Danbury Westerners. It’s Star Wars Night, sponsored by the Salvation Army. We need all our fans to pack Cardines and help defeat the dark side! The Clubhouse is giving away FREE T-Shirts to the first 250 fans as well. First pitch is set for 6:35pm with streaming also available on NECBL+ via HomeTeam Network.

The week comes to a close on the road Saturday against the Valley Blue Sox. After tying their first game of the season, the Gulls will be looking to grab a win this time around. Tune in for first pitch at 6:30pm with streaming also available on ESPN+.

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The Newport Gulls, members of the 13-team New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded as the Rhode Island Gulls in 1998 in Cranston, R.I., before moving to Newport in 2001. In addition to recruiting, fielding, and developing a team of the nation's top collegiate baseball athletes and attracting 50,000 fans annually to Cardines Field, the predominantly volunteer organization strives to benefit the community via summer camps, reading programs, fundraisers, scholarships, and charitable donations – totaling over $1 million since 2001. The Gulls are eight-time champions of the NECBL – the winningest franchise in league history – and were ranked as the overall No. 1 summer collegiate baseball team in the country by Perfect Game USA in 2012.

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