Huge thank you to the entire Rhode Island Baseball Community for sharing your tournament updates, your game photos, your team pictures, your ups and downs and bunts and homers and strikeouts all summer long. Ok, I know its still summer until September something but let’s face it…August 31st is kind of known as the last…
Read more The Eye Black Will Fade But The Memories Will Last Forever
Over the course of my internship this summer with the Rhode Island Baseball Experience, I had a great opportunity to see and write about local summer collegiate baseball leagues and players. One of the leagues I covered over the past two months was the New England Collegiate Baseball League, one of the best summer collegiate…
Read more My Intern Nick Lemley Recaps Summer Filled With Rhode Island Baseball Experiences
Ok, show of hands, how many of you have said “is it hot enough out there?” to someone recently. The record heat and current heat wave throughout the Northeast could be felt at tournaments and festivals from Martha’s Vineyard, MA to Freehold, NJ to Bristol, CT and up to Rhode Island College, Johnson and Wales,…
Read more Celebrating A Busy Weekend Of Rhode Island Baseball Champions
A typical roster on a typical summer collegiate baseball league, pick any league in any state, has players from other states playing away from home all summer long. Players travel from Santa Cruz, California to play in Wakefield, RI. Players from Cumberland, RI play in Coral Gables, FL. Players from Maine and Missouri and Michigan…
Read more Rhode Island Host Families Wave Good-Bye To Summer Baseball League Family Members
by Nick Lemley On Tuesday August 2nd I was able to attend my first NECBL playoff game, a semifinals game between the Bristol Blues and Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. On the first of August, the MV Sharks won their wildcard game against the Mystic Schooners in extra innings setting them up to play a best of…
Read more Tuesday Night NECBL Playoff Action Featuring Bristol Blues vs Martha’s Vineyard Sharks
By Nick Lemley On Sunday, July 24th I was lucky enough to get out to Martha’s Vineyard for the 2022 New England Collegiate Baseball League All Star Game. My journey from Connecticut to MV was a bit long but it was worth it to see the NECBL showcase their best players for fans and MLB…
Read more 2022 NECBL All Star Game Recap – The Shark Tank, The Fans, The Rhode Island Players
by Nick Lemley On the morning of July 20th, I visited Billy Bullens Field in Westfield to see the Westfield Starfires take on the Norwich Sea Unicorns. Similar to last week when I visited Dodd Stadium, this game was held earlier for the day camps in the area to attend. Both teams are a part…
Read more Wednesday Morning Baseball Rhode Trip to See Westfield Starfires vs Norwich Sea Unicorns
Newport, Rhode Island’s Salve Regina University Baseball team has been an incredible local baseball story for me for several years running. Salve Baseball consistently recruits local Rhode Island baseball talent, which is a main draw for me as a Rhode Island baseball fan and writer. The Salve baseball club is always in the discussion as…
by Nick Lemley Wednesday morning, July 13, I got to experience a game at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT between the Norwich Sea Unicorns and Brockton Rox. Dodd is home to both the Norwich Sea Unicorns of the Futures League and the Mystic Schooners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It was also home…
By Nick Lemley On Wednesday the 6th, I returned to Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT to watch the NECBL (New England Collegiate Baseball League) Bristol Blues against the Danbury Westerners. This is my second trip this summer to Bristol to watch some of the best collegiate baseball talent in the country and to revisit a…
Read more A Return To Muzzy Field And An NECBL History Lesson From Coach Gregg Hunt
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