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The New Bedford Bay Sox (www.nbbaysox.com) are located right here in our lovely city. The Bay Sox are members of the prestigious New England Collegiate Baseball League (www.necbl.com). The NECBL is supported by Major League Baseball, considered one of the top 3 collegiate summer leagues in the country and features 10 teams from all over New England. Past NECBL players include 2012 MLB All Stars Stephen Strasburg, Joe Nathan, Brian Lahair as well as slugger Andre Ethier.
In the Bay Sox recent five game home stand that began on July 4th, the team posted a record of 3-2. They advanced their total record to 16-10, held onto second in their division, and are 3.5 games behind the first place Newport Gulls. There was some great pitching and hitting on the Bay Sox part during this span, including two grand slams in two days. The team is having a great year and a great deal of fun.
The players love seeing the kids and families that come out to the games to cheer them on. Children are encouraged to stay after the game as the players always sign autographs.
The team is hosting our third FREE baseball clinic Tuesday, July 10th, at Paul Walsh field at 2 pm. The clinic will last 90 minutes and focus on key aspects of the game such as pitching, hitting, fielding and more. The clinic is open to all kids age 6-16 and only a waiver needs to be signed when you show up. Also each child will receive a free ticket for Tuesday night’s game!
The Bay Sox focus on making sure all games have a family-oriented atmosphere and are constantly having kid friendly events like Beach Day at the Park, face painters, prize wheels and more. There are also tons of on-field events and opportunities for kids to win free t-shirts, autographed balls, and other Bay Sox items.
As much as the fans come out to see these young men play baseball, the players equally love to play for the fans. The people that come out to support them are what drive and motivate them to play better and succeed.
This Tuesday, July 10th, is our next home game and it is Canned Food Night at the park. When you bring a canned food item you will receive two tickets for the price of one! All canned food donations will go to Mobile Loaves and Fish. You can always learn about our upcoming promotions and events when you “like” us on Facebook (we want to get to 1,000)!
We would love to see you on the 10th and at the rest of our home games to help support these boys as they pursue their dreams on the diamond.
Here is the New Bedford Bay Sox July, 2012 Schedule. Red blocks are home games.
