THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Page 21 NORTH SHORE NAVIGATORS ANNOUNCE 2022 NECBL SEASON SCHEDULE L YNN — The North Shore Navigators have revealed their schedule for the 2022 New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) season, featuring 22 home games at historic Fraser Field. Friday’s announcement was made by NECBL Commissioner Sean McGrath and Navs President Derek January. North Shore’s home opener at Fraser Field is scheduled for Thursday, June 9 against the new Coastal Division rival Newport Gulls. The 44-game summer slate will kick off two nights earlier with a Tuesday, June 7 trip to play the Mystic Schooners at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn. The 15th summer of Navs baseball will include a total of 22 home dates, including fi ve games on Friday nights, three on Saturdays and three on Sundays. “We are excited to have our schedule released and are looking forward to putting a great brand of baseball out for Navs Nation in 2022,” January said. “Hopefully we can fi nish the job this summer and bring the NECBL title back to Fraser Field this summer!” Home games in 2022 are scheduled to begin at the same times as last year: 6:35 p.m. on Monday through Saturday nights and 4:05 p.m. on Sundays. The lone exceptions are 12 p.m. starts on Wednesday, June 15, Monday, June 20 and Wednesday, July 13 to accommodate fi eld trip days for local schools and camps. Season passes, which admit two people to each Navs home game, are now on sale for $115 and can be purchased by clicking here. Contact Maggie Barden (maggie@nsnavs. com) for more information or questions regarding tickets and booking group outings. The Navs are excited to feathe summer. From fi reworks to group outings to signature food and beverage tastings, Fraser Field will be the place to be this summer.” ture promotions and theme nights in conjunction with local businesses throughout the 2022 season, with a full schedule to be announced later this spring. “Our staff is working hard to put on a great show every night,” January said. “We’ll have some new promotions and all sorts of giveaways throughout On the field, North Shore’s summer will include games against all of the NECBL’s 13 remaining teams in all six New England states after the 2021 regular season featured exclusively divisional play. The Navs have been placed alongside the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks (Oak Bluffs, Mass.), Mystic (Conn.) Schooners, Newport (R.I.) Gulls and Ocean State Waves (South Kingstown, R.I.) in a newly formed Coastal Division. The North Division will include fi ve of North Shore’s six divisional opponents from last summer in the Keene (N.H.) Swamp Bats, Sanford Mainers, Upper Valley Nighthawks (White River Junction, Vt.), VerSPORTS | SEE PAGE 26
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