A week later, the Mainers returned the favor, winning on the road at Cardines Field 6-4. Gulls' outfielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (Rutgers) had three RBIs in the victory and Newport held Sanford to just three hits. In their first meeting, Newport traveled to Goodall Park, home of the Mainers, and won 8-3. The Gulls and Mainers split their two-game regular season series this year. The third-seeded Newport Gulls (30-14, Coastal Division Winner) host the six-seeded Sanford Mainers (22-22, Third Wild Card) at Cardines Field on Monday, August 1, at 6:35 PM. The two winners will advance to the semi-finals, where they will face the #1 seed Vermont Mountaineers or the #2 seed Bristol Blues in a three-game-series as they continue their quest for the Fay Vincent Cup. The 2022 NECBL Postseason begins tonight with a pair of winner-take-all Wild Card Games. NECBL Wild Card Preview: Newport vs Sanford, Vineyard vs MysticĪugNew England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) News Release
