All-Star Update
NEWPORT, R.I. – With the draft, players reporting to school, and other factors, there have been several changes to the NECBL All-Star Game in Bristol on Sunday, July 21st. Six Gulls and manager Mike Coombs will represent the East in the All-Star Game. Brad Pruett and Colby Holcombe will not participate. Of the six selections for Newport, two will be starters: outfielders Nolan Stevens (Mississippi State) and Niko Brini (Wofford). Newport's reserves include pitcher Aidan Coleman (Pittsburgh), third baseman Dixon Williams (East Carolina), shortstop Randy Seymour (Michigan State), and Tyler Hare (Wofford), chosen by Mike Coombs as the “Coach’s Choice.” Tyler Hare will also represent the Gulls in the home run derby.
You can catch the All-Star Game live at 5:10 on ESPN+. The fun begins at 11:45 with a staff softball game followed by the homerun derby at 2:40.
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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 seven-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.
For more information about the Newport Gulls, stay tuned to Gulls Social Media and Website
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