2024 NECBL PLayoffs

July 30, 2024

7:49 PM EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Basile

July 30, 2024 Director of Media and Broadcast Operations

516-502-5767 // broadcast@newportgulls.co

Newport RI- The 2024 NECBL Playoffs are set to begin on Thursday, August 1st. After securing their third consecutive Division Title, the Newport Gulls enter the playoffs as the #2 seed, guaranteeing them home field advantage in the first and second rounds (should they advance). The Gulls will kick off their quest for the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup at home on Thursday with their opponent still to be determined. Game 1 will start at 6:35 PM, with gates opening at 5:00 PM. If necessary, Game 3 would be held on Saturday at Cardines Field. All Newport Gulls home playoff games will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+.

2024 Playoff Format

Three rounds of 2 out of 3. Division winners get 1, 2, & 3 seeds with five wildcard teams.

The Opening Round will be "Best 2-of-3” format. Games 1 and 3 (if necessary) will be played at the #1, #2, #3, and #4 seeds. Game 2 will be played at the opponent’s home field.

After the first series teams are "reseeded" to have the #1 ranked team remaining plays the lowest winning percentage remaining.

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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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