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Written by Matt Scalzo
Director of Broadcasting & Media

SANFORD - New England Collegiate Baseball League Commissioner, Sean McGrath, has released the league’s 2022 schedule. This year features 44 games, compared to last season’s 42-game schedule.

The Sanford Mainers open their 21st season on Tuesday, June 7 at home against North Division rival the Upper Valley Nighthawks. The Mainers will not have to wait long before facing the reigning NECBL champion Danbury Westerners, as they square off on the second day of the season on June 8 at Rogers Park in Danbury.

Also on the schedule is a home-and-home doubleheader with the Vermont Mountaineers. The Moose will host Vermont on June 11, with game one set to begin at 4 p.m. and game two following the conclusion. Then on July 17, the two will face each other for another doubleheader in Montpelier.

Returning to the field this summer will be games against all 13 NECBL teams in all six New England states, following 2021’s season of divisional-only play. In 2022, fans will see a new three-division realignment, featuring the newly minted Coastal Division, along with the North, and West divisions. The Mainers will remain in the North, alongside the Keene Swamp Bats, Upper Valley Nighthawks, Vermont Mountaineers and Winnipesaukee Muskrats.

Goodall Park will host all 22 Sanford Mainers’ home games, with the first pitch coming at 6:30 p.m., with the exception of Sunday home games which will feature a 4:30 p.m. start. The 2022 NECBL All-Star Game is set for Sunday, July 24, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, home of the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. The regular season finale for the Mainers is on the road at Vermont on July 30, while the final home game is on Thursday July 28 against Keene. The NECBL postseason will commence on Monday, August 1.

The full season schedule can be found online at sanfordmainers.com.

About the Sanford Mainers:
Sanford Mainers Baseball is Southern Maine's Premier Baseball Experience located in Sanford, Maine and is one of 14 members of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, as well as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2001, playing its first season in 2002. The Sanford Mainers are committed to providing an outlet for collegiate baseball players from across the country to assist in skill development, while also acting as a community partner to the Southern Maine region in regard to youth activities, internships, volunteerism, and more. The Mainers are two-time league champions, taking home the title in 2004 and 2008. For more information on the Sanford Mainers, please visit our website at www.sanfordmainers.com or follow on Facebook at facebook.com/sanfordmainers or on Twitter and Instagram at @sanford_mainers.

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