Sanford Mainers Explained

Sanford Mainers
League:NECBL
Division:North Division
Location:Sanford, ME (2002–present)
Stadium:Goodall Park (2002–present)
Founded:2002
League Champs:2 (2004, 2008)
Series:Post-Season Division
Series Champs:4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
Series2:Regular-Season Division
Series2 Champs:3 (2003, 2008, 2016)
Colors:Green, Gold
Manager:Nic Lops
Mascot:Broose D'Moose and Boomer
Media:Justin Ciavolella (Director of Broadcasting and Media)
Website:sanfordmainers.com
General Manager:Aaron Izaryk
President:Jacob Ouellette
Owner:Non Profit Organization. Run by the Board of Directors.

The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.

In late 2001, New England Collegiate Baseball League approached the Town of Sanford about the potential of having a team. Sanford's former Parks and Recreation Director Marcel Blouin met with various officials, and proposed Goodall Park as the home field for a team.

Start-up funds were provided through local businessmen Allen Mapes, Ron Woodward, and Geoff Titherington, as well as Neil Olson, a businessman from Bethel, Maine who had previously been involved with the Lowell All-Americans organization, a former member of the NECBL. In the second year, local investors Bob Hardison, Bob Gonyou, Joe Vitko, Gary Miller, and Curtis Jacks also joined the management team. After a few years, the Mainers' management group agreed the team should be operated by the shareholders, and shifted ownership to a volunteer group of citizens of Sanford-Springvale and local communities, becoming a non-profit organization.

Mainers attendance

The following is a list of Sanford Mainers attendance figures at Goodall Park dating back to the team's inception in the 2002 season. The team's record average attendance came in the 2005 season, when an average of 699 spectators attended each home game.

Season Game Avg. Season Total League Rank
2002[1] 658 13,829 6th
2003[2] 474 9,968 7th
2004[3] 607 12,760 7th
2005[4] 699 14,692 7th
2006[5] 613 12,889 7th
2007[6] 559 11,751 7th
2008[7] 548 11,513 9th
2009[8] 516 9,818 9th
2010[9] 495 10,389 8th
2011[10] 555 11,090 9th
2012[11] 504 10,089 7th
2013[12] 436 9,601 8th
2014[13] 480 10,084 7th
2015[14] 483 10,151 9th
2016[15] 4649,7478th
2017[16] 51611,3517th
2018[17] 56710,7786th
2019[18] 4539,9698th
2020No season.Cancelled.COVID-19
2021[19] 4778,5839th
2022[20] 4769,9939th

Postseason appearances

Since 2002, the Sanford Mainers have claimed the league championship twice, the organization's first in 2004 and their second in 2008. Since then, the Mainers have appeared in the final round (2014 and 2016), but fell just short to the Newport Gulls and Mystic Schooners, respectively. In the franchise's history, the team has made the postseason all but three times.

YearDivision Semi-FinalsDivision FinalsNECBL Championship Series
Sanford Mainers
2003North Adams SteeplecatsW (2-0)Keene Swamp BatsL (0-2)
2004North Adams SteeplecatsW (2-1)Keene Swamp BatsW (2-1)Newport GullsW (2-1)
2005Keene Swamp BatsL (0-2)
2006Keene Swamp BatsW (2-0)Vermont MountaineersL (1-2)
2008Vermont MountaineersW (2-1)Keene Swamp BatsW (2-0)Newport GullsW (2-0)
2009North Shore NavigatorsW (2-1)Newport GullsL (1-2)
2010North Shore NavigatorsL (1-2)
2011North Shore NavigatorsW (2-1)Laconia MuskratsL (0-2)
2012Newport GullsL (1-2)
2013Newport GullsL (0-2)
2014Keene Swamp BatsW (2-1)Vermont MountaineersW (2-0)Newport GullsL (0-2)
2015North Adams SteepleCatsL (1-2)
2016Upper Valley NighthawksW (2-1)Valley Blue SoxW (2-1)Mystic SchoonersL (0-2)
2018Keene Swamp BatsW (1-0)Valley Blue SoxL (0-2)
2021North Adams SteepleCatsL (0-1)
2022Newport GullsW (1-0)Vermont MountaineersL (1-2)
2023Mystic SchoonersW (2-0)Bristol BluesL (0-2)
2024Keene Swamp BatsW (2-0)Vermont Mountaineers

Media

The team's games are broadcast on the NECBL Broadcast Network through BlueFrame Technology, as well as locally on 104.3 FM, AM 1220 The Legends WWSF. Until the 2012 season, games were only broadcast on the NECBL Broadcast Network. The radio station announced in March 2012 plans to broadcast away games, as well.[21]

In 2024, the Mainers were selected as one of three NECBL pilot broadcast sites for ESPN+ (alongside with the Bristol Blues and Vermont Mountaineers), with 10 Mainers games airing exclusively on the streaming platform.[22]

External links

See main article: e Sports.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-12-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020091350/http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/confstat.HTM . 2007-10-20 . NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 21, 2008
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-12-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020174441/http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM . 2007-10-20 . NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008
  4. Web site: NECBL . 2008-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919090946/http://www.necbl.com/2005webstats/confstat.HTM . 2008-09-19 . NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  5. Web site: NECBL . 2008-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612185612/http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/confstat.HTM . 2009-06-12 . NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  6. http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
  7. Web site: NECBL . 2009-08-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612185637/http://www.necbl.com/2008webstats/confstat.HTM . 2009-06-12 . NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  8. http://www.necbl.com/2009webstats/confstat.HTM Team Statistics 2009
  9. Web site: 2010 NECBL Season - Attendance. NECBL.com. 15 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323013237/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=330. 2012-03-23. dead.
  10. Web site: 2011 NECBL Season - Attendance. NECBL.com. 15 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526140101/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=510. 2012-05-26. dead.
  11. Web site: 2012 NECBL Season - Attendance. NECBL.com. 5 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616155856/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=11944. 2012-06-16. dead.
  12. http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=21986 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed July 27, 2016
  13. http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=26715 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed July 27, 2016
  14. http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=28998 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed July 27, 2016
  15. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League Pointstreak Stats. necbleague.bbstats.pointstreak.com. 2016-08-16.
  16. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League Pointstreak Stats. necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com. en. 2018-01-22.
  17. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League - attendance. Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 2018-10-02.
  18. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League Pointstreak Stats. 2022-01-25. necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com.
  19. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League Pointstreak Stats. 2022-01-25. necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com.
  20. Web site: New England Collegiate Baseball League Pointstreak Stats . 2023-04-21 . necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com.
  21. Web site: Port Broadcasting buys Maine radio station AM 1220. Fosters.com. 18 March 2012. 17 March 2012. Plans include the on-air coverage of the Sanford Mainers New England Collegiate Baseball League away games this summer and live coverage of local schoolboy sports in the fall..
  22. Web site: Mainers Set for 10 ESPN+ Appearances New England Collegiate Baseball League . 2024-08-05 . www.necbl.com.