The Gulls are thrilled to announce that Five-Time NECBL Champion and Newport Gulls Hall of Famer Mike Coombs (2024) is returning as the team’s manager for the 2025 season! Coombs, a name synonymous with the Newport Gulls, managed the team from 2005 to 2015, 2018, and 2024. Coach Coombs led the Newport Gulls to another […]
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Newport Gulls: Michael Falcone takes his talents to Europe
By Chuck Paiva, General Manager of Newport Gulls. This story originally appeared here. Long-time Newport Gulls Director of Baseball Operations, Michael Falcone, has moved on to an exciting new chapter in his career. Michael has taken his talents overseas to Belgium, where he will be working with RFC Liège, a professional football club in the […]
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2017 Newport Gull Kameron Misner becomes 35th alumni to make MLB debut
Kameron Misner, a standout from the 2017 Newport Gulls, has achieved a significant milestone by making his Major League Baseball debut, becoming the 35th alumni from the Newport Gulls to reach the big leagues. Misner, originally drafted in the 33rd round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals, played college baseball at […]
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Newport Gulls walk it off in the 10th inning to win the NECBL title
GAME 2 Back on Thursday night, the Newport Gulls hit the road to take on the Sanford Mainers at Goodall Park in Game 2 of the NECBL Championship Series. The Gulls entered the night trailing the series 1-0, needing a win to keep their season alive. Newport quieted the crowd with two runs in the […]
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The Newport Gulls are the 2024 NECBL Champions
The Newport Gulls secured their 8th Fay Vincent Sr. Cup on Saturday with an 8-7 win over the Sanford Mainers in game 3 of the Championship Series. A back-and-forth game found the Gulls down one in the bottom of the ninth. Tyler Hare (Wofford College) would hit his second home-run of the day to tie […]
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Game 2 of NECBL Championship Series suspended, to resume Saturday
SANFORD, ME. — Shortly after the Newport Gulls scored five runs in the 5th inning to take a 7-0 lead over the Sanford Mainers, Game 2 of the Championship Series went in to a weather delay due to rain. After waiting for about an hour, the decision was made to suspend Thursday night’s game. With […]
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Newport Gulls drop Game 1 of the Championship Series
NEWPORT, R.I. — It was the team that could not lose versus the team invincible in postseason play. One side entered the Sanford Mainers, 16-1 in their last seventeen games. On the other were the host Gulls, who had won 10 straight NECBL playoff games over the span of two seasons. On the line: the […]
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Gulls hang on for a dramatic win, and advance to the championship
BRISTOL, CT — The Gulls returned to Muzzy Field in August for the 1st time since clinching the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup last year. On a gorgeous Monday evening in the Nutmeg State, the two final teams from 2023 would fight for the right to return to the promised land in what will go […]
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Gulls take care of Blues for game 1 win in semifinals
The quest for the Fay Vincent Cup rolls on as the Newport Gulls and Bristol Blues faced off in game 1 of the semi finals series at Cardines Field in Newport on Sunday Night. In a matchup of the 2023 NECBL championship series, the Blues who finished the season 24-18 good enough to top […]
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Newport Gulls to take on Bristol Blues in NECBL semifinals
The Newport Gulls secured a sweep of their first-round series against the Valley Blue Sox with a win in Game 2 on Saturday. The Gulls now advance to the semifinals, where they will face the Bristol Blues in a rematch of last year’s championship series. As the higher seed, Newport has home field advantage. Game […]
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Gulls-Blue Sox Game 2 postponed to Saturday afternoon
Tonight’s game at Valley has been postponed. The rescheduled Game 2 will now be played on Saturday, August 3rd at 1 p.m. at Mackenzie Stadium. Newport heads in to Game 2 with a 1-0 series lead. If necessary, Game 3 will take place on Sunday, August 4th at Cardines Field with a 6:35 start time. […]
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8-run 7th inning guides Newport Gulls to incredible comeback victory
The Gulls’ journey toward an 8th Fay Vincent Sr. Cup began its postseason act with an evening showdown with the Valley Blue Sox on a gorgeous Thursday in the Ocean State. This was a game in two acts, with a Valley onslaught from the first pitch. When hope appeared lost, the Gulls responded with their […]
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Gulls end the regular season on a high note with a win over Schooners
In the final regular season game for the Gulls, they were tasked with ending the season on a high note in a 7 inning game against the Mystic Schooners. Nick DiRito (UMASS Lowell) had an unorthodox outing getting his 1st start of the year in his 12th game. DiRito in his 1st start would have […]
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Newport’s bats go silent in loss to Ocean State
Fresh off of a doubleheader sweep of the Mystic Schooners to clinch the Coastal Division for the 3rd consecutive year, the Gulls returned to Cardines to play their first Sunday home game since July 2012, in the 7th and final installation of the Pell Bridge Series in 2024. While they would have their best pitching […]
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Gulls officially clinch spot in 2024 NECBL playoffs
Despite a 4-3 loss to the North Shore Navigators on Thursday, Upper Valley’s loss to Keene means the Newport Gulls have secured a spot in the 2024 NECBL Playoffs. Currently 24-14, Newport is 7-3 in its last 10 games and has clinched a postseason berth with six (potentially five) games left in the regular season. […]
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Newport can’t complete the comeback, loses 4-3 at North Shore
LYNN, MA – In what turned out to be a much longer night than anybody expected, a late comeback attempt fell just short for the Newport Gulls in a 4-3 loss at the North Shore Navigators. Cole Cheatham (UAB) started on the mound for the Gulls and cruised through the first inning before running […]
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Newport Gulls return from All-Star break with a 6-2 win over Martha’s Vineyard Sharks
In their first game back from the All-Star break, the Gulls start the final stretch of the season strong with a big win. Despite getting outhit, the Gulls beat the Sharks by the score of 6-2 with great pitching all around. The Sharks would strike 1st inning with a leadoff home run from Chris Hacopian […]
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Newport Gulls return from All-Star Break Wednesday at home
The All-Star break is wrapping up and that means the final stretch of the NECBL regular season has arrived. The Newport Gulls enjoyed three days off and return to action on Wednesday when they host the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks with eight regular season games remaining. Wednesday is Summer Camp Scholarship Night at Cardines Field. The […]
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Despite a late rally, Newport falls to Sanford 8-5
On a beautiful night at Goodall Park in the last game before the All-Star break, a late comeback attempt fell just short for the Newport Gulls in an 8-5 loss to the Sanford Mainers. After neither team scored in the opening frame, Newport struck first in the second against Sanford starter Zach Brassill. Tyler Hare […]
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Dominant pitching guides Newport to a 4-2 win over Mystic
It wasn’t a usual Gulls win, but it was perfection nonetheless. While the offense was only able to put up 4 runs on a gorgeous Friday evening, it did not matter as the pitching staff put on their best performance of the year, with the two Drews(Blake and DeLucia) holding Mystic to two total runs, […]
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Gulls lose 9-3 on the road at Keene
The Newport Gulls rode a six-game win streak heading into Thursday night’s matchup with the Keene SwampBats but fell short 9-3 in a game that got away in the final innings. Cole Cheatham (UAB) made his fifth start and seventh appearance of the season on the mound for the Gulls and had an impressive five-inning […]
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Gulls complete the comeback for 10-9 win over Waves
Concerns of weather and fog at Cardines Field were replaced by fireworks and an unbelievable finish in the NECBL. The Ocean State Waves made the drive over Narragansett Bay and the Pell Bridge Series was set to face off for the 6th time in this season. Brad Pruett (East Carolina) would be the man on […]
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Nine Gulls selected in 2024 MLB Draft
The 2024 MLB Draft came and went and after all 20 rounds were completed by Tuesday evening, one current member of the Newport Gulls and eight former Gulls were selected. Colby Holcombe (Mississippi State), a member of this year’s roster, received word that he was selected in the 9th round by the Toronto Blue Jays […]
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Gulls win both games against North Shore
It was a beautiful afternoon for a coastal division doubleheader as the Newport Gulls took on the North Shore Navigators. Starting on the mound for the Gulls was Ty Starke (Louisville). Toeing the rubber for the Navigators was Josh Lajoie. The first game was continued from a rainout on June 21 and began in the […]
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Eight Gulls named to All-Star Team
In addition to Gulls Manager Mike Coombs leading the East All-Stars for the 2024 NECBL All-Star Game in Bristol on Sunday, July 21st, eight of his players will represent the East in next weekend’s game. Of the eight selections for Newport, two of them will be starters. That includes starting pitcher Brad Pruett (East Carolina) […]