GULLS BACK IN ACTION IN SECOND WEEK OF NECBL SEASON

For Immediate Release: 6/7/26

The NECBL is officially back in full swing! With the first week of the season complete, the Gulls have a busy week ahead — six more games, including three at home at Cardines Field.

The fun kicks off Monday when the Gulls take on the Bristol Blues. Pack the house for Town of Middletown Night! To celebrate Middletown’s 250th anniversary, the Town of Middletown will give away 250 FREE hats. Come on down as the Gulls look to grab their first win of the season! First pitch is 6:35 PM on ESPN+.

On Tuesday, the Gulls head to Danbury, Connecticut, to face the Westerners. Catch the action on ESPN+; coverage begins at 6:30 PM.

The Gulls return home Wednesday to welcome the Vermont Mountaineers. It’s Tiverton Little League Night — we want all the aspiring big leaguers at Cardines! Don’t miss the Newport Gulls’ FREE summer camp giveaway. Little Leaguers, come cheer on the Gulls! First pitch is 6:35 PM on Unbeaten and NECBL+.

Thursday brings another road game as the Gulls face the Mystic Schooners for the first time this season. Tune in to ESPN+ to watch the South Division rivals square off — coverage begins at 6:30 PM.

Friday is the Gulls’ final home game of the week against a familiar foe: the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks. These rivals met in last year’s South Division Championship, so expect fireworks. It’s A-1 Roofing & Construction Little League Night, and all kids in uniform receive FREE admission courtesy of A-1 Roofing & Construction. First pitch is 6:35 PM on ESPN+.

Finally, Newport closes the week up north against the Sanford Mainers. Streaming is available on NECBL+ via Home Team Network — coverage begins at 6:30 PM.

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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 eight-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.

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