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词条 Newport Gulls
释义

  1. History

     Attendance 

  2. Postseason appearances

  3. Notable players

  4. Notable games

  5. Notes

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox baseball team
| Name = Newport Gulls
| Logo ={{columns
|col1 =
Team Logo
|col2 =
Cap Insignia
}}
| League = NECBL
| Division = Southern Division
| Location = Newport, RI (2001-present)
Cranston, RI (1998-2000)
| Stadium = Cardines Field (2001-present)
| Founded = 1998
| LeagueChamps = 6 (2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014)
| Series = Post-Season Division
| SeriesChamps = 11 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014)
| Series2 = Regular-Season Division
| SeriesChamps2 = 10 (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
| FormerNames = Newport Gulls (2001-present)
Rhode Island Gulls (1998-2000)
| FormerLeagues =
  • NECBL
    • Eastern Division (2009–2013)
    • Southern Division (2002, 2004–2008)
    • American Division (2001)

| FormerBallparks = Cranston Stadium (1998–2000)
| Colors = {{legend|blue|Blue}}{{legend|orange|Orange}}{{legend|black|Black}}
| Ownership = Chuck Paiva, Chris Patsos
Ron Westmoreland, Greg Fater, Mark Horan
| Management = Chuck Paiva (GM),
Nick Lima (Baseball Operations)
| Manager = Al Leyva
| Mascot = Gully & Gully Jr.
| Media =
| Website = newportgulls.com
}}

The Newport Gulls are a wooden-bat, summer collegiate baseball team based in Newport, Rhode Island. The Newport Gulls Baseball Club is a member of both the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the NECBL's Southern Division. Since 2001, the Gulls have played at Cardines Field.

History

An NECBL expansion team, the club was founded in Cranston in 1998. The Gulls have been one of the NECBL's most successful teams since their inception, winning six Fay Vincent, Sr. Cups as champions of the NECBL, and eleven division titles.

While most teams playing at Cardines average attendance in the dozens or, at most, a few hundred per game, the Newport Gulls, since moving to Newport in 2001, have helped bring the field back to its former glory days of the mid-twentieth century, averaging over 2,300 fans for a regular-season home game. During the 2004 season alone, the Gulls attracted over 50,000 fans through just 26 home games, with sellout crowds in excess of 3,000 people. Following the 2006 season, the Gulls set a team and league record (since surpassed) for regular season home attendance, totaling 42,424 fans after 21 games, along with the league's all-time best win-loss record of 32-10.[1] In 15 seasons in Newport, the Gulls have never failed to win fewer than 25 regular season games.

Newport Gulls games often feature fan participation activities between innings, along with concessions, low ticket prices, and a safe atmosphere. This reputation has only added to their popularity, not only among tourists passing through Newport, but with many Aquidneck Island children and families, as well. The active crowds, historic atmosphere, and competent club management have allowed the Gulls to recruit some of the best college baseball players in the nation, with talent rivaling the Cape Cod League. Since 2001, Cardines Field has hosted the Gulls through 10 regular season division titles, 10 postseason division titles, and 6 league championships, along with other notable awards, such as the RI Governor's Cup, Pell Bridge Series Championship, and Dunkin' Donuts Cup. The Gulls have also begun an annual tradition of playing Team USA in an exhibition around Independence Day every July, in what is often a sellout game. In July 2005, the Gulls hosted the NECBL All-Star Game and Home Run Derby at Cardines, which was a major event for the park, the league, and the City of Newport. The Gulls later hosted the 2010 NECBL All-Star Game, and were scheduled to host the event a third time on July 17, 2016.

The Gulls and the NECBL as a whole have received national attention with the addition of live Internet video webcasts to the normal audio webcast of games, effectively doing so at minimum cost in infrastructure. On opening night of the 2006 NECBL season, the Newport Gulls were the first to implement this new technology, bringing summer collegiate baseball, as well as Cardines Field, into a new era.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} These changes and improvements were implemented under the direction of team Director of Broadcast Operations and Media Relations Nicholas Lima from 2005-2015.

This attention is more than welcome for Gulls players, who, as amateur college athletes, hope to be drafted by Major League Baseball teams. The recent surge in recognition and popularity of the Newport Gulls organization throughout the professional baseball world has provided for an increase in the number of Gulls players to be drafted every year. The professionalism and expanse of the Gulls media operations has made it a model summer collegiate teams around the country attempt to emulate, and the Gulls internship program is considered a premier stepping stone for college students seeking a career in sports management.

The Gulls are the most successful franchise in NECBL history, having won the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, and most recently in 2014. The 2012 Gulls were Perfect Game{{'}}s unofficial national champion, and NECBL's first team to be so honored.[2]

Attendance

The following is a list of Gulls attendance figures at Cardines Field dating back to the 2001 season, when the team began using the facility.

Home attendance
SeasonGame avg.Season totalLge. rk.
2001[3]67611,4914th
2002[3]79216,6405th
2003[3]1,20021,6044th
2004[3]1,79835,9642nd
2005[3]1,68733,7593rd
2006[3]2,02042,4241st
2007[3]2,01042,2251st
2008[3]2,10144,1231st
2009[3]2,27745,5471st
2010[3]2,28445,6831st
2011[3]2,14642,9132nd
2012[3]2,12638,2751st
2013[3]1,93940,7141st
2014[3]2,332{{#Tag:ref|NECBL Records.[3]|name=NECBLrec|group=upper-alpha}}46,645{{#Tag:refgroup=upper-alpha}1st
20152,31546,2901st

Postseason appearances

YearDivision Semi-FinalsDivision Finals{{#Tag:ref|The NECBL did not separate into divisions until 2001.|group=upper-alphaNECBL Championship Series
Rhode Island Gulls
2000Mill City All-AmericansW (2-1)Keene Swamp BatsL (1-2)
Newport Gulls
2001Eastern TidesW (2-1)Keene Swamp BatsW (2-1)
2002North Adams SteeplecatsW (2-1)Danbury WesternersW (2-0)Keene Swamp BatsW (2-0)
2003Danbury WesternersW (2-1)Torrington TwistersL (0-2)
2004Torrington TwistersW (2-1)Riverpoint RoyalsW (2-1)Sanford MainersL (1-2)
2005Danbury WesternersW (2-0)North Adams SteeplecatsW (2-0)Vermont MountaineersW (2-0)
2006Manchester SilkwormsW (2-1)Torrington TwistersL (0-2)
2007North Adams SteeplecatsW (2-1)Torrington TwistersW (2-0)Vermont MountaineersL (0-2)
2008Manchester SilkwormsW (2-0)Pittsfield DukesW (2-0)Sanford MainersL (0-2)
2009New Bedford Bay SoxW (2-0)Sanford MainersW (2-1)Vermont MountaineersW (2-1)
2010Laconia MuskratsW (2-0)North Shore NavigatorsL (1-2)
2011Laconia MuskratsL (0-2)
2012Sanford MainersW (2-1)New Bedford Bay SoxW (2-0)Danbury Westerners W (2-0)
2013Sanford MainersW (2-0)Mystic SchoonersW (2-0)Keene Swamp BatsL (1-2)
2014Ocean State WavesW (2-1)Plymouth PilgrimsW (2-1)Sanford MainersW (2-0)
2015Ocean State WavesW (2-1)Mystic SchoonersL (0-2)

Notable players

Notable Newport Gulls[4]
YearPlayerMLB TeamUniversity
1999SzuminskiJason Szuminski{{#Tag:ref|A Rhode Island Gull.|group=upper-alpha}}San Diego PadresMIT
2003IanettaChris Ianetta{{#Tag:ref|Member, Newport Gulls Hall of Fame.[4]|name=GullHOF|group=upper-alpha}}{{#tag:ref|Member, NECBL Hall of Fame.[4]|name=NECBLHOF|group=upper-alpha}}Los Angeles AngelsUniversity of North Carolina
2004BoggsMitchell Boggs{{#Tag:refgroup=upper-alpha}St. Louis CardinalsUniversity of Georgia
2005OteroDan Otero{{#Tag:refgroup=upper-alpha}San Francisco GiantsDuke University
2006BeliveauJeff BeliveauChicago CubsCollege of Charleston
2006DominguezChris DominguezSan Francisco GiantsUniversity of Louisville
2007WilkAdam WilkDetroit TigersLong Beach State University
2007StudMike SeanderN/ADuke University
2009GarciaGreg GarciaSt. Louis CardinalsUniversity of Hawaii
2010AppelMark AppelHouston AstrosStanford University
2010GarciaChris TaylorSeattle MarinersUniversity of Virginia
2010GarciaPat LightBoston Red SoxMonmouth University
2011-12GarciaDaniel WrightCincinnati RedsArkansas State University

Notable games

  • July 29, 2002: Rafael Lara{{#Tag:ref||name=GullHOF|group=upper-alpha}} plays all nine positions in a nine-inning game against the Mill City All-Americans. On the pitcher's mound for the seventh inning, Lara got credit for the Gulls 5-4 win.[5]
  • July 1, 2005: Four Gulls pitchers throw a no-hitter. After a first-batter walk, the next 27 Danbury Westerner batters are retired in order.[4]
  • August 8, 2005: Gulls' second baseman Jeff Miller turns an unassisted triple play in a NECBL championship series game.[4]
  • July 21, 2006: Three Gulls pitchers throw a no-hitter against the North Adams SteepleCats.[4]
  • July 4, 2008: Gulls pitcher Chase Reid strikes out an NECBL-record 19 Torrington Twisters.[4]

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|last =NECBL|authorlink =New England Collegiate Baseball League|title =New England Collegiate Baseball League - Newport (2006)|publisher =NECBL|date =August 11, 2006|url =http://www.necbl.com/necbl_historical/2006webstats/ng.htm|accessdate=July 11, 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web | last =Simpson | first =Allan | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Summer Collegiate Team Rankings | work = | publisher =Perfect Game USA | date =August 20, 2012 | url =http://www.perfectgame.org/SummerCollegiate/Rankings.aspx?R=19 | format = | doi = | accessdate =August 21, 2012 }}
3. ^10 11 12 13 14 {{cite book | last =Lima | first =Nicholas | title =Newport Gulls 2014 Media Guide | publisher =Newport Gulls | location =Newport, RI | page =64 | jfm = }}
4. ^{{cite book | last =Lima | first =Nicholas | title =Newport Gulls 2012 Media Guide | publisher =Newport Gulls | location =Newport, RI | pages =64–65 | jfm = }}
5. ^{{cite news | last =Synder | first =Eric | coauthors = | title =Gulls player shows versatility at key time | newspaper =The Newport Daily News | location =Newport, RI | pages =B3 | language = | publisher =The Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company | date =August 3, 2002 | url = | accessdate = }}

References

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External links

  • Official site of the Newport Gulls
{{NECBL}}{{Rhode Island Sports}}

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