The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks’ first season in the NECBL came to a close last night, with the Keene Swamp Bats defeating the boys in purple 4-2 to take home the league championship.
The Keene Swamp Bats came, saw, conquered and left victorious with a 14-10 win over the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks in game one of the NECBL championship Wednesday night.
Riding a wave of dominant starting pitching, heroic plays in the field and clutch hitting, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are two wins away from being crowned champions of the NECBL.
The Sharks eked out a victory in their first game of the NECBL playoffs Sunday night, defeating the Newport Gulls 2-1. The series now moves to Newport for a 6:30 p.m. game Monday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks celebrated a 15-13 victory Thursday, finishing off their inaugural regular season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the most wins in the league.
Red hot bats, strong starting pitching and late-inning heroics sent the Sharks to the top spot in their division by way of a 10-game winning streak. The team plays at home tonight; first pitch is at 7 p.m.
The Sharks were victorious for the third straight game behind the arm of emerging hurler Will Warren as he struck out seven in a 7-3 triumph over the North Adams SteepleCats Sunday night.
Baseballs took a beating, tempers flared, and there were enough stolen base attempts to alert the authorities as the Sharks fell 8-7 to division foe Danbury Wednesday night.
Sharks pitcher Will Warren retired the first 17 Mainers he faced at Saturday’s game on the Vineyard home field. And then lightning bolted across the sky.
