After drubbing the North Shore Navigators 16-5 Tuesday night at the Shark Tank, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are finding their groove as they make a late-season push for the playoffs.
The wait is finally over as the Sharks return next week to begin their run for back-to-back titles. The team makes its 2023 home debut on Monday, June 5 in a pre-season game, then officially gets underway with home games on Wednesday and Thursday.
With a roster stacked full of new players hailing from coast to coast, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks are ready to defend their title this summer as the champions of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
On Saturday night at the Shark Tank, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks won the NECBL championship defeating the Vermont Mountaineers 7-6. Oak Bluffs native James Sashin started the game on the mound.
With two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Danny Crossen of the Sharks took a lead down the third base line. And after a wild pitch, he took off like a private jet leaving the airport.
Seven Martha’s Vineyard Sharks will represent the Island Sunday as the NECBL All-Star game arrives on the Vineyard for the first time in league history.
