North Adams SteepleCats
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The North Adams SteepleCats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in North Adams, Massachusetts
, United States. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
, plays its home games at Joe Wolfe Field
in North Adams.
, and Mike Ekstrom
have played in the major leagues. SteepleCats alumni who have gone on to play minor league baseball include Eric Brown, Blake Davis, Cole Gillespie, Chris Homer, Kris Watts, Davis Bilardello, Derrick Alfonso, Chris Cates, Jeremy Hamilton, Logan Johnson, Brandon Menchaca, Matt Morizio, Timothy Pahuta, Evan Scribner, Anthony Seratelli, and John Servidio.
North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,708 as of the 2010 census, making it the least populous city in the state...
, United States. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
New England Collegiate Baseball League
The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August...
, plays its home games at Joe Wolfe Field
Joe Wolfe Field
Joe Wolfe Field is a baseball field in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. The field is home to the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league based in New England. The park was built in 1986, with the SteepleCats first utilizing the...
in North Adams.
Postseason Appearances
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| 2002 2002 NECBL season The 2002 NECBL season was the ninth season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to twelve franchises with the addition of the North Adams SteepleCats of North Adams, Massachusetts and the Sanford Mainers of Sanford, Maine, the league's first franchise... |
Newport Gulls Newport Gulls 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 East Division. From 2001 to the present, the Gulls have played at Cardines... |
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| 2003 2003 NECBL season The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont. The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont... |
Sanford Mainers Sanford Mainers The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.-Postseason appearances:-External links:* *... |
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| 2004 2004 NECBL season The 2004 NECBL season was the 11th season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Middletown, Connecticut franchise, the Middletown Giants, moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts and became the Holyoke Giants... |
Sanford Mainers Sanford Mainers The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.-Postseason appearances:-External links:* *... |
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| 2005 2005 NECBL season The 2005 NECBL season was the twelfth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Riverpoint Royals, dropping out of the league... |
Manchester Silkworms Manchester Silkworms The Manchester Silkworms were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Manchester, Connecticut playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England. The team, an expansion franchise... |
W (2-1) | Newport Gulls Newport Gulls 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 East Division. From 2001 to the present, the Gulls have played at Cardines... |
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| 2006 2006 NECBL season The 2006 NECBL season was the thirteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans.... |
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| 2007 2007 NECBL season The 2007 NECBL season was the fourteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England.... |
Newport Gulls Newport Gulls 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 East Division. From 2001 to the present, the Gulls have played at Cardines... |
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| 2008 2008 NECBL season The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators... |
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| 2009 2009 NECBL season The 2009 NECBL season is the sixteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox... |
Vermont Mountaineers Vermont Mountaineers The Vermont Mountaineers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Montpelier Recreation Field.-History:... |
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| 2010 2010 NECBL season The 2010 NECBL season was the seventeenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2010 included the league's Manchester, Connecticut franchise, the Manchester Silkworms, moving to Laconia, New Hampshire to become the Laconia... |
Keene Swamp Bats Keene Swamp Bats The Keene Swamp Bats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Keene, New Hampshire. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League , plays their home games at Alumni Field. In the NECBL, they are consistently one of the top teams and have reached the league playoffs in each... |
W (2-1) | Danbury Westerners Danbury Westerners The Danbury Westerners are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Rogers Park. The team played its inaugural season in 1995.... |
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SteepleCats Alumni
Former SteepleCats Joe Smith, Bobby WilsonBobby Wilson (baseball)
Robert Louis "Bobby" Wilson is a catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He first attended Seminole High School and later went to St. Petersburg College, Florida....
, and Mike Ekstrom
Mike Ekstrom
Michael Robert Ekstrom is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Drafted by the Padres in the 12th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, he made his MLB debut on September 10, , striking out Manny Ramirez and pitching two scoreless innings.-College:Ekstrom...
have played in the major leagues. SteepleCats alumni who have gone on to play minor league baseball include Eric Brown, Blake Davis, Cole Gillespie, Chris Homer, Kris Watts, Davis Bilardello, Derrick Alfonso, Chris Cates, Jeremy Hamilton, Logan Johnson, Brandon Menchaca, Matt Morizio, Timothy Pahuta, Evan Scribner, Anthony Seratelli, and John Servidio.