Seacoast Mavericks
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Seacoast Mavericks
The Seacoast Mavericks is a collegiate summer baseball team located in New HampshireNew Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. It is a recent addition to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League
Futures Collegiate Baseball League
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a 6 team collegiate summer baseball league. The Futures League was co-developed by the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners owner Drew Weber, Weber formally developed and owned the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Double A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...
which is a wooden bat league with a 44 game regular season. The FCBL comprises the Seacoast Mavericks and three other teams from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and New Hampshire. The Seacoast Mavericks' 26 player roster consists of players that come from some of the top collegiate baseball programs in the country. Division 1 player and Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
draft pick, Jerico Weitzel is one of the standout athletes recently signed.
Ownership=
The team is owned by Dave Hoyt. He is a former minor league player for the Minnesota Twins, as well as, the owner and operator of USA Training Centers in Newington, NH and its Mavericks club programs. The Seacoast Mavericks' Director of Baseball Operations is Mike Daboul and Sean Evans is the team's General Manager.
On April 4th, 2011, Red Sox Hall Of Famer Bob Stanley
Bob Stanley
Robert William "Bob" Stanley is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox.Over his 13-year career, Stanley played only for the Red Sox from 1977-89...
was named President of the Seacoast Mavericks. Bob's good friend, Dave Hoyt who owns and operates USA Training Center In Portsmouth, New Hampshire where Bob gives lessons on a part-time basis.
The season is set to begin Summer 2011.