Bristol Blues Move from Futures League to NECBL

The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) announced on Thursday morning that it would be adding a franchise for the second straight year.  The Bristol Blues will apparently replace the New Bedford Bay Sox to keep the league’s lineup at 13 teams.  The Bay Sox logo no longer appears in the header of the NECBL’s website.  Read more here.  Read press release here.

Cormier Resigns as Bay Sox’s GM, Friar Takes on Role

Mike Friar, VP of Baseball Operations for the summer collegiate New Bedford Bay Sox (New England Collegiate Baseball League), will add general manager to his title, after GM Andrew Cormier stepped down.  One reason given for Cormier’s resignation is that “his work location has shifted to Providence,” which tells us that team’s GM role is not a full-time gig.

Inside the New Bedford Bay Sox

Tim Weisberg, reporting for SouthCoastToday.com, takes a look at the operations of the summer collegiate New Bedford Bay Sox (New England Collegiate Baseball League), including the team’s “real” attendance and corporate sponsorships.  Read more here.

Bay Sox Foundation Board Approves Appointment of New President and Treasurer

PRESS RELEASE – The Bay Sox are pleased to announce that Pat and Beth O’Connor have joined the team’s Board of Directors in its efforts to bring quality, community-based baseball to the City of New Bedford.

Little Fenway Park Visionary Joins Bay Sox Ownership Group

Pat O’Connor and his wife Beth from Vermont have purchased a share of the summer collegiate New Bedford (MA) Bay Sox (New England Collegiate Baseball League).  Mr. O’Connor, a software development manager at IBM, will serve as president of the team. Oh yes, and he operates a pretty nifty mini-Fenway Park he built on his rural property, which he uses to raise money for charity.  Read more here.

A Profile On New Bay Sox GM Cormier

SouthCoastToday.com contributing writer Bill Abramson takes a close look at Andrew Cormier, the new GM for the New England Collegiate Baseball League’s New Bedford (MA) Bay Sox.  After two years in the Bay Sox front office, Cormier, 23, replaced Kirk Fredriksson, who left to become the GM for the NECBL’s Holyoke (MA) Blue Sox.  Read more here.

New GM Hired in Holyoke

The New England Collegiate Baseball League’s Holyoke (MA) Blue Sox announced today the hiring of Kirk Fredricksson as the team’s new general manager.  Fredricksson is a 14-year veteran general manager in the NECBL, with tours in Torrington (CT) and New Bedford (MA).  Read more here.

Added Partners, New GM in New Bedford

Commercial real estate developers Jim and Effie Dragon have joined the NECBL’s New Bedford (MA) Bay Sox as minority partners.  The Tewksbury couple join current team owners Robin Wadsworth and Rita Hubner.  Andrew Cormier has been named the team’s new general manager.  Read more here.

Arrival of NECBL’s Bay Sox a Top Story of the Year

Tim Weisberg, Mike Colageo, and Jon Couture discuss the Top 10 stories of 2009 in a SouthCoast Sports Zone podcast.  The arrival of the New England Collegiate Baseball League’s New Bedford (MA) Bay Sox came in a No. 7.  The discussion was frank and covered both the good and bad about the team’s inaugural season.  View video here.