Holyoke Giants
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| League | FCBL (East Division) | |||
| Location |
Lynn, MA (2008-present) Holyoke, MA (2004-2007) Middletown, CT (1994-2003) |
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| Ballpark | Fraser Field (2008-present) | |||
| Year founded | 1994 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Navs | |||
| League championships | 4 NECBL (1997, 1998, 1999, 2010) | |||
| Regular-Season Division championships | 1 NECBL (2007) | |||
| Former name(s) | Holyoke Giants (2004-2007) Middletown Giants (1994-2003) |
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| Former league(s) |
NECBL (1994-2011)
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| Former ballparks |
Mackenzie Stadium (2004-2007) Palmer Field (1994-2003) |
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| Colors | Blue, White |
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| Mascot | Chomps the 'Gator & High Seas Harry the Sailor | |||
| Ownership | Salvi Sports Enterprises | |||
| Management | Bill Terlecky (GM) | |||
| Manager | Richie Hebner | |||
| Media | Radio: Roei Biberstain | |||
| Website | nsnavs.com | |||
NECBL (1994-2011)
The North Shore Navigators are a wooden-bat, collegiate summer baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts, playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL). The team plays home games at Fraser Field in Lynn. The team is owned by Salvi Sports New England, LLC.
The Navigators are the successor to the Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a charter team in Middletown, Connecticut that moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts. The franchise relocated to Lynn for the 2008 season and switched to the FCBL for the 2012 season.
The Navigators began as the Middletown Giants, one of five charter franchises of the NECBL, playing at Palmer Field in Middletown, Connecticut. They finished the NECBL's inaugural 1994 regular season with the second-best record in the league, though the team did not qualify for the championship series. After a last-place showing in 1995, the Giants qualified for postseason play in 1996, but lost to the now-defunct Central Mass. Collegians.
In 1997, the Giants tied for third place with a 19-21 record, qualifying the team for postseason play for the second straight year. After sweeping the Rhode Island Reds in a best-of-three series, the Giants went on to defeat the Torrington Twisters for the Championship. Middletown's game-one victory (8-7 in 13 innings) was one of the longest playoff games in NECBL history. After being shut-out 4-0 at home, the Giants defeated Torrington 8-5 in a decisive Game 3.
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