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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.

Sanford Mainers

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LeagueNECBL (North Division)
LocationSanford, ME (2002–present)
BallparkGoodall Park (2002–present)
Founded2002
League championships2 (2004, 2008)
Post-Season Division championships4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016)
Regular-Season Division championships3 (2003, 2008, 2016)
ColorsGreen, Gold
   
MascotBroose D'Moose and Boomer
OwnershipNon Profit Organization. Run by the Board of Directors.
ManagerNic Lops
General ManagerAaron Izaryk
PresidentJacob Ouellette
MediaJustin Ciavolella (Director of Broadcasting and Media)
Websitesanfordmainers.com

In late 2001, New England Collegiate Baseball League approached the Town of Sanford about the potential of having a team. Sanford's former Parks and Recreation Director Marcel Blouin met with various officials, and proposed Goodall Park as the home field for a team.

Start-up funds were provided through local businessmen Allen Mapes, Ron Woodward, and Geoff Titherington, as well as Neil Olson, a businessman from Bethel, Maine who had previously been involved with the Lowell All-Americans organization, a former member of the NECBL. In the second year, local investors Bob Hardison, Bob Gonyou, Joe Vitko, Gary Miller, and Curtis Jacks also joined the management team. After a few years, the Mainers' management group agreed the team should be operated by the shareholders, and shifted ownership to a volunteer group of citizens of Sanford-Springvale and local communities, becoming a non-profit organization.

Mainers attendance

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The following is a list of Sanford Mainers attendance figures at Goodall Park dating back to the team's inception in the 2002 season. The team's record average attendance came in the 2005 season, when an average of 699 spectators attended each home game.

 
The chair backed seats of the park's grandstand
Season Game Avg. Season Total League Rank
2002[1] 658 13,829 6th
2003[2] 474 9,968 7th
2004[3] 607 12,760 7th
2005[4] 699 14,692 7th
2006[5] 613 12,889 7th
2007[6] 559 11,751 7th
2008[7] 548 11,513 9th
2009[8] 516 9,818 9th
2010[9] 495 10,389 8th
2011[10] 555 11,090 9th
2012[11] 504 10,089 7th
2013[12] 436 9,601 8th
2014[13] 480 10,084 7th
2015[14] 483 10,151 9th
2016[15] 464 9,747 8th
2017[16] 516 11,351 7th
2018[17] 567 10,778 6th
2019[18] 453 9,969 8th
2020 No season. Cancelled. COVID-19
2021[19] 477 8,583 9th
2022[20] 476 9,993 9th

Postseason appearances

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Since 2002, the Sanford Mainers have claimed the league championship twice, the organization's first in 2004 and their second in 2008. Since then, the Mainers have appeared in the final round (2014 and 2016), but fell just short to the Newport Gulls and Mystic Schooners, respectively. In the franchise's history, the team has made the postseason all but three times.

Year Division Semi-Finals Division Finals NECBL Championship Series
Sanford Mainers
2003 North Adams Steeplecats W (2-0) Keene Swamp Bats L (0-2)
2004 North Adams Steeplecats W (2-1) Keene Swamp Bats W (2-1) Newport Gulls W (2-1)
2005 Keene Swamp Bats L (0-2)
2006 Keene Swamp Bats W (2-0) Vermont Mountaineers L (1-2)
2008 Vermont Mountaineers W (2-1) Keene Swamp Bats W (2-0) Newport Gulls W (2-0)
2009 North Shore Navigators W (2-1) Newport Gulls L (1-2)
2010 North Shore Navigators L (1-2)
2011 North Shore Navigators W (2-1) Laconia Muskrats L (0-2)
2012 Newport Gulls L (1-2)
2013 Newport Gulls L (0-2)
2014 Keene Swamp Bats W (2-1) Vermont Mountaineers W (2-0) Newport Gulls L (0-2)
2015 North Adams SteepleCats L (1-2)
2016 Upper Valley Nighthawks W (2-1) Valley Blue Sox W (2-1) Mystic Schooners L (0-2)
2018 Keene Swamp Bats W (1-0) Valley Blue Sox L (0-2)
2021 North Adams SteepleCats L (0-1)
2022 Newport Gulls W (1-0) Vermont Mountaineers L (1-2)
2023 Mystic Schooners W (2-0) Bristol Blues L (0-2)
2024 Keene Swamp Bats W (2-0) Vermont Mountaineers

Media

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The team's games are broadcast on the NECBL Broadcast Network through BlueFrame Technology, as well as locally on 104.3 FM, AM 1220 The Legends WWSF. Until the 2012 season, games were only broadcast on the NECBL Broadcast Network. The radio station announced in March 2012 plans to broadcast away games, as well.[21]

In 2024, the Mainers were selected as one of three NECBL pilot broadcast sites for ESPN+ (alongside with the Bristol Blues and Vermont Mountaineers), with 10 Mainers games airing exclusively on the streaming platform.[22]

References

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  21. ^ "Port Broadcasting buys Maine radio station AM 1220". Fosters.com. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012. Plans include the on-air coverage of the Sanford Mainers New England Collegiate Baseball League away games this summer and live coverage of local schoolboy sports in the fall.
  22. ^ "Mainers Set for 10 ESPN+ Appearances | New England Collegiate Baseball League". www.necbl.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
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