Keene Swamp Bats 2018 Diary

St Johns plays Vanderbilt Friday at 11:00 a.m.   There are 2018 Swamp Bats on each team and we don't know which to root for!

There will be a reception for Swamp Bats players, coaches, interns, volunteers and board members Saturday, June 2  at Bentley Commons at  5pm . 

Lyndon Coleman Lyndon Coleman, assistant coach at Pasco-Hernando State College in New Port Richey, Florida. is manager for your 2018 Swamp Bats. He’s also managed the Winchester (Virginia) Royals of the Valley Baseball League. Gary Calhoun Gary Calhoun, a manager in the minor leagues and a college coach and past assistant with the Winnipesaukee Muskrats will be assisting Coleman. Gary had a stellar career at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa over a 25+ year period, winning one D1 national championship. Back in the day Dave Moates coached for many years with State College of Florida after playing in the majors with the Texas Rangers.  Dave coached for 6 years in the Yankees minor league system. Moats more recently Rounding out the staff is Julien Soucy, pitching coach at Southeastern University. Joining Coach Soucy is Southeastern U pitcher Jonathan Bermudez. Julien Soucy

Your 2018 Swamp Bats begin the season Tuesday at the Winnipesaukee Muskrats and the home opener is a week from today, vs. the Valley Blue Sox, Sponsored by  Cheshire Oil .

We open Tuesday  at Winnipesaukee at Robbie Mills Park at 6:30 p.m. Then, we have three home games. Wednesday, June 6 th , the Swamp Bats play host to the Valley Blue Sox, Sponsored by  Cheshire Oil . On Friday, June 8 th , our visitors will be the Upper Valley Nighthawks.  Ace Rental  sponsors the night of activity with Ribby Land. Fun activities include face painting! Saturday, June 9th is sponsored by  C&S Wholesale Grocers .  Northern Lights cheer will be joining us for a performance . *Much of this copy is shamelessly appropriated  from our team site .

We have the right tools with Dream Bat  and Franklin .

The Swamp Bats love our Franklin gear.

Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone. Michael Dunnigan and Taylor Perez. Saturday, July 5, 2014

Left to Right: Kevin Waterson, president of your Keene Swamp Bats and your  Swamp Bats blogster and twitter maven. 

Twelve days to start of season, thirteen to home opener.

Just two weeks until our home opener vs. the Valley Blue Sox,  Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30 pm. It's Cheshire Oil night. You can purchase tickets at the gate OR, better yet,  get a  season pass !

The NECBL season begins in two weeks, on June 5. The league schedule's here . Also, you can look  for the schedule this week where you gas up, stop for coffee, convenience stores, and the rest. We begin the season on the road at Winnipesaukee Tuesday night and open at home when we host the Valley Blue Sox on June 6 at 6:30 p.m, Cheshire Oil night.

Here is a nice full page ad

15 days until the season begins, 16 days to home opener

There’s the indispensable Wayne Carter and our friend and a member of the Board of Directors, Bryant Beaulieu. Sixteen days until we open the NECBL season at Winnipesaukee  and 17 days until our home opener vs. Valley Blue Sox. 

Sometimes, Mother Nature has the last word. Photo by Kellie "Doc" Gordon

From 2016

Eighteen days until the NECBL season begins  , 19 days until Keene's home opener vs. the Valley Blue Sox.

Home Opener vs. Valley Blue Sox on June 6 at 5:30 pm 2018 Season passes are now available. The cost is $60.00. You can pay by check to the "Keene SwampBats" and mail it to 303 Park Ave Keene, NH 03431 or pay online http://swampbats.pointstreaksites.com/view/swampbats/tickets/season-passes

19 days til season opens on Jun 5 at @MuskratBaseball (Even as we represent this from an Alumni Field game)

20 days to we start with visit to Winnipesaukee 21 days to first pitch at Alumni Field

Three weeks til Winnipesaukee.

Just 22 days until they load the bus for the Muskrats opener! 

Well, the first home game vs. Valley Blue Sox is June 6 which is 25 days from now.

Video by Allie Baker of The Keene Sentinel. Ms. Baker is a KSC Alum.

                Keene   @ Winnipesaukee            Tuesday,  June 5

Alumni Field is surrounded by eight light towers, each with seven LED clusters; they provide illumination from seventy-seven feet.  The electric scoreboard sits beyond centerfield. The dimensions are 354 feet to left; center field is 352 and the left field corner is 325 feet. A six foot chain link fronts some tall trees though; the more nervous attendee` may be able to spot their vehicle past the fence, given the rare bare spot.

Taken by Kellie "Doc" Gordon our 2014 photography intern.

25 Days.

Just 26 Days until the first pages of the 2018 Swamp Bats is written.

Welcome to the 2018 Swamp Bats blog. As of June 1, we’ll follow your 2018 Swamp Bats with game recaps, player and volunteer profiles and a few features of Keene baseball and fun. This is for you, the Swamp Bats fans and players and families, both in Keene and back home. We'd love your feedback.