Monday, May 21

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

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As of Wednesday afternoon, Brandon Smith has set a league record or Runs Batted In, has set a team record for hits and going into Wednesday night, has 11 Home runs (tied for league-lead) and is batting 373 ! MichaelMcMahon of the Keene Sentinel and Swamp Bats manager Lyndon Coleman have brought up the idea that Brandon Smith should be the Most Valuable Player of the NECBL. That’s a heck of an idea. The Pride of Georgetown, Indiana Smith’s a heckuva player, a great ambassador for the Swamp Bats, did NOT miss a beat when he switched from 1st to 3 rd base and been a leader on the field and a great teammate. Plus, he is always smiling! This blog and your twitter maven* support Brandon Smith for NECBL Most Valuable Player. *Joe Fitzhenry tweets also. I don't mean to speak for him but, c'mon!
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Wednesday didn’t go as planned but there’s a rematch for Friday night. Brandon Smith Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan hade a good write-up in today’sSentinel. It’s onto Sanford Friday.  If you can’t make the trip, we invite you to listen with Joe Fitzhenry and Josh Caredeo on 104.1FM/1220 AM.    You can follow  online  and you can watch the game by clicking on the multimedia tab on  NECBL.com .    Good luck , team!
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Weather woes

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