6 NAVS make NECBL ALL - STARS - 4 to start

NECBL-BEST FOUR NAVIGATORS CHOSEN AS ALL STAR GAME STARTERS
LYNN, MA (July 14, 2009) – Six players, including a league-high four starters and the designated closer, will represent the North Shore Navigators in the 2009 NECBL All Star Game. First baseman Ben Waldrip, second baseman Patrick Brady, outfielder Tre Dennis, and pitcher Mike Gallo will start at their respective positions for the NECBL East Division All Star Team, while Chris Kowalski will be the designated closer and Jeff Tardiff will pitch in relief.
The 2009 NECBL All Star Game will be played on Saturday, July 18, at MacKenzie Stadium in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Navigators moved from Holyoke to Lynn for the 2008 season, after playing their home games at MacKenzie Stadium as the Holyoke Giants for three years.
Ben Waldrip, out of Saint Anselm College, recently completed his freshman season, in which he hit .394 with three home runs and 27 RBI and earned Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team honors. Waldrip, a 6’6’’ first baseman from Medford, MA, is hitting .309 with one home run and 11 RBI with the Navigators. Most memorably, Waldrip hit a game-tying two-run home run in the ninth inning at Lowell on June 28 before providing the go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning.
Patrick Brady, the second baseman from Lexington, Kentucky, will enter his senior year at Bellarmine University this fall. Brady, who was the 2008 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year, is in the top three in the NECBL in hits and total bases. He is hitting at an astounding .354 clip and leads the Navigators with two home runs and 19 RBI. Brady has tallied 10 multi-hit games, and earned NECBL Player of the Week honors from June 4 - June 14.
Tre Dennis, the Chula Vista, California native out of Long Beach State University, has started each game this season for North Shore as the center-fielder and the lead-off hitter. Dennis has currently hit safely in his last 16 games, raising his batting average to .311 this season with eight RBI. Dennis leads the Navigators with 24 runs scored, 17 walks, a .416 on-base percentage, and 11 stolen bases. Dennis is tied for the NECBL lead in runs scored as well.
Mike Gallo returned to the Navigators after helping the 2008 team to a 26-16 record and a playoff berth in their inaugural season in Lynn. Gallo’s first start in 2009 was record-shattering, as the hard-throwing righty from Milligan College and Peabody, MA struck out a franchise-high 15 batters against the Manchester Silkworms. Gallo, who is 3-1 with a 1.39 ERA to lead all North Shore starting pitchers, will get the start for the NECBL East Division All Star Team.
Chris Kowalski, the Boston College product out of Dorchester, MA, earned the designated closer role for the East Division by leading the NECBL in saves through the first half of the season. Kowalski is 1-1 with a 0.98 ERA in 15 appearances this season, and is currently tied for the league lead with six saves. Kowalski, who threw 3.1 scoreless innings in Boston College’s 25-inning marathon loss to Texas, has allowed only one earned run since opening night on June 4.
Jeff Tardiff, the strikeout leader on the North Shore Navigators pitching staff, will be a middle inning pitcher in the All Star Game. Tardiff, a Framingham, MA native out of Le Moyne College, is fourth in the NECBL with 37 strikeouts in 38.0 innings, in which Tardiff is 3-2 with a 1.42 ERA. Tardiff was also selected to play on the 28-man NECBL All Star Team, which lost 5-2 against the USA Baseball National Team on July 5 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
About the 2009 NECBL All Star Game
On July 18, 2009 the NECBL will hold its 16th annual All-Star Game at MacKenzie Stadium
Holyoke MA. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM. An additional feature for our fans and scouts
in attendance will be our Skill Competition. The Skill Competition – 60 yard dash –Outfield
Throw – Infield Throw and Catcher Throw will kick off at 3:30 PM. Our traditional Home Run
Derby will follow. Please join the crowd and watch the best Players from the East and West
Divisions compete. Come early to watch the exciting pre-game events and batting practice. For
those that cannot attend in person, please watch or listen-in on TeamLine.

NAVS ADD BULLPEN DEPTH

Lynn, Ma. The Navs have added bullpen depth in preparation for a busy July, by signing RPI freshmen reliever Dan Duval.

The Navs will play 10 games in 12 days, followed by 12 in 14 following the all star break. Duval will add depth to the bullpen as a middle reliever.

Duval's 2009 Stats at RPI were:

17 appearences, 1 save, 2 wins, 1 loss, 2.97 era. 25 k's, 10BB in 30 innings of relief

TEAM USA & RADIO DISNEY Come to FRASER FIELD, 7/7/09

The North Shore Navigators host TEAM USA tonight, July 7th at Fraser Field, 7pm. In addition, Radio Disney will be at the stadium from 4pm to 8pm. Mayor Chip Clancy and his staff, along with the North Shore Navigators have partnered to bring Radio Disney to the Fraser Field Lawn during the North Shore Navigators/Team USA pre-game warmups. This should be a great family event for all.

PERFECT GAME - RANKS NAVS 16th NATIONALLY

NAVS RANKED 16th - A perfect game has moved the Navigators from 20th to 16th on their Summer Collegiate National Ranking. To read the complete article click on the following link: http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/articles/DisplayArticle.aspx?article=1656

NAVS PAT BRADY & JEFF TARDIFF NAMED TO NECBL "SELECT" TEAM vs. TEAM USA

NAVS 2B Patrick Brady(Bellarmine) and P Jeff Tardiff (LeMoyne) were named to the NECBL "SELECT" Team which will face TEAM USA on Sunday July 5th in Manchester, New Hampshire. The NECBL "SELECT" team is comprised of players from each of the NECBL team chosen to compete against the TEAM USA.

NECBL All Star Selections will be determined in a weeks' time.

MARKOVITZ NAMED NECBL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Lynn, Ma. NAVS Lefty Jason Markovitz (Junior P Long Beach State) was named NECBL Pitcher of the week. Markovitz threw a complete game, 9 inning shutout.

BOSTON GLOBE HIGHLIGHTS 09 NAVS

BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE FEATURES 2009 NAVIGATORS! click on link

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/06/28/in_summer_league_north_shore_navigators_hope_to_be_noticed/

Markovitz Shines in Birthday Tribute

FATE BRINGS US TO THE COLLISIONS IN LIFE.....FREE WILL DETERMINES WHAT WE'LL LOOK LIKE AFTER THE CRASH...MARKOVITZ BRILLIANT IN BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE

There are those rare moments in life when FATE & FREE WILL COLLIDE & when they do the person in the middle of that collision is called upon to ask themselves ARE YOU THE ONE?

Last night in Lynn was one of those such moments, and when Long Beach State's Jason Markovitz stood in the center of it all on the mound and was asked that question, his answer was a resounding YES. On a night when the Navigators and the Massachusetts ALS Chapter partnered to help strike out ALS, Markovitz delivered a resounding K'O to ALS and the Lowell All Americans, but far more poignantly wrapped a gem of a complete game shutout into a Birthday Present for his mom.

Fate would have it that Markovitz was scheduled to start on his late mother's birthday, Jason's free will delivered a remarkably poised performance in what had to be an extremely emotional evening for the southpaw from California. Striking out six and yielding only 1 walk, Markovitz was poised beyond his years & gave his mom a gift for the ages.

To hear the call of the final inning, click on the following YouTube Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bTYsaK2sqk

NAVS RIDE 2 GAME WIN STREAK - FACE LOWELL ALL-AMERICANS TONIGHT 6/27

Lynn, MA... 6/27/09 - Riding a 2 game winning streak and sitting atop the NECBL's Eastern Division, the North Shore Navigators host the Lowell All Americans tonight at 7pm, Fraser Field in Lynn. Long Beach State's Jason Markovitz toes the rubber tonight for the NAVS. The Navigators and the Massachusetts Chapter of ALS partner tonight to Strike Out ALS as part of the ALS Foundations Lou Gehrig Month.

NAVS @ HOME TUESDAY 6/23 - SAUGUS NIGHT!

After moving Monday Nights's Home Game to Clark University in Worcester, the NAVIGATORS return home for a 2 game homestand at Fraser Field. Tonight (Tuesday), Saugus Night, the Navigators host the Pittsfield American Defenders & on Wednesday (Wakefield Night) the Navs play host to the Vermont Mountaineers - both games start at 7pm.

TONIGHTS (6.19.09) GAME CANCELLED - rescheduled to MONDAY 6/22/09

TONIGHT'S game vs. North Adams is CANCELLED & has been rescheduled for MONDAY 6/22 at 7pm.

BRADY & GALLO Score NECBL HONORS

NAVIGATORS Patrick Brady and Michael Gallo were named NECBL co-player & co-pitcher of the week respectively. Patrick Brady 2B, North Shore Navigators, Bellarmine University, Junior, Lexington, KY:

Mike Gallo RHP, North Shore Navigators, Milligan College, Junior, Peabody, MA
got one of the Navs league-leading 7 wins in a stellar performance against Manchester on June 7th going 8 innings allowing no runs, giving up just 2 hits and striking out 15.

BC's GARRET SMITH SIGNS ON: Provides Middle Infield/Bullpen Depth

LYNN,MA: The North Shore Navigators have added sophomore Garret Smith of Boston College, and Sterling, MA to their roster. Smith will provide depth in the middle infield and in the bullpen.

SMITH'S BIO:

AS A FRESHMAN (2008)
Started 44 games and appeared in 45 ... batted .285 on the year which was fifth on the team ... had an eight-game hitting streak from 4/25 to 5/11 ... went 2-for-4 and scored a run vs. Northeastern (5/11) ... drove in two runs and tripled against Maryland (5/2) ... went 2-for-4 with a solo home run at Dartmouth (4/30) ... blasted a solo homer at NC Sate (4/26) ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Duke (4/6) ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs at Virginia (3/23) ... drove in a season-high four runs in a 3-for-5 performance at Virignia Tech (3/20) ... went 2-for-4 and drove in a run at Clemson (3/15) ... started the season by getting a hit in his first six games ... went 3-for-5 with two runs in his collegiate debut at Georgia Southern (2/23).

BEFORE BC
Played shortstop at St. John's Shrewsbury ... played for head coach Charlie Eppinger ... hit .404 as a senior ... batted .513 as a junior ... named to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team as a senior ... was a member of the school's 2006 district semifinalist team ... team captured district title in 2005 ... honor roll student.

NAVS INK UMASS PITCHER - GLEN MISHO

LYNN, MA. The Navigators have bolstered their bullpen by adding Glen Misho, a 6'0 Righthanded Freshman Pitcher out of Umass/Amherst & Quincy, Mass. The addition of Misho and arrivals of 6'3 Sophomore Matt Lewis from UC/Davis; and 6'4 Kevin Chapman of U. of Florida (Chigago White Sox 09 MLB Draftee) will bolster the NAVS pitching staff which to date has been outstanding in getting the NAVS off to an impressive 6 & 2 start to the 09 NECBL Season.

NAVIGATORS SELECTED IN 2009 DRAFT

RD # Player NECBL MLB TEAM
4 125 Kyle Bellows NS Navigators Cleveland
15 359 Josh Garton NS Navigators Cincinatti
24 736 Peter Fatse NS Navigators Milwaukee
27 819 Jon Folino NS Navigators St. Louis
35 1066 Matt Costello NS Navigators Milwaukee
50 1513 Kevin Chapman NS Navigators Chicago (AL)

CHAPMAN Selected by CHICAGO WHITE SOX

NAVIGATOR KEVIN CHAPMAN of the University of Florida was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2009 MLB Draft. This is the second time Chapman has been drafted. The U. Florida Southpaw was drafted by the Detroit Tigers out of high school.

08 NAVS GARTON * FOLINO * FATSE SELECTED in MLB DRAFT

2008 NS NAV JOSH GARTON of Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee was selected in the 15th Round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds with the 359th pick. Garton, joins fellow NAVS alumn Kyle Bellows (Cleveland 125th pick, Jonathan Folino (819th pick St. Louis), and Peter Fatse (736th Pick Milwaukee Brewers).

They join current NAVS Matt Costello (Milwaukee Brewers) and Kevin Chapman (Chicago White Sox) making it 6 NAVIGATORS who were drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft..

NAVS Matt Costello drafted by Milwaukee Brewers in 35th Rd

NAVS P/OF Matt Costello was drafted out Valdosta State University by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 35th Round of the MLB 2009 Draft. Matt will be headed to Arizona on Sunday to begin his professional career. He joins fellow Kyle Bellows as 09 MLB Draftees.

The Navigator organization wishes both Matt and Kyle the best of luck in their professional endeavors.

NAVS KYLE BELLOWS taken by CLEVELAND INDIANS in 4th RD!

Lynn, MA. - Former North Shore Navigator, San Jose State University junior shortstop Kyle Bellows is the Cleveland Indians' fourth-round choice, No. 125 overall, early on day two of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Bellows was the 14th pick of the day, made within 10 minutes of the start of the fourth round at 9:00 a.m. PT on Wednesday, June 10. The remainder of the draft is being held via conference call from MLB Headquarters in New York.

Bellows, a San Jose native out of Santa Teresa High School, San Jose State's career leader in runs and RBI, is the highest Navigator ever taken in the MLB Draft.

NAVS new addition FSU's Gilmartin named 1st Team Freshman All-American

Sean Gilmartin Garners First Team Freshman All-America Accolades From NCBWA
The freshman southpaw leads the ACC with 12 victories on the year.
June 8, 2009
NCBWA Freshman All-American Team in PDF Format
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Add another accolade to what is already an impressive resume in his first collegiate season as Sean Gilmartin was named a first team Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
A total of 37 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on this year's team. The 2009 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-American Team is comprised from 17 conferences and 10 conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 12 conference "Rookie of the Year" winners.
Gilmartin finished his freshman campaign with a 12-3 record and a 3.49 ERA posting 83 strikeouts in 98 innings of work. He made 15 starts and three relief appearances in 2009 while picking up a save. Earlier this year, Gilmartin was honored as a third team All-American and a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. He is just the second Seminole this decade to be named an All-American as a freshman, joining Stephen Drew in 2002.
The Moorpark, Calif., native became the Seminoles' Friday night starter just three weeks into the season. He currently leads the ACC in wins and ranks in the top 10 in complete games (t-1st), opponents batting average (3rd), innings pitched (t-2nd) and ERA (6th). Gilmartin became just the second freshman in school history to earn first team All-ACC accolades.
In the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, Gilmartin threw all nine innings against the Georgia Bulldogs for his second complete game of the season and first covering all nine innings. The freshman southpaw limited the Georgia offense to just two runs on five hits, a day after the Bulldogs scored 24 runs on 23 hits against Ohio State in the first game of the Tallahassee Regional. He showed great command of his pitches against the Bulldogs getting ahead in the count throughout the afternoon. Gilmartin went to a three ball count just twice, once in the second inning and one more time in the eighth. He finished the game with six strikeouts and did not walk a batter for the first time in 14 starts this year.