4 NAVS OFF TO OMAHA - 2010 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

FOUR COLLEGE WORLD SERIES-BOUND
PLAYERS SET TO JOIN NAVIGATORS FOLLOWING TOURNAMENT

LYNN, MA (June 16, 2010) – Four impending North Shore Navigators will be competing in the 64th College World Series, which begins this weekend, and therefore have not yet arrived with the team in Lynn. Kevin Kyle and Dominic Leone of Clemson, Jack Mayfield of Oklahoma, and Cody Dent of Florida are the players representing the Navigators in Omaha.

Their late arrivals are of course for good reason, whereas the opportunity to play on the national stage certainly serves as a noteworthy experience in a player's career and development. The College World Series kicks off this Saturday, June 19, and all games can be seen on ESPN and ESPN2.

Leone, a freshman righthander at Clemson, picked up the victory on the mound in the Tigers' 8-6 win over Alabama on Monday to advance to the school's first College World Series in four years. Leone allowed just three hits and an unearned run over 5.2 innings and also struck out three while walking just one. Leone is 3-1 with a 4.39 ERA on the season for the No. 13 Tigers, who improved to 43-23 on the season with the victory and will play Arizona State in the first round.

Meanwhile, Kyle, who is also a freshman, has compiled a 3.00 ERA on the year at Clemson in 12 innings pitched out of the bullpen.

Oklahoma punched its ticket to Omaha following an 11-0 win over Virginia on Monday, and it will mark the first appearance in the College World Series since 1995 for the Sooners, who will play South Carolina on Sunday. Mayfield, a freshman, picked up the win and threw 3.1 innings of relief in Oklahoma's Game 2 victory over Virginia in a 10-7 win. He allowed three earned runs on six hits, and is 5-0 for the season with a 2.49 ERA in 16 games. Mayfield is also an infielder, and has hit .235 in 18 games at the plate.

Dent's Gators are making their first appearance in the CWS since 2005, and they will square off against UCLA in the first round after defeating Miami in the Super Regional. Dent, the son of former MLB All-Star Bucky Dent, is hitting .241 and hit .417 in conference-play. Dent appeared as a pinch runner in Game 1 against Miami, and served as a defensive replacement in the Game 2 clincher. Florida is currently 47-15 and is the No. 3 team in the country.

GALLO SIGNS WITH NATIONALS

08/09 North Shore Navigator Mike Gallo has signed a Free Agent Contract with the Washington Nationals. Gallo will report to the Nationals, Orlando affiliate of the Gulf Coast Rookie League.

BIG DAY FOR NAVS - Past and Present

5 former and current North Shore Navigators were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft.

From the 2009 Navs squad, the following player were selected:

Kevin Chapman - 4th Round, Kansas City Royals, (U.Florida)

Matt Lewis - 10th Round, Seattle Mariners (UC Davis)

Jason Markovitz - 15th Round, Seattle Mariners (Long Beach State)

Pat Brady - 48th Round, Seattle Mariners (Bellarmine College)

From the current 2010 squad, Ben Waldrip of Medford, Mass. and Cypress JC of Los Angeles, was selected in the 42nd Round by the Atlanta Braves.

Markovitz goes to Seattle with 402nd Pick

Jason Markovitz of the 08 & 09 Navs, and Long Beach State was selected in the 2010 MLB Draft with the 402nd Pick by the Seattle Mariners.

MATT LEWIS goes to ATLANTA in ROUND 10

09 NAV, Matt Lewis was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the MLB Draft

CHAPMAN GOES in 4th ROUND TO KANSAS CITY

On the second day of the 2010 MLB Draft, former Navigator (09) Kevin Chapman was selected in the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals. Chapman and his Florida Gators are currently preparing for the NCAA Super Regionals.

10 NAVS in NCAA REGIONALS

TEN NAVIGATORS are in NCAA's REGIONALS

Jacksonville State - Hunter Rivers
Clemson - Dominic Leone, Kevin Kyle
Oklahoma - Brandon Bargas, Kevin Pritchard, Jack Mayfield
Baylor - Crayton Bare
Florida - Cody Dent
Rider - Mason Heyne
Dartmouth - Michael Johnson

The 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament is ready for the 2010 College Baseball Regionals. The 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament teams were all announced on Monday, May 31st, allowing fans to see where their schools will be playing in the coming weeks. We are just three weeks from the 2010 College World Series, but getting there is going to be tough for the 64 teams that received invites to the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament this holiday weekend. There are definitely quite a few intriguing match-ups at the regional level, beginning with the Norwich Regional that is hosted by Connecticut, but where Florida State actually received the No. 1 seed.
The No. 1 overall seed in the 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament is Arizona State out of the Pac-10 Conference. The Arizona State Sun Devils won the Pac-10 regular season conference title this year, and had a tough route against seven other teams that are in the 2010 College Baseball Regionals. Those teams include No. 6 seeded UCLA, Washington State, Oregon State, and Oregon just to name a few. If both Arizona State and Washington State win their regional tournaments, they would meet in the Super Regionals in Tempe later on this month.
The full 2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament field has been announced, and it could lead to some very interesting games when the tournament kicks off this upcoming weekend. Games in the 2010 College Baseball Regionals will start on Friday, June 4th, and work through the weekend to determine the 16 teams that will advance to the Super Regionals. Arizona State is definitely the team to beat in the tournament, but a No. 1 seed rarely does that. That could open the door for Virginia, Texas, or UCLA to pull off the 2010 baseball national championship.

2010 NCAA Baseball Tournament Field of TeamsTempe (No. 1 Arizona State, Milwaukee, Hawaii, San Diego)Fayetteville (Arkansas, Grambling, Kansas State, Washington State)Auburn (Auburn, Jacksonville, Southern Mississippi, Clemson)Atlanta (No. 8 Georgia Tech, Mercer, Elon, Alabama)Charlottesville (No. 5 Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth, St. John's, Ole Miss)Norman (Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, North Carolina, California)Columbia (South Carolina, Bucknell, The Citadel, Virginia Tech)Myrtle Beach (No. 4 Coastal Carolina, Tony Brook, North Carolina State, College of Charleston)Austin (No. 2 Texas, Rider, Louisiana-Lafayette, Rice)Fort Worth (TCU, Lamar, Arizona, Baylor)Norwich (Florida State, Central Connecticut State, Oregon, Connecticut)Louisville (No. 7 Louisville, Saint Louis, Illinois State, Vanderbilt)Los Angeles (No. 6 UCLA, Kent State, UC Irvine, LSU)Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton, Minnesota, New Mexico, Stanford)Coral Gables (Miami, Dartmouth, Florida International, Texas A&M)Gainesville (No. 3 Florida, Bethune-Cookman, Oregon State, Florida Atlantic)

RIVERS NAMED ALL FROSH OVC

JACKSON, Tenn. – Four Gamecocks earned all-conference recognition for the 2010 season on Tuesday at the pre-tournament banquet for the Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship.Senior Bert Smith and junior Todd Cunningham received first team all-conference honors, while senior Daniel Adamson was a second team All-OVC selection. Freshman pitcher Hunter Rivers was named to the league’s All-Freshman squad at the banquet, which was held at the Jackson Doubletree hotel on the eve of the league’s six-team championship tournament.

Nav Players Head to Conference Tournaments

Navigator Players begin a weekend of Tournament action around the country. Anthony Melchionda and Hunter Gordon of BC face off in ACC Championship action in North Carolina vs. Virginia; Miami & Florida State. Fellow ACC players Kevin Kyle and Dominic Leone & their Clemson Tiger teammates square off vs. NC State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.

Sooners Jarek Pritchard, Jack Mayfield and Brandon Bargass square off vs. Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State in Oklahoma City in the Big XII Championships.

Gators Cody Dent and Ben Brown host the LSU Tigers in the opening round of the SEC Championship.

Mason Heyne and his Rider Bronco squad square off vs. Marist in Fishkill, NY in the Opening Round of the MAAC Championship, while Hunter Rivers and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks square off in the OVC Championship.

NAVS/OU's MAYFIELD NAMED BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Mayfield Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
Freshman posted complete game shutout on Sunday

Jack Mayfield (right)
May 10, 2010
NORMAN, Okla. -- For the second consecutive week a Sooner was named one of the Big 12 Conference's top players as freshman Jack Mayfield was named the pitcher of the week for games played through May 9.
It marks the first career honor for the Del Rio, Texas, native and the third by a Sooner this season after Danny Black was named player of the week on May 3 and Jeremy Erben collected a pitcher of the week honor on March 8.

Mayfield became the first OU freshman pitcher since 1976 to toss a complete-game shutout in the Bedlam Series as the No. 14 Sooners won 6-0 on May 9 over Oklahoma State.

The true freshman did not walk a batter and surrendered just five hits to go along with his seven strikeouts across the nine innings. Mayfield led OU to its first shutout of the Cowboys since game one of the 1993 series in Tulsa.

In his first career start, Mayfield retired the first nine OSU hitters and faced the minimum in six of his nine innings. The walk-free effort was efficient with 23 first pitch strikes to the 30 batters he faced en route to posting career highs in innings, strikeouts (7) and pitches (117). His previous longest outing was a 3 2/3 relief effort last weekend against KSU.

Mayfield (3-0) has allowed one earned run since the opening weekend and has a 0.95 ERA on the year with 22 strikeouts and five walks in 28 1/3 innings in 2010.

NAVS KEVIN KYLE MAKES CLEMSON DEBUT

Kevin Kyle made his Clemson debut pitching 2 scoreles innings of 1 hit ball in relief as the 15th ranked Tigers rallied to an 8-6 victory over visiting Wright State. The victory keeps the Tigers undefeated at 4 and 0.

Kyle allowed 1 hit over two innings, striking out 1 while walking 1 keeping Clemson in the game long enough to rally and overcome a 3 run deficit. For the complete game highlight "click" on the following link: http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022710aab.html

RIVERS DEBUTS EARNS 1st COLLEGIATE WIN

HUNTER RIVERS made his collegiate debut pitching three scoreless innnings, striking out three, while not allowing a batter to reach base, to earn his first collegiate victory in Jacksonville's 17-3 victory over Kinnesaw State.

The Jacksonville Gamecock Report on Rivers is as follows: Has an electric arm that should help the staff…has an extremely bright future with team…is expected to big a contributor on the mound this year.HIGH SCHOOL: Played at West Morgan High School for Todd Stephens…was selected to play in the East-West Åll-Star game…also lettered in basketball and football.

PERSONAL: Full name is Hunter Jackson Rivers…son of Kevin and Sherry Rivers…has one older sister, Renee, who played softball at Snead, and one younger sister, Whitney…lists the Boston Red Sox as his favorite Major League Baseball team and Derek Jeter as his favorite player…majoring in Economics at JSU.

NAVS Awarded 2011 NECBL ALL STAR GAME

Lynn, MA: New England Collegiate Baseball League Commissioner Mario Tiani today announded that the 2011 NECBL All Star Game has been awarded to the North Shore Navigators & Fraser Field in Lynn, Massachusetts.

The NECBL is a premier summer collegiate baseball league sponsored in part by Major League Baseball. The league hosts top Major League draft prospects each summer including 2009 #1 Overall Draft Pick of the Washington Nationals Steven Strasbourg.

Navigators' General Manager Peter Delani said "Hosting the 2011 All Star Game will be a major highlight for the Navigators and the City of Lynn. We are excited to bring over 60 future potential Major League baseball players to Fraser Field, and look forward to hosting the many Major League Baseball representatives that typically attend the NECBL All Star Game.

NAVS Star as NCAA 2010 Season Opens

NAVIGATORS Star as NCAA 2010 College Baseball Season Opens!

The 2010 NCAA College Baseball Season opened this weekend and the NAVS were front and center of the action from around the country. Around the Horn will keep you posted on all NAVS player highlights during the spring.

New Orleans: Anthony Melchionda led Boston College to an opening day 8-5 win over Tulane University. Melchionda was 2 for 4 with a career high 4RBI including a Home Run. In the 2nd game of the series on Saturday, Melchionda continued to swing a hot bat going 2 for 5 with an RBI. Navs Freshmen Right hander Hunter Gordon pitched 2 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut to close out Tulane and preserve the shutout

Los Angeles: 3 Navs are suiting up and leading the way for JUCO power house Cypress College of Los Angeles. Starting Pitcher Ray Hanson is 2 and 0 with a 1.93 era. In 18.2 innings Hanson has 20K's and only 4BB. Outfielder Matt Avery is batting leadoff and leading Cypress with a .385 Batting Average; 4 Home Runs; and 8RBI. 09 NECBL ALL Star NAV Ben Waldrip after a slow start coming off a thumb injury led Cypress to a 12-5 victory over Southern Nevada and the #1 prospect in the upcoming 2010 MLB Draft, Bryce Harper. Waldrip was 3 for 6 with 4RBI and 2 runs scored.

Long Beach: Projected NAVS starting CF, Brennan Metzger led the Dirtbags to an opening day 2 to 1 victory over Pepperdine (Dan Patrick - Navs P). Metzger was 1 for 2 batting leadoff and scored both of the Dirtbags runs.

San Diego: Oklahoma University and NAVS reliever Brandon Bargas pitched a scoreless 8th inning against San Diego State striking out the side in his first collegiate appearance and the Sooners opening day.

Knoxville: U. of Tennesse and Navs outfielder Charlie Thurber started in Right Field for the Vols and batted 5 times in UT's opening day 16-6 victory over Xavier.

Clemson: Navs and Clemson Tiger freshmen pitcher Dominic Leone pitched a scoreless 9th inning closing out Clemson's opening day 11-0 victory over Miami of Ohio.

Baylor: Navs Crayton Bare and Ross Speed's Baylor Bears opened the season with a 9-3 victory over Duke, before dropping a 7-5 game to Georgia.

Jacksonville State and Hunter Rivers dropped a pair of games to Michigan and Texas Tech.

Orange Ca, - Navs Catcher John Hill is batting .286 with 5 RBI for the 7 and 1 Concordia University.

San Diego: Tyler Keuhl is leading off and playing SS for 8 and 1 Point Loma.

Miami: Nav Pitcher Jerry Elsing and Rutgers open a weekend series versus the Hurricanes in Miami.

Gainesville: Navs Cody Dent and Ben Brown open a weekend series with the Gators versus USF.

NAVS Tab Lynn's own JEFF WALDRON as next Head Coach

Lynn, Ma: JEFF WALDRON Named NAVS New Head Coach.

Navigator General Manager Peter Delani today announced that Lynn native, Jeff Waldron has been named the new Head Coach of the North Shore Navigators.

Delani said, "Coach Waldron is the right man for the organization going forward. We are excited to add an individual of Jeff's character, professionalism, and with his baseball pedigree."

Waldron was a highly decorated athlete out of Lynn Classical High School, where he is currently an assistant coach with Mike Zukowski who had previously coached with Delani at Masconomet Regional High Schol." Waldron went to Boston College on a full scholarship. The left handed hitting catcher starred for the Eagles, playing in the prestigous Cape Cod League for the Orleans Cardinals. Waldron was drafted following his junior season by the St. Louis Cardinals, but opted not to sign, instead returning for his senior season where he captained the Eagles. Waldron graduated from BC in 1999, and was drafted by the Red Sox. Waldron spent eight years in the minor leagues for the Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers. Waldron made it to AAA in the Pacific Coast League with the Arizona and Texas organizations.

Waldron will be joined on his coaching staff by another Lynn native, Philip Nicoletti, currently an assistant coach at Northern Iowa JC and an Associate Scout with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Steve Coffey played for the Chatam A's in the Cape Cod League and was drafted out of UMass/Boston by the Chicago Cubs where he spent two years in the Cubs organization as a shortstop.

NAVS SEEK HOST FAMILIES FOR 2010....

WANTED
Summer Host Families

The North Shore Navigators are a part of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a nationally recognized Wood Bat Summer League. We are the level just below the minor leagues; Major League Baseball uses our program for a development league of future talent. Many of the players on our team have been drafted or will be drafted at some point.

What you would be responsible for:
• A room and bedding for eight weeks (beginning of June to beginning of August)
• Meals as needed (players will be away for 21 games)
• Provide a safe and welcoming environment for the player

What your player would be responsible for:
• Providing his own transportation
• Using his own telephone calling cards
• Being considerate and mindful of the host family household

Perks! Each host family will receive:
· Invitation to a pre-season reception.
· A special lifetime pass to all regular season games.
· On field recognition at the last home game of the season.
· A chance to have a future major leaguer live in your home.

For More Information Contact NAVS General Manager Pete Delani at 978-420-7028 or via email at pdelani@nsnavs.com

ALDINS JOINS HARVARD COACHING STAFF

Cambridge, MA. Former Navigator Assistant Coach, Kristaps Aldins was introduced as an assistant coach at Harvard by Joe Walsh. Aldins enters his first season at Harvard after completing four seasons on the bench at nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

At MIT, Aldins worked with the Engineers' pitchers, catchers, and outfielders. Aldins was also responsible for all facets of a nationwide recruiting process. During his stint at MIT, the team compiled an overall record of 82-63 with a program-record 25 wins in 2008. In 2006 the Engineers advanced to the NEWMAC Championship Game for the first time in program history and earned a bid to the ECAC Tournament.

During the summer of 2008, Aldins coached for the North Shore Navigators of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). The NECBL, which currently has 22 of its alumni on Major League Baseball rosters, is home to some of the nation's top collegiate baseball talent. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Aldins is an instructor at several top camps and clinics around the country including Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, Headfirst, and TPX Top 96.
The 2005 Liberty League Baseball Player of the Year, Aldins was a member of the winningest class in Vassar College history. He currently holds seven offensive school seasonal records including batting average (.444), runs (40), RBI's (45), and doubles (18) as well as the Brewers' career record for doubles (33). While at Vassar, he was a four-year starter in the outfield and also served as a senior co-captain, cleanup hitter and starting pitcher. As a senior, he ranked 16th nationally in batting average, 21st in doubles, and 27th in toughest to strike out. For his efforts, Aldins was a nominee for NCAA All-America honors, earned ABCA/Rawlings New York State All-Region First Team status, and was also named an ECAC Upstate All-Star.
Aldins is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA). He graduated from Vassar College in 2005 with a double major in History and Russian Studies and was named Liberty League Academic All-Conference three consecutive years. Aldins is working toward a Masters of sports leadership degree at Northeastern University.

NAVS sign UCalifornia Catcher BRYCE TAFELSKI

Lynn, MA. 12/8/2009.... The North Shore Navigators announced the signing of Catcher Bryce Tafelski of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Tafelski a right handed hitting catcher was drafted out of high school by the Cleveland Indians. He will form a potent right/left catching tandem with returning Navigator catcher John Hill of Concordia.

The TAFELSKI FILE:
2009Appeared in 18 games as a freshman, making 13 starts, all at catcher...Four of his 10 hits went for extra bases...Hit first career home run on Apr. 15 vs. Cal State Bakersfield...Had career-best three RBI in the game...Batted .286 in eight Big West games...Went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run and a double in his first game, Feb. 22 at Cal State Bakersfield...Had two hits and two runs scored on Apr. 1 at No. 21 San Diego State...Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored on May 17 at UC Riverside...Vs. No. 1 UC Irvine on May 22, went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
High SchoolPlayed for Dave Kuehn at Santa Ynez High School...Played catcher for the Pirates...Voted MVP of the Los Padres League, First Team All-County, and First Team All-State his senior year...Hit .451 with eight homeruns, 39 RBI, 10 doubles, and 20 steals as a senior...Amassed a .380 batting average with six doubles, nine home runs, two triples, 23 RBI, and 21 stolen bases...Selected team MVP, First Team All-League and First Team All-County his junior year...Helped the Pirates win first place in the Santa Ynez/Cabrillo baseball tournament...Went 12-for-15 with four home runs and 16 RBI in the four-game tournament...Competed in basketball and football for the Pirates...A member of the National Honors Society.

Born in Goleta, Calif...Majoring in business economics...Would play football if he was not playing baseball...Roots for the Seattle Mariners, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Lakers...Favorite athletes are Jason Varitek, Brett Favre, Josh Hamilton and Kobe Bryant...Lists "Disturbia" amd "Sandlot" as his favorite films...Enjoys viewing "Man vs. Wild" and "Sportscenter" weekly...Would choose Adam Sandler or Denzel Washington to star him in a Hollywood movie...Lists "Sports Illustrated" and "ESPN" as his favorite magazines...Favorite book is "Where the Red Fern Grows"...The best player he ever faced was Danny Duffy...His favorite aspects about UCSB are the beach, playing baseball, and the girls...Most memorable sports moment was setting the home run record at Santa Ynez High...Would invite Jessica Simpson, Pamela Anderson, and Jessica Alba to dinner if he could...The best baseball advice he ever received was given to him by Vince Sagisi who said: "When you step inside those white lines, give it everything you possibly have" and "Don't ever quit until the game is over"...Has the unique skill of being able to juggle...Also recruited by Cal Poly and UCLA...Was drafted out of high school by the Cleveland Indians...His father, Mark, also attended UCSB...Has one brother, Keith...Son of Mark and Reta Tafelski.

NAVS INTRODUCE FAMILY 5 PACK SEASON PASS!!! GREAT STOCKING STUFFER

2010 NAV FAMILY 5 PACK
SEASON PASS - $100
ADMITS 5 per game for price of 1 Season Ticket

NAV Family 5 Pack Season Pass - $100:
The Navigators are offering an incredible Holiday STOCKING STUFFER for the 2010 Season. The NAV FAMILY 5 PACK is a Season Pass that allows the cardholder to admit 5 people per game for every 2010 home game for the incredible price of only $100.00 This is a five hundred dollar value available now for a limited time for only $100.

The Navigator 2010 season promises to be an exciting one, headlined by players from major collegiate programs such as: Baylor University, Boston College, Clemson, University of Florida, Long Beach State, Oklahoma University, Pepperdine University; and many more. For more information on the NAVS check out our brand new website http://www.nsnavs.com/ Our 2010 Schedule is below.

To purchase a 2010 NAV FAMILY PACK please do the following:
Write a check made out to: NORTH SHORE NAVIGATORS in the amount of $100
Fill out: Name:_________________
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City:______________________ State:_________ Zip:__________
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NORTH SHORE NAVIGATORS – 2010 HOME NECBL Schedule

NOTE: All home games start at 6:15pm (Home Games in CAPS & BLUE)

Game# Date Game Start Time Event

Sun 6/6 SANFORD MAINERS 6:15pm
Sat 6/12 LOWELL AMERICANS 6:15pm
Sun 6/13 NEWPORT GULLS 6:15pm
Fri 6/18 LACONIA MUSKRATS 6:15pm
Sat 6/19 NEW BEDFORD BAY SOX 6:15pm
Sun 6/20 VERMONT Mountaineers 6:15pm
Wed 6/23 PITTSFIELD DEFENDERS 6:15pm
Thur 6/24 KEENE SWAMP BATS 6:15pm
Sun 6/27 NEWPORT GULLS 6:15pm
Tue 6/29 LACONIA MUSKRATS 6:15pm
Thur 7/1 DANBURY WESTERNERS 6:15pm
Fri 7/2 NEW BEDFORD BAY SOX 6:15pm
Wed 7/7 LOWELL AMERICANS 6:15pm
Thur 7/8 TEAM CANADA 6:15pm
Sat 7/10 SANFORD MAINERS 6:15pm
Thur 7/15 HOLYOKE BLUE SOX 6:15pm
Tue 7/20 LOWELL AMERICANS 6:15pm
Thur 7/22 LACONIA MUSKRATS 6:15pm
Fri 7/23 TEAM USA vs. TEAM NECBL
Tue 7/27 SANFORD MAINERS 6:15pm
Wed 7/28 NEW BEDFORD BAY SOX 6:15pm
Thur 7/29 NORTH ADAMS Steeplecats 6:15pm
Sat 7/31 NEWPORT GULLS 6:15pm

About the Navigators:
The 2010 season will represent the Navigators 3rd season on the North Shore at Fraser Field in Lynn. The Navigators are a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL http://www.necbl.com/ ) a 12 team summer collegiate baseball league comprised of some of the nation’s premier pro-prospects from around the country. The Navigators play 21 home games from June through the end of July.

WALDRIP SIGNS WITH JACKSONVILLE

2009 North Shore Navigator, Ben Waldrip (Cypress JC, Los Angeles) has signed a scholarship with Jacksonville State University in Alabama. Waldrip will join the reigning 4 time Ohio Valley Conference Champions for the 2011 season. Waldrip, a 2009 NECBL All Star joins a Jacksonville program that is on the rise nationally with players such as Ben Tootle, Todd Cunningham, Kyle Bluestein and Sam Eberle garnering national attention, with Tootle having been selected in the 3rd Round of the MLB Draft; Cunningham being named the Cape Cod League's top major league prospect, and Bluestein and Eberle being named Louisville Slugger Freshmen All Americans in 2009.

Last June, Jacksonville State’s Ben Tootle was selected as the 101st overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball first-year player draft by the Minnesota Twins during the third round on Tuesday.Tootle becomes the fourth Gamecock player to be drafted in the third round or higher and the first since Bill White was taken as the 99th overall pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000. He was the first player from an Alabama college taken in this year’s draft.“I’m very excited about the opportunity to play for the Minnesota Twins,” Tootle said Tuesday night. “I was expecting to be picked somewhere between the first and third rounds and got picked in the third round, so I’m pretty happy with that.”

Current Gamecock, Jacksonville State Junior, Todd Cunningham has been listed as the No. 20 College Baseball prospect for the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, Baseball America recently announced.Cunningham, a native of Jacksonville, led the prestigious Cape Cod League with a .378 batting average after playing for the Falmouth Commodores. He also led the league in hits (59) and on-base percentage (.458) after winning the batting title by 36 points.The junior outfielder was second in the Cape in runs scored (31) and slugging percentage (.500), while posting 12 extra-base hits with 22 RBI and also drew 19 walks to post a .458 on-base percentage.Cunningham hit a scorching .427 in July to earn the Cape Cod Player of the Month award. He was also selected to play in the Cape Cod All-Star Game, where his diving catch in centerfield was named as one of the Top 10 plays on ESPN’s SportsCenter on July 23rd.The rising junior won the Thurmon Munson Batting Championship for the Cape, which includes previous winners such as Jason Varitek (1993), Chuck Knoblauch (1988), Paul O’Neill (1975), Pete Rose (1974) and Thurman Munson (1967).Along with winning the batting title, Cunningham also was voted the Cape Cod League’s Outstanding Pro Prospect by the Major League Baseball scouts.

Jacksonville State’s Kyle Bluestein and Sam Eberle were both named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Baseball Team by Collegiate Baseball on Wednesday.It marks the first time in school history the Gamecocks had two players earn Freshman All-America honors and the fifth straight season a JSU player has been named to the Freshman All-America squad.“This is an outstanding honor for both Kyle and Sam,” said JSU head coach Jim Case. “They both played a tremendous role in the success of our team this year and I’m proud they were recognized for their accomplishments this season.”Bluestein became the third Jacksonville State player to earn the OVC Freshman of the Year award last month. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native led the team with a .393 batting average with 21 doubles, nine home runs and 46 RBI. He was named to the OVC All-Newcomer team and also to the 2009 OVC All-Tournament squad after helping the Gamecocks advance to the OVC title game for the fifth time in six years.Eberle lead the Gamecocks with 11 home runs and finished with season with 45 RBI. He was named to the OVC All-Newcomer team and also to the 2009 OVC All-Tournament team. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native was named OVC Player of the Week in April after slugging five home runs, including tying the JSU school record with three home runs vs Kennesaw State on April 14th.