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July 31, 2013 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
North Adams SteepleCats News Release


TONIGHT: COFFEE MUGS, LAKE GEORGE DOOR PRIZE, TV GIVEAWAY AND FIREWORKS! ALL FOR YOU ON FAN

With just three games remaining in the 2013 NECBL regular season, your SteepleCats host Holyoke TONIGHT in what promises to be an eventful home regular season finale!

We here with the SteepleCats organization have saved the best for last, and take our word for it when we say you do NOT want to miss tonight's battle, fans! After all, tonight is about YOU, the best fans in the NECBL, who make our franchise what it is. We operate in the smallest community among any team in the league, and it is because of YOUR support night in and night out that we are able to provide some of the best entertainment that summer collegiate baseball has to offer!

Right when you walk in the door, you'll be eligible for a FREE trip to Lake George as our door prize of the night! And if you're the first 250 fans through the gate, you'll receive a FREE travel coffee mug as our last giveaway item of the year!

The SteepleCats can clinch a playoff berth for the 11th time in 12 seasons in franchise history with a win over the Blue Sox tonight. But the best parts of the night will happen AFTER the game.

Just like last year and the year before, when the last out is recorded, we'll roll out our 50" flat screen TV onto the diamond and line up all of our TV giveaway raffle winners from each of the previous home games. Then, they'll draw remote controls at random and then take turns one-by-one attempting to turn off the TV. Whoever has the remote that is programmed to turn the TV off, he or she is the lucky winner!

And there's STILL more! As promised, when our Opening Night Fireworks got rained out back on June 6, we guaranteed a reschedule date. And as promised, we'll have those postgame fireworks TONIGHT, after the TV Giveaway. So stick around long after the last out is recorded fans, because tonight promises to be our best night of the summer!

RACE FOR THE PLAYOFFS HEATS UP IN FINAL WEEK

With exactly three games to go between today and Friday (doubleheader at Saratoga), the SteepleCats are in great shape to cinch the franchise's 11th playoff berth in 12 seasons.

Sitting in third place in the NECBL West Division, North Adams needs any combination of one win and/or one loss, or either two wins or two losses between themselves and the Holyoke Blue Sox. In fact, with a win tonight, the SteepleCats will clinch a spot in the four-team Western Division Semifinal series next week!

The playoffs begin Sunday; the No. 1 seed takes on the No. 4 seed, while the No. 2 seed battles the No. 3 seed. If the playoffs began today, North Adams would take on Vermont in the NECBL West Division Semifinals. All series are best-of-three, and the higher seed is the home seed in Games 1 and 3 (if necessary).

Full standings below:

NECBL DIVISION STANDINGS

EASTERN - CURRENT DIVISIONAL STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES OF 07/31/2013

TEAM GP W L PCT GB STREAK LAST10

Newport Gulls 39 25 14 .641 0.0 2W 6-4

Ocean State Waves 41 23 18 .561 3.0 1L 4-6

Mystic Schooners 41 21 20 .512 5.0 1L 4-6

Laconia Muskrats 41 21 20 .512 5.0 3L 3-7

New Bedford Bay Sox 42 19 23 .452 7.5 1L 7-3

Sanford Mainers 40 18 22 .450 7.5 1W 6-4

Plymouth Pilgrims 40 15 25 .375 10.5 3W 4-6

WESTERN - CURRENT DIVISIONAL STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES OF 07/31/2013

TEAM GP W L PCT GB STREAK LAST10

Keene Swamp Bats 41 25 16 .610 0.0 2W 7-3

Vermont Mountaineers 41 23 18 .561 2.0 3L 5-5

North Adams SteepleCats 41 21 20 .512 4.0 2L 6-4

Saratoga Brigade 41 19 22 .463 6.0 3W 4-6

Holyoke Blue Sox 40 18 22 .450 6.5 2L 5-5

Danbury Westerners 42 17 25 .405 8.5 3W 5-5

SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRACELETS The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., hit close to home for the NECBL's Danbury Westerners, as Danbury is located just nine miles from Newtown.

In remembrance of the lives lost and support for our friends in Connecticut, this summer NECBL players are wearing a commemorative green ribbon on the side of their hats. In addition, the league is selling a green Sandy Hook Elementary School commemorative bracelet for $5 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Newtown Youth and Family Services organization. This organization has provided countless hours of free counseling services to the victims' families, as well as other services to help aid in the community's recovery. To show your support, please stop by the souvenir stand during any SteepleCats home game and purchase your bracelet for $5.

LISTEN, WATCH, and FOLLOW EVERY GAME

Can't make it to the field? Follow your team away from the ballpark on Teamline, the official web broadcasting partner of the NECBL! Teamline is your #1 choice to catch your favorite team, at home or on the road. You'll never miss a pitch!

Video webcasts are available at $8 per game, and every audio webcast is available FOR FREE, each and every game! Teamline is the OFFICIAL webcasting partner of the SteepleCats and the NECBL!

Don't forget to download the NECBL Pointstreak App and follow along as you tune in no matter where you are. Search for the app on iTunes today!

FOLLOW THE GAME LIVE ON YOUR SMARTPHONE

If you can't make it out to the ballpark for every game, make sure you download the Pointstreak phone app, allowing you to follow stats and game scores wherever you are. This app is available on iphone, ipad, and android.

DREAM BAT - THE OFFICIAL BAT OF THE STEEPLECATS

Fans - you too can be like a SteepleCat player swinging the Official Bat of the NECBL,Dream Bats. Be sure to isvit www.dreambats.com to purchase pro quality adult wood bats, youth bats, baseball accessories, and engraved trophy bats and balls.

Also please be sure to check out the Dream Bat SMOKE Aluminum BBCOR bat currently being used nationwide in high school and college baseball. Enter coupon code NECBL for 10% off your entire online purchase. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @dreambatcompany.

Dream Bat Company - Quality Baseball Products since 2005 and proud to be the Official Bat of the NECBL!

SWING JUICE - The official Energy Drink of the NECBL!

Swing Juice is a proud partner of the NECBL. Locally owned and operated right in Rhode Island, "Swing Juice Energy Drink was designed with a specific blend of ingredients to help with your Focus, Stamina and Energy ahead of and during competition." Available in four terrific flavors. Log onto www.swingjuice.com for more details and follow them on Twitter at Twitter.com/SwingJuice!

BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR AND SUPPORT YOUR 'CATS!

Believe it or not, in the summer of 2013 we will begin our 12th season as a franchise and as such, we want to make this the most memorable season yet. Our ability to sustain a competitive, successful and memorable team in the smallest market in the NECBL is a testament to the hard work of our volunteers, the tenacity of the players, and the loyalty of our fan base. It is our mission to continue to put a quality team on the field and to create a memorable experience for all fans.

The 2012 season was filled with many wonderful memories and highlights, both on and off the field. Some of the off-field activities included:

- Nearly 20,000 fans coming to the ballpark. - Visiting all of the local elementary schools to read, meet, and play with our youth. - Distributed over 3,000 tickets to elementary school students. - Bringing parents and friends in from all over the country to learn that our area is a special place to visit and live. - Providing opportunities for our players off field to help them develop life skills through team building and exposure to a variety of activities. - Sustaining the SteepleCats deep commitment to our community through player participation in our communities and our schools.

As we begin to plan for the 2013 season, the SteepleCats will need the support of our community once again. As a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, the SteepleCats are only able to exist and function through the generous support it receives from community businesses, charitable donations of all sizes, and the generous time from our volunteers and host families. To demonstrate your belief that the SteepleCats are a valuable asset to our community, we encourage you to consider making a donation of any size to the SteepleCats organization. Whatever size donation that you can make will help us keep NECBL baseball here in North Adams! You can donate right on our Shop SteepleCats website.

Alternatively, please make your check payable to the North Adams SteepleCats and mail it to P.O. Box 540, North Adams, MA 01247. Thank you for your consideration.



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