2022 Newport Gulls Media Guide

Newport Gulls

From Our General Mgr 2

About the Gulls ......... 3

Cardines Field 4-5

The NECBL 6-7

Gulls Coaching Staff ......... 8-9

2022 Gulls Roster 11

Player Bios 12-36

Gulls History ......... 38

Gulls Hall of Fame 40

Gulls Record Book 44

Gulls in Major Leagues ......... 48

Youth Summer Camps 58

Sponsor Ads 10-64

Contact Us

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 777 Newport, RI 02840

Front Office 221 Third Street Newport, RI 02840

401-849-4982 (Baseball Ops) 401-845-6832 (Game Day Ops) 401-849-4987 (Fax)

Stadium Cardines Field 20 America’s Cup Ave. Newport, RI 02840

General Information operations@newportgulls.com 401-845-6832

MISSION STATEMENT: “Goals of the Gulls”

Since moving to Cardines Field in 2001, the Newport Gulls have brought a new level of excitement to Newport County, beginning with winning an unprecedented SIX Fay Vincent Sr. Cups as champions of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.

The Newport Gulls have goals that go beyond the field itself. Our mission is to provide a level of community involvement and family entertainment to children and adults alike, that is second to none in New England. It is because of our players, coaches and fans that we have been able to do just that.

Being a non-profit organization, none of this is possible without the many volunteers, staff, host families and businesses in our communities that support us.

Thank you for being such a valuable member of the NEWPORT GULLS BASEBALL FAMILY!

Directors and Team Management

President & General Manager: Chuck Paiva

VP of Baseball Operations Chris Patsos

gm@newportgulls.com

vp@newportgulls.com

Treasurer: Ron Westmoreland ron@newportgulls.com

VP - Sponsorships: Mark Horan

VP - Legal Counsel: Greg Fater

Game Day Operations Mike Falcone

operations@newportgulls.com

When we decided to bring the former Rhode Island Gulls from Warwick to Newport, we never imagined it would grow to be the premiere summer family entertainment in “The City by The Sea”. And now here we are, 21 years later and still going strong, both on and off of Cardines Field.

Newport Gulls, Ltd. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation organized to operate what has become one of the best summer collegiate baseball organizations in the country. We are grateful for the support we receive from the City of Newport, along with our fans, volunteers, sponsors and host families. We will continue to strive toward providing the best possible family entertainment for our communities. Our motto, “Raising the Bar in Summer Collegiate Baseball,” is exemplified by all of those who make what we do possible - both on and off the field. The Newport Gulls are six-time champions of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) and in 2012 were ranked as the No. 1 summer collegiate baseball team nationally by Perfect Game USA.

Early on in our history, we adopted the song “We Are Family” as a theme aimed toward the importance of making everyone associated with our operation feel a special part of it. Thank you everyone, for being part of our Gulls “Family”, and for supporting us for the last 21 years. We are excited for 2022 and the opportunity to get back of the field and providing Newport with the BEST in summer family entertainment. THANK YOU !

Cardines Field: A piece of baseball history since 1908

Cardines Field, the home of the Newport Gulls has a rich history involving the great American pastime. The parcel of land on which Cardines sits, formerly known as “The Basin,” had been used in the 1800’s as a source of water for the steam locomotives until the area residents complained about the stagnant water.

In 1908, a small group of New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad employees cleared enough away for a diamond

to play host to a six-team league. In 1919, the railroad granted permission to the oldest established amateur league in the United States, known as the George S. Donnelly Sunset League which still plays today - 99 seasons later.

Between 1925 and 1936, the City of Newport leased the field for $1 per year. In 1936, the Federal WPA constructed wooden bleachers, a backstop, fencing, and additional improvements in which some are still standing. That same year, the City of Newport purchased the field and quickly made it one of the finest fields in America. Cardines is a cousin of other notable fields of that era, Ebbetts, Fenway and Wrigley all boasting a stone facade and wooden bleachers with unique outfield angles that made players famous in their ability to play the caroms.

By the 1980’s, Cardines Field was in danger of being torn down to make room for a parking lot to support the successful tourist industry in Newport. A local group led by Ron MacDonald (R&R Construction), raised the funds necessary to repair the aging facility and made significant improvements to the field. Due to the efforts of Mr. MacDonald, the City of Newport passed a resolution that will keep Cardines Field as an historic landmark in Newport history.

Today, the “Friends of Cardines Foundation” with support from the Aletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust and the City of Newport work hard each year to improve the historic landmark, which, in 2005 saw the addition of a new lighting system and 2018 a new playing surface, and now for 2021 season...a beautiful new scoreboard. The Newport Gulls have contributed to the renovations by constructing a modern new concession stand, purchasing picnic area materials, baseball screens and batting cage, as well as painting the inside and outside of the stadium when needed.

Over the years, many baseball legends have graced Cardines Field, including Jimmy Foxx, Larry Doby, Lou Gorman and Satchel Paige who sat in a rocking chair between the hockey style dugouts thinking up new names for his many pitches. Folklore has it that Babe Ruth once toed the batters box and rubber at Cardines.... One thing is for sure though, together with the City of Newport, the Newport Gulls and their com munity partners, will continue to work to ensure the beloved ballpark will be there for generations to come

Distances to Fences:

Leftfield: 315ft

Left Centerfield: 365ft

Centerfield: 395ft

Right Centerfield: 315ft

Right field: 285ft

(Fences -28 Feet High)

Seating Capacity: 3,000

Buses of our local Military unloading into Cardines Field and chanting in unison “We Believe That We Will Win” continues to be one of the most special moments in Newport Gulls history. This photo commemorates that time.

The New England Collegiate Baseball League is summer baseball at its best, representing the most competitive brand of amateur wooden bat summer baseball in the country. With 14 teams located in all six New England States and nearly 150 Major League Baseball alumni, the league entertains our region for two months every summer. Student-athletes, who come from all parts of the country, partner with some of the region’s most scenic communities to offer summer baseball at its finest. Now celebrating over a quarter of a century of excellence, the New England League continues to transcend communities and give the best student-athletes from across the country a chance at their dream, which ties directly into the league’s mantra -- Keep Your Eye on the Dream!

Newport Gulls 2022 Coaching Staff

Frank Holbrook - Manager

Born and raised in neighboring Middletown, RI, Frank Holbrook went on to attend Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, RI. Holbrook has been part of the Newport Gulls organization since he was a young child as his family hosted Gulls players prior to Holbrook playing and eventually coaching for the team in later years.

A right-handed pitcher for Wheaton College (Norton, MA), Holbrook remains one of the program’s most accomplished players. Leading his team to four successful seasons and a runner-up finish in the 2012 Division III College World Series, his 26 wins and career ERA (2.32) rank second in school history, while his innings pitched, and other stats are among the top 10 for the Lyons. In 2012, Holbrook posted a 10-0 record with a 1.38 ERA, which are both school records for a single season.

The Gulls offered Holbrook a chance to join their 2012 roster, starting the Gulls first game of the season. It was an exhibition match against the Wareham Gateman of the Cape Cod League; a team that included 2016 World Series Champion Kyle Schwarber. He would go on to throw in 10 games that summer, finishing with a perfect 3-0 record and 23 strikeouts over 21.2 innings of work, walking just three opposing batters. That season the Gulls captured their fifth NECBL Championship and were ranked the #1 College Baseball Team in the country.

Holbrook returned to Newport in the summer of 2013, this time as an assistant for manager Mike Coombs. Working with the team’s pitchers, Holbrook helped the Gulls return to the NECBL Finals after completing the regular season with a record of 3014. He was then hired by his alma mater as an assistant coach from 2014- 2018. The Lyons would return to the College World Series during Holbrook’s tenure and help lead the pitching staff to have the second-lowest WHIP (1.16) in the country, as well as an All-American closer who led the nation in saves with 13.

His successes as an assistant with Wheaton landed him the head coaching job at Rhode Island College for the 2019 season. In his first year, the RIC Anchormen tied a program record for wins, ending the season with a 26-16 record. He was 7-1 in 2020 prior to COVID-19 cutting the season short and notched a 23-11 record in 2021. Holbrook’s Rhode Island Anchormen completed the 2022 Regular Season ranked fifth in New England’s Region II with a 29-10-1 Overall Record.

Ted Regan - Hitting Coach

Ted Regan enters his second year as the Gulls hitting coach in 2022. He has a wealth of experience having served as an assistant coach for Eckerd College for 14 years.

Regan has been an assistant coach and manager for numerous summer collegiate teams including the Bourne Braves and the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and he spent time with the New Bedford Bay Sox of the NECBL prior to joining the Gulls staff in 2021.

While coaching for Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, MA, Regan was given the honor of “Coaches Who Make a Difference” by the Fall River Herald News He served as the Director for River City Baseball for 15 years and coached the 1996 USA and Japan Friendship Series in Tokyo.

Dan Gusovsky - Pitching Coach

Dan Gusovsky joins the Newport Gulls as the team’s Pitching Coach for the summer of 2022. This is the same position Gusovsky held at his most recent coaching destination of Lehigh University.

Gusovsky, enters his first year with the Gulls alongside fellow first year manager Frank Holbrook. However, the two are no strangers, having deeply rooted ties dating back to their playing days at Wheaton College. Gusovsky and Holbrook were teammates on the Lyons squad that reached the 2012 Division III College World Series, among other accomplishments. Now the two are reunited, helping lead the Gulls in 2022.

Gusovsky finished his playing days in 2013. The following season, Gusovsky earned his first coaching gig as a hitting coach right at home with the Lyons. Following that season, he departed from his alma mater to become an assistant coach at William & Mary for the 2016 season. It didn’t take long for the Andover, Massachusetts native to find success; that year, the Tribe won their first-ever CAA Championship.

After his first season at W&M, Gusovsky made the move to Swarthmore College with the same assistant coach designation. In his second season, the Garnet won their first Centennial Conference Title and advanced to the Division III College World Series for the first time in program history.

Following the successful 2018 campaign, Gusovsky joined Division I Lehigh University as their pitching coach before the 2019 season. He guided the team’s pitchers during the 2019 and 2020 seasons prior to the COVID-19 pandemic ending the year unexpectedly.

2022 Newport Gulls Roster

to change from time of print

NAME POS HT WT B/T YR SCHOOL

Kolton Freeman

OF 6’2” 210 R/R Sr Dartmouth

OF 6’0” 190 R/L Sr Santa Clara Colton Ledbetter

Coleman Brigman

Ben Rounds

Jared Wegner

Slate Alford

Luke Beckstein

Cameron Clayton

Spenser Smith

Trent Farquhar

OF 6’1” 201 L/R Jr Samford

OF 6’1” 200 L/R Jr Harvard

OF 6’1” 215 R/R Sr Creighton

IF 6’3” 220 R/R So Mississippi St

IF 5’7” 175 R/R Jr Northeastern

IF 6’1” 185 R/R So Washington

IF 6’2” 190 L/R Sr Northeastern

IF 5’8” 177 L/R Jr Michigan St

Noah Martinez IF 6’5” 245 L/L Jr Central CT

Josh Kuroda-Grauer

IF 6’0” 185 R/R So Rutgers Alec Makarewicz

Brian Broeker

Parker Haskin

Jack Scanlon

Sam Kulasingam

Chase Allen

Jack Bunnell

Seamus Barrett

Tyler Cortland

Devin Futrell

Ryan Ginther

Josh Grosz

IF 6’3” 220 S/R Jr E Carolina

C 6’1” 197 R/R So Michigan St

C 5’8” 190 L/R Jr Elon

C 6’4” 212 L/R Sr Oregon

IF 6’2” 190 S/R Jr Air Force

PITCHING STAFF

RHP 6’6” 220 R/R Jr Michigan

RHP 5’9” 180 R/R So Washington

RHP 6’6” 220 R/R Jr Louisville

RHP 6’4” 215 R/R Jr Dartmouth

LHP 6’5” 195 L/L So Vanderbilt

LHP 5’11” 201 R/L So Vanderbilt

RHP 6’4” 199 R/R Jr E Carolina

James Hepp

Daniel Blair

Peter Sakellaris

John Lumpinski

Dominic Perachi

Chase Renner

Garrett Simpson

Cole Stasio

Michael Massey

Kevin Seitter

RHP 5’11” 175 R/R Sr Bryant

RHP 6’7” 200 R/R So UCLA Liam LeVangie

RHP 6’3” 205 R/R Sr Texas

RHP 6’0” 185 R/R Jr Virginia Tech

RHP 6’3” 215 R/R Jr Binghamton

LHP 6’3” 190 L/L Sr Salve Regina

RHP 6’4” 200 R/R So Penn St

RHP 6’0” 180 R/R Jr Wright St

RHP 6’5” 210 R/R Jr Baylor

RHP 6’5” 230 R/R So Tulane

RHP 6’1” 200 R/R Sr Quinnipiac

SLATE ALFORD - IF

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Madison, AL

HEIGHT: 6’3”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 220 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Alford arrives in Newport after finishing his first season of college baseball in the highly competitive SEC for Mississippi State. The top-ranked third baseman in all of Alabama for the class of 2022 (per Perfect Game), Alford hit .464 with 14 home runs as a high school senior. Working his way into the Bulldogs lineup in mostly a reserve role, Alford connected on his first collegiate home run on April 10 vs. LSU before a multi-hit game against Auburn later that week.

CHASE ALLEN - RHP

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN JR

HOMETOWN: Littleton, CO

HEIGHT: 6’6”

WEIGHT: 220 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

A rising junior at the University of Michigan, Allen is a jack-of-all-trades pitcher. He’s spent time starting, reliev ing, and closing games this past season. The righty is comfortable in all three roles, ranking near the top of his team in numerous categories including appearances and ERA. He began the final month of the regular season in emphatic fashion, throwing eight innings of one-run ball in a victory against Purdue May 1st. This will be Allen’s second stint in summer ball, as the Littleton, Colorado native spent the 2021 summer with the Waleska Wild Things of the Sunbelt League in Georgia. While a member of the Wild Things, he struck out 33 batters in 26.2 innings pitched.

SEAMUS BARRETT - RHP UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE JR

HOMETOWN: Arlington, MA

HEIGHT: 6’6”

WEIGHT: 220 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

One of four returning Gulls in 2022, Barrett made two appearances, including one start in a Newport uniform in 2021 before departing due to an injury. The Arlington, Massachusetts native struck out 13 batters over that span, and continued his high strikeout rate into the 2022 season with Louisville, where Barrett struck out 17 in his first 11 innings of the current season.

LUKE BECKSTEIN - IF

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Tyngsborough, MA

HEIGHT: 5’7”

BATS: Right

JR

WEIGHT: 175 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Beckstein shares the Northeastern infield with Spenser Smith, who he will also share Cardines Field with this summer as teammates for the Gulls. After transferring from Kansas State, the sophomore became an everyday starter for Mike Glavine and the Huskies. He was a catalyst in Northeastern’s marquee sweep of Nationally Ranked NC State on the road, recording six hits, and base-knocks in all three games. Beckstein is a summer ball veteran, playing 75 games across 2020 and 2021, first with the Nashua Silver Knights of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, then with the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League.

DANIEL BLAIR - RHP

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

HOMETOWN: Peachtree City, GA

HEIGHT: 6’3”

SR

WEIGHT: 205 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

Blair earned time out of the bullpen for one of college baseball’s most prolific teams, Texas, during the 2022 season. After spending one season at Spartanburg Methodist College, Blair transferred to Winthrop University, where he was mostly used as a starter before landing in Austin with the Longhorns. He began his time with Texas by firing four consecutive scoreless outings to begin the season.

COLEMAN BRIGMAN - OF

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SR

HOMETOWN: San Jose, CA

HEIGHT: 6’0”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

THROWS: Left

Brigman, whose brother is currently in Triple- A for Tampa Bay, joins the Gulls after his brother and teammate at Santa Clara, Dawson played for Newport in 2021. He is a versatile outfielder with speed and elite defensive attributes. In 2021 he only committed one error in 128 chances and led the Broncos in nearly all offensive categories including batting average, home runs, RBI, and hits, and second in stolen bases. This will be his first season playing collegiate summer ball

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BRYAN BROEKER - C

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL

HEIGHT: 6’1”

WEIGHT: 197 Lbs

THROWS: Right Broecker joins the Gulls as one of three backstops in 2022. After redshirting in 2021, Broecker broke through this past season and hit the ground running once conference play began, hitting .390 in a hot 11-start stretch between April 10 and 26. The Spartan arrives after spending last summer in the Northwoods League with the Duluth Huskies, where he played in 37 games, recorded 29 hits and drove in 24 runs.

BATS: Right

JACK BUNNELL - RHP

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SO

HOMETOWN: Irvine, CA

HEIGHT: 5’9”

WEIGHT: 180 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

Bunnell arrives in Newport after finishing his freshman season at the University of Washington. The righty was a highly-touted prospect out of Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California, where Bunnell threw a no-hitter in 2019.

CAMERON CLAYTON - IF

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SO

HOMETOWN: Lake Oswego, OR

HEIGHT: 6’1”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 185 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Clayton joins Jack Bunnell as the two rising sophomores traveling from the University of Washington to Newport. The Huskies wasted no time making the shortstop an in tegral part of the lineup, and he rose to the occasion lighting up the stat sheet in the first week of his collegiate career. Through the first five games of the season, Clayton hit .429 with eight hits. He started in every game the Huskies played in 2022. Before arriving in Seattle, the Lakeridge High School product was ranked as the fourth-best player in all of Oregon in the 2022 class.

TYLER CORTLAND - RHP

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

HOMETOWN: Farmington, CT

HEIGHT: 6’4”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 215 Lbs

THROWS: Right

After the Ivy League canceled the 2021 season due to the COVID-19, Cortland got his first true season with Dartmouth in 2022, where the righty was used as a bullpen piece for the Big Green. A year ago at this time, Cortland had success in the Hamptons Collegiate League with the Sag Harbor Whalers, where the Farmington, Connecticut native finished with a 2.74 ERA and 22 strikeouts in five appearances.

TRENT FARQUHAR - IF

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Highland, MI

HEIGHT: 5’8”

BATS: Left

WEIGHT: 177 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Farquhar brings veteran leadership to Newport having played three collegiate seasons and two years of summer ball prior to becoming a Gull. After a shortened 2020 season at Bowling Green, the University had announced that their program would be discontinued, so Farquhar transferred to Michigan State. Although later reinstated, he remained committed to Michigan State and took home the team’s Top Defensive Player Award in his first season with Sparty. Farquhar began his second season with the Spartans in 2022 on a scorching hot pace, hitting .343 through his first 25 starts of the season. His on-base percentage which hovered around the .400 mark was second-best on his MSU squad. Farquhar enjoyed a sensational 2021 summer with the Royal Oak Leprechauns in the Great Lakes League. With the Leprechauns, Farquhar hit .345 in 34 games, notching a whopping .503 on-base percentage.

KOLTON FREEMAN - OF

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE SR

HOMETOWN: Laguna Beach, CA

HEIGHT: 6’2”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 210 Lbs

THROWS: Right

One of two California natives in the Gulls’ outfield this season, Freeman started the second-most games on the Big Green roster in 2022. This past season, Freeman hit two home runs against Manhattan, one to tie the game in the eighth, and the other to walk it off in the tenth for the first walk-off win in four years for Dartmouth. Freeman finished in the Top-10 in the Ivy League for home runs with eight, while he was just outside the Top 10 in runs scored with 36. His 25 walks were the most of any Dartmouth batter and he added five stolen bases in six attempts to add to his team-leading eight homers. Last summer, he suited up for the Orange County Riptide in the California Collegiate League where he hit .304 in 29 games in the summer of 2021.

DEVIN FUTRELL - LHP

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Pembroke Pines, FL

HEIGHT: 6’5”

WEIGHT: 195 Lbs

BATS: Left THROWS: Left

A towering 6-5 lefty, Futrell joins the Gulls after a sensational season with Vanderbilt, where he committed to play when he was just 15 years old. Through April, his freshman year numbers jump off a stat sheet – a 2.11 ERA paired with a perfect 8-0 record, the second-highest win total of any division 1 pitcher heading into May, including a complete game shutout against Lipscomb on March 29. The Pembroke Pines, Florida native becomes the latest Gull in the American Heritage High School, Vanderbilt University pipeline, the same path taken by 2021 Gulls Nelson Berkwich and Gavin Casas.

RYAN GINTHER - LHP

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Hendersonville, TN

HEIGHT: 5’11”

WEIGHT: 201 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Left

Ginther is one of two Vandy Boys to join the Gulls in 2022. The Commodore was the number one lefty in his entire state of Tennessee out of high school, and a 2020 Perfect Game All-American Game participant before staying home to play with Vanderbilt. Head coach Tim Corbin on Ginther, “Ryan is a left-handed pitcher who we found in our fall camp as a high school freshman. You could see right away that Ryan was fearless and had a good arm. He was consistent throughout the fall and increasingly showed more confidence. I like where Ryan is heading right now.”

JOSH GROSZ - RHP

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Virginia Beach, VA

HEIGHT: 6’4”

WEIGHT: 199 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

Widely regarded as a professional prospect, Grosz joins the Gulls after completing his sophomore season at East Carolina. The 6-4 righty is listed as the fifth-best prospect in the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 MLB Draft, and is one of two Pirates to join the Gulls alongside Alec Makarewicz. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native spent the 2021 Summer in the Cal Ripken League, where his team, the Bethesda Big Train, made the League Championship Series. Grosz struck out 31 batters in 22 innings.

PARKER HASKIN - C

ELON UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Palm Beach Gardens, FL

HEIGHT: 5’8”

BATS: Left

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Haskin joins the Gulls following a breakout summer right here in the NECBL with Upper Valley during the 2021 season. The Elon Phoenix catcher was the North Division All-Star starter in the league’s all-star game at Cardines Field, where he threw out two base-stealers from behind the plate. With the Nighthawks, Haskin hit .323. His .462 on-base percentage ranked fifth across the NECBL, and first on the Upper Valley team. In his second season at Elon University, Haskin was the CAA Player of the Week March 14 after a six-hit weekend, one where his Phoenix team swept UNC Greensboro.

JAMES HEPP - RHP

U C L A SO

HOMETOWN: Santa Clarita, CA

HEIGHT: 6’7”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 200 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Hepp arrives in Newport after finishing his freshman season with UCLA. A top-15 righty in California in the 2020 class, Hepp plays his second round of summer ball after spending the 2021 Summer with the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League. The Santa Clarita, California native went 1-0 with a 4.58 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work.

SAM KULASINGAM - IF

AIR FORCE ACADEMY

HOMETOWN: Holly Springs, NC

HEIGHT: 6’2”

BATS: Switch

JR

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Kulasingam’s numbers aren’t a typo – the sophomore broke out for a 2022 season matched by very few players across all of Division I baseball. Through May 15, the Falcon has notched a .414 season batting average, leading the entire Mountain West Conference, and sixth in all of Division 1. Those video-game numbers began once the month of March began; between then and May 15, the sophomore hit .436. His historic season will go down in the record books as Kulisingam is on pace to break the Air Force all-time record for hits in a single season, 96.

JOSH KURODA-GRAUER -

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Somerset, NJ

HEIGHT: 6’0”

WEIGHT: 185 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

Kuroda-Grauer opted to stay in his home state of New Jersey for college, attending Rutgers University. An everyday starter from the start of his freshman season, Kuroda-Grauer began the season with hits in each of his first five games. The Scarlet Knight followed that with a 14-game hitting streak mid-season, which included five consecutive multi-hit games. As a .300+ hitter throughout the season, Kuroda-Grauer was a catalyst on a star-studded Rutgers offense that led the Big 10 in batting average this season. The rising sophomore is the latest Scarlet Knight to join Newport, after catcher Peter Serruto did so for each of the last two seasons.

COLTON LEDBETTER - OF

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Hoover, AL

HEIGHT: 6’1”

BATS: Left

WEIGHT: 201 Lbs

THROWS: Right

The No. 3 outfielder in the state of Alabama coming out of high school, Led better has more than lived up to the hype since joining the Bulldogs. Hovering around .300 all season, Ledbetter led his team in home runs and RBIs. Last summer, Ledbetter played in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL) for the Lima Locos where he was selected to the All-Star Game and the league’s Top Pro Prospect.

HOMETOWN: East Bridgewater, MA

HEIGHT: 5’11”

Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

LeVangie should be a familiar name to Newport fans; the East Bridgewater, Massachusetts native is not only one of four Gulls returners from the 2021 team but was one of Newport’s most reliable bullpen arms last summer. LeVangie finished 3rd on the team with 11 appearances, holding a 3.71 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 26.2 innings. The righty sustained that success into his second season with the Bulldogs; after allowing five earned runs in his first 3.2 innings of the year with Bryant, LeVangie surrendered that same number over the next 24.1 innings of work.

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JOHN LUMPINSKI - RHP

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Woodbridge, CT

HEIGHT: 6’3”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 215 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Lumpinski brought his talents to Binghamton after a successful 2021 season with the Siena Saints, where he was a MACC Second Team All-Conference Selection. The Woodbridge, Con necticut native settled in strongly with the Bearcats in 2022, where he struck out an impressive 23 batters with just 3 walks, yielding 4 runs in 12 innings across the month of April. The 6-3 righty spent last summer with the Purcellville Cannons of the Valley Baseball Summer League in Vir ginia, where he made five starts and struck out 25 batters in 17.1 innings of work.

ALEC MAKAREWICZ - IF

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Longwood, FL

HEIGHT: 6’3”

BATS: Both

WEIGHT: 220 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Makarewicz looks to add to his list of accolades upon his arrival to Cardines Field; the drafteligible sophomore entered the 2022 season as a Preseason All-AAC Selection (Perfect Game) and D1 Baseball slots the Pirate as the 13th-Best AAC MLB Draft Prospect and ranks as one of the Top- 25 best second baseman in the entire country in this year’s class. It comes after an action-packed pair of seasons with East Carolina, where Makarewicz started over 100 games. The utility man spent the 2020 summer with the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League, and this past summer with Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League.

NOAH MARTINEZ -

HOMETOWN: New Milford,

BATS: Left

THROWS: Left

A career .300+ hitter in two seasons at Central Connecticut State, Martinez joins the Gulls as a second year NECBL player. He spent the 2021 summer with the Keene Swamp Bats, a part of the team that marched their way to a Northern Division title. Expect to see some pop in the infielder’s bat; Marti nez led the Blue Devils in homers during this past season and blasted seven bombs with the Swamp Bats in just 35 games last summer.

MICHAEL MASSEY - RHP

TULANE UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Suwanee, GA

HEIGHT: 6’5”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 230 Lbs

THROWS: Right

A 6’5” 230-pound rising sophomore, “Big Mike” Massey will have his first taste of collegiate summer ball when he toes the mound for Newport. Massey was immediately thrown into the mix at Tulane University, making double-digit starts in his first season. Massey was a workhorse for the Greenwave, pitch ing over 7+ innings multiple times. In March, the Suwanne, Georgia native pitched 20 innings, notching a 3.15 ERA with 19 strikeouts and four walks.

DOMINIC PERACHI - LHP

SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Washington Depot, CT

HEIGHT: 6’3”

SR

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

BATS: Left THROWS: Left

Perachi is staying in the City by the Sea after finishing his sophomore season right here in New port at Salve Regina University. The southpaw turned in dominant, video-game like numbers during the 2022 season with the Seahawks. Named Pitcher of the Year in his conference, Perachi notched an 8-0 record with an 0.47 ERA, striking out a whopping 99 batters in 58 innings. It’s the lefty’s second season of summer ball after pitching last summer with the Cortland Crush of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Perachi was named Most Valuable Player of the NYCBL Championship Series and the league’s Top Prospect.

CHASE RENNER - RHP

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY SO

HOMETOWN: Alburtis,PA

HEIGHT: 6’4”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Renner enters play with the Gulls after a busy freshman year with Penn State. After allowing five runs in his first three innings the righty surrendered just three hits and one run over his next six outings, striking out 13. Renner was a Conference MVP at Brandywine Heights following a 0.60 ERA, 67-strikeout season in just 35 innings, earning a ranking as the eighth-best pitcher out of Pennsylvania in the 2021 class per Prep Baseball.

BEN ROUNDS - OF

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Milton, MA

HEIGHT: 6’1”

BATS: Left

JR

WEIGHT: 200 Lbs

THROWS: Right

The New England native, Benzan “Ben” Rounds will finally finish a full collegiate season in Year 3 at Harvard after the Ivy League did not compete in 2021 and his freshman season of 2020 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rounds made his first full season count, finishing with a .407 onbase mark, starting in 30 of the 31 games he appeared in, hitting 11 doubles, which was second-most on the team.

PETER SAKELLARIS - RHP

VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Milton, MA

HEIGHT: 6’0”

JR

WEIGHT: 185 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

Nobody saw the Cardines Field mound in more games during the 2021 season than Sakellaris. The sidewinder from Virginia Tech made 15 appearances in a Gulls uniform last summer, finishing with a 3.71 in 19.1 innings, picking up a team-best four saves. 12 of the Hokies pitchers’ 15 outings were scoreless frames for Sakellaris. He began the year with a 1.04 ERA in his first six outings and ended the season with one earned run allowed in his last eight appearances.

KEVIN SEITTER - RHP

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SR

HOMETOWN: Ridgewood, NJ

HEIGHT: 6’1”

BATS: Right

WEIGHT: 200 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Seitter joins the Gulls after his third season with Quinnipiac. Throwing the most innings of any Bobcat in 2022, the righty found his groove mid-season; from April 15 to May 13. During this span, Seitter recorded a 3-2 record with a 1.74 ERA in 31 innings with 35 strikeouts. It’s the second season of summer ball for the rising senior who turned in a workhorse campaign with the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League last season making 11 starts, including a complete game. Seitter fired 56 innings to the tune of a 3.05 ERA, punching out 63 batters to just 19 walks.

JACK SCANLON - C

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SR

HOMETOWN: Sloatsburg, NY

HEIGHT: 6’4”

BATS: Left

WEIGHT: 212 Lbs

THROWS: Right

A third-year backstop for the Oregon Ducks, Jack Scanlon adds a veteran presence to the 2022 roster, having played over 100 games at the collegiate level. Equipped with a professional body type, Scanlon immediately was thrown into a starting role for the Ducks as a freshman and was off to a hot start prior to COVID-19 cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season. Scanlon was the Ducks everyday catcher upon returning in 2021, starting 46 of 50 games, blasting three home runs and seven doubles that season. He has tacked on another three homers in 2022 to give him eight total in his career.

GARRETT SIMPSON - RHP

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY JR

HOMETOWN: Mt. Washington, KY

HEIGHT: 6’0”

WEIGHT: 180 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right

After pitching 21 times with Eastern Kentucky in 2021, Simpson transferred to Wright State, where he was used in the second-most games in his new home of Fairborn, Ohio. Simpson turned in a great appearance on March 4 against the Nationally Ranked Virginia Tech Hokies when he hurled 4.2 innings, striking out four, giving up only three hits, and just one run. He spent the 2021 summer with the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley Baseball League, and was very solid, finishing with a 2.74 ERA in five appear ances, four as starts.

SPENSER SMITH - IF

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SR

HOMETOWN: Wellesley, MA

HEIGHT: 6’2”

BATS: Left

WEIGHT: 190 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Smith is the lone returning position player from a season ago in Newport but was a major hitter in the Gulls order during the 2021 season, ranking second on the team with 37 games played, hitting .258 with four home runs and 19 RBI. Smith was named to the 2022 NECBL All-Star Team and joins the Gulls alongside fellow Huskie’s infielder Luke Beckstein.

COLE STASIO - RHP

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Davie, FL

HEIGHT: 6’5”

JR

WEIGHT: 210 Lbs

BATS: Right THROWS: Right Stasio will enter his junior year with the Baylor Bears after he joins the Gulls this summer, beginning the 2022 campaign with six consecutive appearances without allow ing an earned run. A high school teammate of fellow Gull Devin Futrell at American Heritage, Stasio enjoyed a breakout summer in 2021 with the Boca Raton in the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League. With the Blazers, Stasio made nine appearances, seven starts, and only gave up five earned runs all summer, good for a 1.26 ERA in 35.2 innings.

JARED WEGNER - OF

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

HOMETOWN: Kearney, NE

HEIGHT: 6’1”

BATS: Right

SR

WEIGHT: 215 Lbs

THROWS: Right

Wegner heads from Omaha to Newport following a rejuvenating season with the Blue jays. Un fortunately, his career has seen a lot of starts and stops between a season-ending injury in 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic that claimed his 2022 season. He finished All-Big East Second Team during his freshman year in 2019, hitting .340, and has returned to All-League status, leading his team in home runs, RBI, and stolen bases. A fun fact about Wegner is that he starred in the Little League World Series for his Kearney Little League team back in 2012.

Newport Gulls Championship History

NECBL Championships (6)

2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014

Division Championships (10)

2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

Regular Season Division Championships (10)

2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

The Gulls were members of the American Division in 2001, the Eastern Division in 2003 and 2009-2013, and the Southern Division in 2002, 2004-2008, and once again 2014-2015.

Newport Gulls All-Time Managers and Coaches

2001 CARMEN CARCONE, Kevin Green and Dan Ninemire

2002

2003

TERRY ALLVORD, Tim Laurita and Dan Smith

TERRY RUPP, Bryan Welch and J.C. Nolan

2004 DENNIS HEALY, Bryan Welch, Steve Alhona and Dennis Gramolini

2005 TOM ATKINSON and MIKE COOMBS, Josh Scott and Marty Smith

2006 MIKE COOMBS, Scott Virgulak and Greg Grall

2007 MIKE COOMBS, Scott Virgulak and Rey Fuentes

2008 MIKE COOMBS, Scott Virgulak and Rey Fuentes

2009 MIKE COOMBS, Scott Virgulak, John Foster and John Raiola

2010 MIKE COOMBS, Kevin Winterrowd, Jeff Walker and John Raiola

2011 MIKE COOMBS, Al Leyva and Kevin Long

2012 MIKE COOMBS, Al Leyva and Kevin Long

2013 MIKE COOMBS, Al Leyva, Kevin Long and Frank Holbrook

2014 MIKE COOMBS, Ty De Trinidad, Kevin Long and Ryan Lauriat

2015 MIKE COOMBS, Al Leyva and Kevin Long

2016 AL LEYVA, Darryl Morhardt, and Eric Degre

2017 AL LEYVA, Kevin Winterrowd, Eric Degre and Xander Jones

2018 MIKE COOMBS, Kevin Winterrowd, Greg Grall, and Xander Jones

2019 KEVIN WINTERROWD, Greg Zackrison and Jim Sauro

2021 KEVIN WINTERROWD, Greg Zackrison and Ted Regan

INAUGURAL

Lou Gorman

Joel Kirsten 2001

Rafael Lara 2001 - 2002

Michel Bergeron 2001 - 2003

Chris Iannetta

Cyle Hankerd

2nd

Rick

Rusty

Chris

Jim

3rd

Don

Vito

Richie

Dan

Pat

4th

Weisman

Billy Grasier 2001

Michael Bohlander 2001

Michael Affronti 2004 - 2005

Stephen Peterson 2007 - 2009

Mike Melillo 2008 - 2009

Kristine Hendrickson

Robert Capodilupo

Chambers 2003

Nardozzi 2003

We are lucky to have met some great people throughout our time in Newport. We are proud to have recognized these volunteers and players by induction into our Newport Gulls Hall Of Fame !

Newport Gulls

All-Time Record Book

Category Player School Record Year

Batting Average Mike Tamsin Northeastern .417 2008

Slugging Pct Yale Rosen Washington State .730 2012

On Base Pct Jeff Melillo Rutgers .548* 2012

Runs Scored Ben Roberts Washington State 43 2013

Hits Chris Stanton Virginia Tech 60 2004

At-Bats Trace Tam Sing Washington State 186* 2013 RBI Steve Anderson Georgetown 42 2013 Blaise Salter Michigan State 42 2014

Home Runs Yale Rosen Washington State 12 2012

Total Bases Jim Murphy Washington State 94 2006 Walks Drew Lugbauer Michigan 35 2015

Intentional Walks Mike Bohlander Pace 5* 2001

Stolen Bases Billy Graiser St. John’s 32 2001

Doubles Ben Roberts Washington State 18* 2013 Triples Rand Ravnass Georgetown 5 2011

Grand Slams/Sea Kaina Obrey Brigham Young 2* 2001

Erik Winegarden New Mexico State 2* 2001

Games Started Trace Tam Sing Washington State 44* 2013

Games Played Trace Tam Sing Washington State 44 2013 Ben Roberts Washington State 44 2013

Earned Run Avg Jacob Lee Arkansas State 0.66 2011 Opponent Avg Adam Wilk Long Beach State .153 2007

Wins Pat McAnaney Virginia 7 2006

Saves Seth Simmons East Carolina 10 2010

Innings Pitched Danny Otero Duke 57.2 2005 Strikeouts Paul Nardozzi Pittsburgh 66 2005 Ks in 1 Game Chase Reid Vanderbilt 19* 2008 Appearances Josh Lairsey Georgia Southern 19 2005 Mike Lynn Louisville 19 2006 Michael Dimock Wake Forest 19 2011

Starts Austin Hubbard Auburn 9 2007 Win/Loss Pct Pat McAnaney Virginia 1.000 (7-0)* 2006

Fewest Hits Adam Wilk Long Beach State 25 (48.1 IP) 2007

Season Win-Loss Division Finish NECBL Playoffs

2001 25-15

First

Attendance

Defeated Keene - NECBL Champions 11,491

2002 25-17 First Defeated Keene - NECBL Champions 16,640

2003 25-15 Second Eliminated by Torrington 21,604

2004 26-15 First Lost NECBL Final to Sanford 35,963

2005 25-16 First Defeated Vermont - NECBL Champions 33,759

2006 32-10* First Eliminated by Torrington 42,424

2007 25-17 Second Lost NECBL Final to Vermont 42,225

2008 26-16 First Lost NECBL Final to Sanford 44,123

2009 31-10 First Defeated Vermont - NECBL Champions* 45,547

2010 27-15 First Eliminated by North Shore 45,683

2011 29-13 First Eliminated by Laconia 42,913

2012 31-10 First Defeated Danbury - NECBL Champions* 38,275

2013 30-14 First Lost NECBL Final to Keene 40,714

2014 25-17 Second Defeated Sanford - NECBL Champions* 46,645*

2015 27-15 First Eliminated by Mystic 46,290

2016 25-19 Second Eliminated by Mystic 45,904

2017 20-22 Fourth Missed Playoffs 40,113

2018 21-23 Fourth Missed Playoffs 46,052

2019 27-17 Second Eliminated by Marthas Vineyard 48,183

2021 22-20 Fifth Eliminated by Danbury 48,698

In 2009, the Gulls became the first team in league history to win the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup four times. Their fifth and sixth title wins in 2012 and 2014, respectively, were each likewise league firsts.

Newport Gulls in Major League Baseball

They played at Cardines Field as “The Major League Stars of Tomorrow” - Now they’re the Major League Stars of Today!

RHP Jason Szuminski (Padres, 2004)

C Chris Iannetta (Rockies/Angels/Mariners/Diamondbacks/Yankees 2006-2019)

RHP Mitchell Boggs (Cardinals/Rockies, 2008-2013)

LHP Adam Wilk (Tigers/Angels/Mets/Twins, 2011-2018)

SS Jack Reinheimer (Mariners, Mets, Baltimore 2011-Present)

RHP Dan Otero (Giants/Athletics/Indians, 2012-Present)

LHP Jeff Beliveau (Cubs/ Rays/Blue Jays/Indians, 2012-2018)

2B Greg Garcia (Cardinals/Padres, 2014-2020)

INF Chris Taylor (Mariners/Dodgers, 2014-Present)

OF Chris Dominguez (Giants/Reds, 2014-2018)

RHP Pat Light (Red Sox/Twins, 2016-2018)

RHP Daniel Wright (Reds/ Angels, 2016-2018)

OF Austin Slater (Giants, 2017-Present)

INF Jack Reinheimer (Diamondbacks/Mets/Twins, 2017-Present)

RHP Andrew Kittredge (Rays, 2017-Present)

LHP Kyle McGrath (Padres, 2017- Present)

RHP Branden Kline (Orioles, 2019-Present)

RHP Brett Graves (Marlins, Athletics, 2019-Present)

LHP Taylor Guilbeau (Mariners, 2019-2020)

C Will Smith (Dodgers, 2019-Present)

INF Tommy Edman (Cardinals, 2019-Present)

RHP James Karinchak (Indians, 2019-Present)

LHP Kris Bubic (Royals, 2020)

LHP Kyle Hart (Red Sox, 2020-Present)

LHP Anthony Misiewicz (Mariners, 2020-Present)R

RHP Paul Campbell (Rays, 2021)

RHP Jonathan Heasley (Royals, 2021)

RHP Jake Cousins (Brewers- 2021)

See a complete list of all 198 Gulls Gone Pro at www.newportgulls.com

The camps are run by the Newport Gulls coaching staff and players, and are designed to teach the fundamentals of baseball specific to the age group and/or skill level involved. After hours of skillspecific drills and instruction, camp participants take part in contests and live game play to show off their skills, with a chance to win awards for different competitions.

Our 12th Annual Mark Weed Memorial Camp will be held at Newport’s Wellington Field in Mark’s honor from June 27-30. The camp was named in honor of Mark, who was an avid supporter of youth athletics on Aquidneck Island. At his request, a foundation was set up to send children from the Island to our summer camps free of charge. All participants of the Mark Weed Memorial Camp will attend the Gulls game scheduled in his honor on Wednesday July 27th, for a pregame ceremony in his memory.

The cost of Camp is $90, which includes instruction, a Gulls T-shirt, and Gulls game tickets. Camp takes place four days per week, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to Noon. Registration forms can be found on our website, www.newportgulls.com.

2022 Summer Camp

Mon - Thurs 6/20 –

Mon – Thurs

– 6/30

Mon – Thurs 7/4 – 7/7

Mon – Thurs 7/11 – 7/14

Mon – Thurs 7/18 – 7/21

Portsmouth LL

5th Ward LL

Mark Weed Memorial Camp)

Middletown LL

Portsmouth LL

Middletown LL

contact Summer Camp Coordinator Newport Gulls Director of Baseball Operations Mike Falcone at operations@newportgulls.com or 516-7293735.

Every summer, Newport Gulls Baseball conducts several Youth Summer Camps at locations around Aquidneck Island. These camps are designed for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 12. Our summer camps have become very popular, averaging almost 100 participants per session. Many of our campers come from out-of-state for the opportunity to attend a Gulls camp.