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League | NECBL (North Division) |
Location | Sanford, ME (2002–present) |
Ballpark | Goodall Park (2002–present) |
Founded | 2002 |
League championships | 2 (2004, 2008) |
Post-Season Division championships | 4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016) |
Regular-Season Division championships | 3 (2003, 2008, 2016) |
Colors | Green, Gold |
Mascot | Broose D'Moose and Boomer |
Ownership | Non Profit Organization. Run by the Board of Directors. |
Manager | Nic Lops |
General Manager | Aaron Izaryk |
President | Jacob Ouellette |
Media | Justin Ciavolella (Director of Broadcasting and Media) |
Website | sanfordmainers.com |
The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.
In late 2001, New England Collegiate Baseball League approached the Town of Sanford about the potential of having a team. Sanford's former Parks and Recreation Director Marcel Blouin met with various officials, and proposed Goodall Park as the home field for a team.
Start-up funds were provided through local businessmen Allen Mapes, Ron Woodward, and Geoff Titherington, as well as Neil Olson, a businessman from Bethel, Maine who had previously been involved with the Lowell All-Americans organization, a former member of the NECBL. In the second year, local investors Bob Hardison, Bob Gonyou, Joe Vitko, Gary Miller, and Curtis Jacks also joined the management team. After a few years, the Mainers' management group agreed the team should be operated by the shareholders, and shifted ownership to a volunteer group of citizens of Sanford-Springvale and local communities, becoming a non-profit organization.