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By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox’s season ended not with a bang, but a whimper. In a summer season where teams play a lot of baseball in a short amount of time, the Blue Sox ran out of gas against the Bristol Blues on Wednesday night. In the deciding...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – The last two regular season games between the Bristol Blues and the Valley Blue Sox both ended in ties. It would have been folly to believe their first postseason matchup could have been anything different. The No. 3 Blue Sox and No. 6...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE — The summer season is short but moves at a breakneck pace, and the Valley Blue Sox are suddenly midway through their regular season after a fairly impressive first half. The Blue Sox were a half game back of the Bristol Blues in the NECBL’s...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – When it comes to summer ball, high school and college players have a lot of options to choose from – there are four dozen different summer ball leagues listed on the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper website.As a result, it’s not often that...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

HOLYOKE – The Valley Blue Sox kept their hot streak alive on Wednesday night, winning for the eighth time in their last 10 games with a 7-2 victory against the North Adams SteepleCats at MacKenzie Stadium.The win moved the club’s record to 8-4 on the...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

As they prepare for the 2023 New England College Baseball League season, the Valley Blue Sox are relying on a mix of new and familiar faces to get through the summer grind.The NECBL is a league that often features different players on the roster over...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — Carter Hanson swung to end the game, one way or the other.The UMass baseball team trailed No. 9 Boston College 13-12 in the bottom of the ninth during Tuesday’s Baseball Beanpot opening round. Both teams held leads and gave them up.With...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Max Weir juggles a lot for the UMass baseball program.The Southampton native primarily works with the catchers as a volunteer assistant coach, but he also holds players’ elbow protectors while coaching first base and coordinates the teams’...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST – Mike Toth didn’t expect his homecoming game to turn into a coming out party.The Granby native figured he’d support his teammates from the Earl Lorden field dugout and maybe see some friends and family after the UMass baseball team’s home...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

The Valley Blue Sox are entering into a new era of baseball, headlined by a new owner and a new-look team and mascot.After working with the team for 13 years, Fred Ciaglo sold the Valley Blue Sox to Matt Drury prior to the 2022 NECBL season. The...