Martha's Vineyard Sharks
Summer collegiate baseball team on Martha's Vineyard.
The Martha's Vineyard Sharks are a collegiate summer baseball team based on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. It was a charter member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL), a wood-bat league comprising seven teams from New Hampshire to western Connecticut. The Sharks played in the FCBL from 2010 to 2018 before switching to the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), where they began playing in 2019. In their first NECBL season, the Sharks posted the best regular-season record in the league and reached the championship series.
Quick Facts
- League
- NECBL
- Division
- South Division
- Location
- Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
- Stadium
- The Shark Tank
- Founded
- 2010
- Former leagues
- FCBL (2010–2018)
- Owner
- John Roberts
- President
- Russ Curran
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History
The Sharks began play in the 2011 FCBL season after the Carminucci Sports Group, unable to place a team in the NECBL, helped form a separate league with the Nashua Silver Knights. Opening Day drew 2,139 fans. The Sharks led the standings for much of the season but finished third at 23–20 after injuries and a viral illness. They won their first FCBL Championship in 2013 and shared the title in 2018. Moving to the NECBL in 2019, the Sharks posted the league's best regular-season record, including a 12-game win streak, and set a single-game attendance record of 3,567 on the last regular-season home game. They won a best-of-three series over the Newport Gulls but lost the championship series to the Keene Swamp Bats. In 2022, the Sharks went 5–0 in the playoffs to win their first NECBL championship and hosted the all-star game with over 5,000 fans. For the 2024 season, they ranked first in the NECBL and ninth nationally in average attendance at 3,056 per game. In 2025, the Sharks again won the South Division, beating Newport 2–1, but lost the finals 2–0 to Keene. Their total attendance of 72,453, including playoffs, led the league for the third straight year.
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