2025 NEWPORT GULLS YOUTH WINTER CLINIC DATES ANNOUNCED

For Immediate Release

Contact: Eric Lindley

Director of Baseball Operations

401-363-2134//operations@newportgulls.com

NEWPORT, R.I.- In 2021, the Newport Gulls administered their first-ever off-season clinics for boys and girls looking to sharpen and polish their skills during the downtime of the Winter months. Following these initial clinics’ immediate success, the Gulls are excited to announce that these popular clinics are back for their 5th Year in 2025! As in previous offseasons, the Youth Winter Clinics will be held in the Rams state-of-the-art indoor facility – known as “The Barn” on campus located at 3 Keaney Rd. Kingston, RI 02881.

The clinics will be held on Sundays in December from 9:00am-12:00pm: 12/14, 12/21, and 12/28. 

Members of the 13- team New England Collegiate Baseball League, the Gulls have won a league-leading eight (8) championships and have produced 41 Major League Baseball players. Alumni such as, Catcher and 3x World Series Champion, Will Smith; Utilityman and Gold Glove Winner and 2x World Series Champion Tommy Edman (Los Angeles Dodgers); Outfielder and 2x World Series Champion Chris Taylor (Los Angeles Angeles) and more are some of the active Gulls alumni currently playing in Major League Baseball!

The Gulls are driven to continuously develop collegiate baseball players, helping them take the next step in their professional careers. Over the years, many Rhode Island Rams have played for the Gulls such as Pitchers Bo Brutti (2019, 2021) & Justin Cherry (2019, 2021), Outfielder Greg Cavaliere (2019), Infielders Joe Fortin (2021) & Michael Andersin (2023), and Catcher Michael Borrelli (2023). 

Coaches for the 2025 Youth Winter Clinics include 19’ and 21’ Gull, Bo Brutti, and current Director of Player Development and Operations for URI Baseball; Ben Brutti, Kingston, RI native and current Professional Baseball Player for the Cincinnati Reds organization; [More Coaches to be Announced]

Clinics cost $325.00 for all three sessions or $125.00 per individual session. Participants will receive a Newport Gulls T-Shirt, Hat, and Player Evaluation from the coaching staff. Boys and girls ages 7-12 of all skill levels are welcome to attend!

Registration forms can be accessed on Newportgulls.com and paid for online via Square or check sent to PO Box 777 Newport, RI 02840.  Please contact 401-363-2134 or operations@newportgulls.com if you require further information or have questions about attending clinics this Winter. 

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The Newport Gulls, members of the 13-team New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded as the Rhode Island Gulls in 1998 in Cranston, R.I., before moving to Newport in 2001. In addition to recruiting, fielding, and developing a team of the nation’s top collegiate baseball athletes and attracting 50,000 fans annually to Cardines Field, the predominantly volunteer organization strives to benefit the community via summer camps, reading programs, fundraisers, scholarships, and charitable donations – totaling over $1 million since 2001. The Gulls are eight-time champions of the NECBL – the winningest franchise in league history – and were ranked as the overall No. 1 summer collegiate baseball team in the country by Perfect Game USA in 2012.

For more information about the Newport Gulls, visit facebook.com/newportgulls, follow the Gulls on Twitter @NewportGulls or visit www.newportgulls.com.