The Manchester Monarchs opened up their 2018-’19 season with plenty of goals, but no victory to show for it.
In the end, Manchester Central easily earned a 43-7 victory over Manchester Memorial, a score that could have been much higher.
Central defeated Memorial 4-0 on Friday night, their eighth clean sheet so far this season.
Summer’s over and the Manchester Monarchs head begin their regular season this weekend with a few new faces, a lot of familiar ones and high expectations.
The Maine Mariners marked their franchise debut with a 5-2 pre-season win over the Manchester Monarchs on Sunday.
Although the Blue Knights actually had more yardage, their defense could not stop Alvirne’s potent attack.
The Bedford Bulldogs utterly dominated the visiting Little Green of Manchester Central on Friday night with a 45-0 win, a complete antithesis of last year’s dramatic final week dogfight.
Steve Carlton will be joined by NH legend and former Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter, Big Red Machine staple George Foster, Orioles legend Scott McGregor, former big leaguer and current Fox Sports Sun broadcaster Orestes Destrade, as well as Red Sox greats Bill Lee, Luis Tiant, Rich Gedman and Bob Stanley.
With nominees from each affiliated minor league, each year since 1974 Minor League Baseball gives the award to the minor league franchise that demonstrates organizational stability, while making significant contributions to its community, its league, and to the baseball industry.
This week, the Manchester Monarchs signed Zeb Knutson to a Standard Player Contract for the 2018-19 season.