The Martha's Vineyard Sharks are a collegiate summer baseball team based on Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....

, that is set to play in 2011 in the announced Futures Collegiate Baseball League

Futures Collegiate Baseball League

The Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a 6 team collegiate summer baseball league. The Futures League was co-developed by the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners owner Drew Weber, Weber formally developed and owned the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Double A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...

 of New England. The teams home games are to be played at Vineyard Baseball Park located on the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School

Martha's Vineyard Regional High School

Martha's Vineyard Regional High School or MVRHS is a high school in Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States.-History:...

 campus in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 3,735 as of 2008...

 where $200,000 has been invested in field upgrades and construction of a field house and batting tunnel to be used by The Sharks.

The Sharks are operated by Carminucci Sports Group, owners of the Torrington Titans

Torrington Titans

The Torrington Titans are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England. They played their inaugural season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league...

 also of the Futures League, and the Brockton Rox

Brockton Rox

The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...

 of the Can-Am League.

2011 season

2011 was a tremendous season for the Sharks. Making their island debut in 2011, the Sharks made an immediate splash by having 2,139 in attendance for opening day. On the field the Sharks sat in 1st place for a majority of the season, before injuries and a team wide virus saddled the once promising campaign.

The Sharks finished 23-20, and in 3rd place in the inaugural Futures Collegiate Baseball League

Futures Collegiate Baseball League

The Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a 6 team collegiate summer baseball league. The Futures League was co-developed by the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners owner Drew Weber, Weber formally developed and owned the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Double A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...

 season.

Field Staff

Head Coach:

-Michael O'Malley

Assistant Coaches:

-Ernie May
-Gary Simmons

Baseball Advisory Board Members:

-Bill Buckner

Bill Buckner

William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

, Former Major Leaguer and current manager of the Brockton Rox

Brockton Rox

The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...

-Pat Shortt, Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

Northeast Scouting Bureau Director was named to the Sharks baseball advisory board.

External links

Martha's Vineyard Sharks official site
Futures Collegiate Baseball League official site