Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide

Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide Founded in 2000 Old Orchard Beach, ME

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League affiliations

NECBL East Division (2009-present)  Northern Division (2002, 2004-2008) National Division (2001)

Name

Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide (2011-present) Lowell All-Americans (2007-2010) Mill City All-Americans (2000-2006)

Other nicknames

Team Colors

Navy, Teal

Cities

Old Orchard Beach, ME (2011-present) Lowell, MA (2000-2010)

Ballpark

The Ball Park (2011-present) Stoklosa Alumni Field (2000-2010)

Championships

League titles: 0

Front Office

Owner: Doug Ayotte General Manager: Doug Ayotte Field Manager: Inaki Ormaechea Mascot: Dune Doggy

Media:

Website: ragingtide.com

The Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide is a collegiate summer baseball team based in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at The Ball Park. For the first ten years of the team's existence, its home was in Lowell, Massachusetts and was known as the All-Americans. The name "All-Americans" came from the fact that Lowell was named an All-American City in 1999 and was named a finalist in 1997 and 1998.^[1] From 2000 to 2006, the team was known as the Mill City All-Americans, alluding to the city of Lowell's nickname as "The Mill City."

Team History

All-Americans

Lowell All-Americans Logo (2007-2010)

In the 2000 season, the NECBL introduced two new teams to the league: the Manchester Silkworms and the Mill City All-Americans. The All-Americans reached the playoffs in the team's inaugural season but fell 2 games to 1 to the then-Rhode Island Gulls. Despite the initial success of the All-Americans, the team only reached the playoffs 2 more times: in 2002 and 2007. Beginning with the 2007 season, the team changed its name to the Lowell All-Americans.

Move to Old Orchard Beach

On Sept. 22, 2010, the Portland Press Herald reported that the team would relocate to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, after that community's town council gave the team preliminary approval to play their games at The Ball Park, a facility that once played host to the Triple-A Maine Guides and Maine Phillies. The article mentioned that the NECBL had approved the relocation. Full approval was granted by the Old Orchard Beach Town Council on Oct. 5, 2010.^[2] On November 8, 2010, it was announced that the team's name would be the Raging Tide.^[3]

Postseason appearances

Year	Division Semi-Finals		Division Finals*		NECBL Championship Series
2000			Rhode Island Gulls	L (1-2)
2002	Concord Quarry Dogs	W (2-1)	Keene Swamp Bats	L (1-2)
2007	Holyoke Giants	L (1-2)

• *The NECBL did not separate into divisions until 2001.

Former Mill City All-Americans Logo

See also

• New England Collegiate Baseball League

References

1. ^ Past Winners at ncl.org
2. ^ It's official: NECBL to place team at Old Orchard Beach Ballpark at ballparkdigest.com
3. ^ Raging Tide coming to The Ballpark near you at journaltribune.com

External links

• Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide Official Site
• NECBL Website