For many of you, you’re still shoveling out. But believe it or not, baseball season starts on Monday. The Red Sox kick their campaign on Monday. But there’s a lot more baseball you can watch near you this summer. To help you find games near you, we’ve compiled our 2017 New England Baseball Guide. It’s a complete list of professional, college, and amateur summer teams in the six New England states. If you’re looking to get to a game on a budget, there are a lot of options near you.Professional Baseball Guide

Massachusetts

Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA

Home Opener – April 3 at 2:05 pm

The Red Sox will open their 2017 campaign against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3rd. The biggest change that fans will notice will be the Tully Tavern in the right field grandstand. The area will feature a full service bar, and terraces with stools. You’ll also be able to charge your phone there. There will also be a new video board in right field that will let fans in the center field bleachers and the Monster Seats to watch replays without craning their necks, or looking behind them. Getting to Fenway will be on the pricey side, but it’s an experience you’ll want to experience with your kids you’ll never forget.

Get your opening day tickets at PurchaseTix.com, starting at $69.

Girl Scout Day is May 28th, and Boy Scout day is also May 28th.

Lowell Spinners (Short Season Single-A Boston Red Sox)

LeLacheur Park, 450 Aiken St., Lowell, MA 01854

Home Opener – June 19th at 6:35 pm

Tickets for the Spinners range from $7 to $10. Prices go up $2 on gameday, so you’ll want to purchase yours online in advance.

LeLacheur Park also features the Foul Ball Fun Zone for the kids – with games, carnival rides and “the Gator Gondola.”

2017 Boy Scout Sleepover Dates

Saturday, July 8, 5:15 first pitch

Saturday, August 12, 5:15 first pitch

2017 Girl Scout Sleepover Dates

Friday, August 4, 6:35 first pitch

Rhode Island

Pawtucket Red Sox

McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Home Opener – April 10th at 6:05 pm

Tickets for the Pawsox start at $9 ($6 for kids and seniors). It’s a great value to see players just a step away from the big leagues. The site of the longest game in professional baseball history was completely renovated in 1998.

Scout Sleepovers at McCoy Stadium

Connecticut

Hartford Yard Goats (Double-A Colorado Rockies)

Dunkin’ Donuts Park, 1214 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Home Opener – April 13th at 7:05 pm

The controversial Dunkin’ Donuts Park will open on April 13th.

Scout Nights – Boy Scouts April 29th and August 12th; Girl Scouts June 17th

Connecticut Tigers (Short Season Single-A Detroit Tigers)

Dodd Stadium, 14 Stott Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360

Home Opener – June 19th at 7:05 pm

Scout Night – To Be Announced. Usually held in late June / Early July

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A Toronto Blue Jays)

Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester, NH 03101

Home Opener – April 6th at 7:05 pm

Perhaps the coolest hotel rooms in New England are at the Hilton Garden Inn Manchester. The hotel literally overlooks center field at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, and their outdoor patio deck puts you practically on the field.

They also have a play area for the kids in right field, and the Sam Adams Brewhouse restaurant in left field.

Scout Sleepovers – May 26 and August 25

Maine

Portland Seadogs (Double-A Boston Red Sox)

Hadlock Field, 271 Park Ave, Portland, ME 04102

Home Opener – April 6th at 6:00 pm

Tickets for the Seadogs run from $11 to $14. Hadlock Field is located right off I-95 in Portland. It features “the Maine Monster,” a wooden replica of the Green Monster.

Scout Night at Hadlock Field, July 8

Vermont

Vermont Lake Monsters (Short Season Single-A Oakland Athletics)

Centennial Field, 287 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Home Opener – June 21st, time TBD.

Located on the University of Vermont campus, Centennial Field is actually six years older than Fenway Park – opening in 1906. Prices range from $5 to $15.

Scout Night To Be Announced. 2016 night was June 25th.

Division I College Baseball Guide

College baseball games generally have free admission. They may or may not have concession stands. They usually play nine inning-games two or three times a week, and seven-inning doubleheaders on the weekends. The season runs until May.

If you’re looking to watch baseball at Fenway on a budget, you can check out the Baseball Beanpot, with the first round doubleheader featuring BC, Harvard, Northeastern and UMass on April 19th. The consolation game starts at 3 pm, and all tickets are $10.

Massachusetts

Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference)

Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field, St. Thomas More Rd. and Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA

Harvard Crimson (Ivy League)

O’Donnell Field, 65 North Harvard Street, Boston, MA

Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League)

Fitton Field, One College Street, Worcester, MA

UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference)

Earl Lorden Field, Mullins Way, Amherst, MA

UMass-Lowell River Hawks (America East Conference)

LeLacheur Pack, 450 Aiken St., Lowell, MA

Northeastern Huskies (Colonial Athletic Conference)

Friedman Diamond at Parsons Field, 178 Kent St, Brookline, MA

Rhode Island

Brown Bears (Ivy League)

Murray Stadium, Arlington Avenue and Humboldt Avenue, Providence, RI

Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference)

Conaty Park, John Mowry Road, Smithfield, RI

Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference)

Bill Beck Field

Connecticut

Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (Northeast Conference)

Balf–Savin Field, Ella Grasso Boulevard, New Britain, CT

UConn Huskies (The American Conference)

J.O. Christian Field; Stadium Rd, Storrs, CT

Hartford Hawks (America East Conference)

Fiondella Field, Hawk Drive, West Hartford, CT

Sacred Heart Pioneers (Northeast Conference)

Ballpark at Harbor Yard, 500 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT

Quinnipiac Bobcats (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)

Quinnipiac Baseball Field, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT

Yale Bulldogs (Ivy League)

Yale Field, 252 Derby Avenue, West Haven, CT

Maine

Maine Black Bears (America East Conference)

Larry Maheney Diamond, Long Road, Orono, ME

New Hampshire

Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League)

Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park, Crosby Street, Hanover, NH

College Summer League Baseball Guide

Over the summer, some of the finest collegiate players from all over the country come to New England to play in one of the various summer leagues. The players aren’t paid, and usually live with host families, take part-time jobs, and also wind up doing field maintenance. The Cape Cod League is one of the most prestigious in the country, and was actually featured in a movie.

Cape Cod League

Futures College Baseball League

New England Collegiate Baseball League

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