Local player looking to add Tyngsboro CNEBA team

Chris Ausiello, an infielder at Worcester State University, is looking to bring semi-pro baseball back to the Lowell area in the Central New England Baseball Association (CNEBA).

He’s hoping to base a team out of Tyngsboro.

The unlimited age, wood bat league has existed for at least 50 years and represents a merger of the old Eastern Mass. League and what was known 20-plus years ago as the Bay State League.

The 2020 pandemic-shortened season ended with eight teams, including teams in Auburn, Clinton, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Worcester, Oxford, Shrewsbury and Littleton. Over the years, several Lowell-area teams participated — many for a long time — including the Lowell Braves, the Chelmsford Merchants, the Nashua Dodgers, the Lawrence Giants and Westford Willows, among others. are generally in the area of 25

The league is made up of approximately players. Other similar leagues exist 50 percent active college in the Greater Boston area, including players, with the rest made the North Shore League, up of former college players, some the Boston Park League, the Intercity players who never attended college League, the Yawkey League and a number of former professional and the Cranberry League. players. The group headed by Ausiello is

League teams typically play ap- looking for a number of quality proximately 30 regular season ballplayers, and hopefully a number games between late-may and late- of sponsors.

July, when the playoffs begin. For further information, contact

Because of the somewhat busy Chris Ausiello at 978-8884082. schedule of league teams, rosters