Newport Gulls Promote Nick Lima to Director of Baseball Operations
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
The Newport Gulls have promoted long-time broadcaster Nick Lima to the front office and the position of Director of Baseball Operations, effective immediately. Lima previously worked in the media department for 12 years.
“I’ve been associated with the Gulls on a part-time basis for a long time now, and have enjoyed every minute I’ve been part of this amazing organization. I’m excited to take on this expanded role, and honored that the Gulls ownership group has entrusted me with this important responsibility," said Lima.
Lima's responsibilities include coordinating Gulls sponsorships, advertising, game day operations, ticketing, and managing Cardines Field on game night, while also managing the team's volunteers, interns, and staff. He will continue to oversee the team's media operations and will remain the primary press contact for media inquiries.
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Lima in the Broadcast Booth
As a broadcaster, Lima was the pregame and postgame show host for Gulls home games, serving as lead play-by-play broadcaster and traveling with the team on the road.
Since coming the Gulls, Lima’s play-by-play has appeared on more than a dozen New England radio stations, and multiple television stations including Cox Sports and the MLB Network. Via the NECBL Broadcast Network he has had the call for 27 playoff series, including league championship series in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2014, and multiple exhibitions against Team USA, Team China and several Cape Cod Baseball League teams.
Lima was elected by NECBL officials and general managers in 2009 and 2010 as the All-Star Broadcaster for the Southern and Eastern Division, respectively, having the call for both games.
Lima, with his brother Tom, won the PEG Award for “Best Sports Program in Rhode Island” for their video coverage of the Gulls.
Nick Lima
Lima, a Rhode Island College graduate, is a native of Tiverton but has resided in Cranston since 2007. His brother Tom is the team's Director of Broadcast Operations and they have both been with the Gulls since 2004.
Lima is a U.S. Army veteran and has been involved in both local politics and many community organizations. He is a member of the St. Mary’s Feast Society of Cranston, and serves as First Vice Chairman of the Shamrock Society of North Providence
The Newport Gulls
The Gulls are members of a 13 team New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) and were founded as the Rhode Island Gulls in 1998 in Cranston before coming to Newport in 2001.
The Gulls are 6 time champions of the NECBL and were ranked as the overall number 1 summer collegiate baseball team in the country by Perfect Game USA in 2012.
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