The 2026 Newburyport baseball season is officially underway, and so far, there aren’t a lot of nits to pick.<\/p>\n
It was a rather clinical performance from the Clippers on a dreary Tuesday afternoon, starting the new year off with a 11-1 blowout of Lynnfield. At the plate the Clippers scored at least one run in all but one inning, while on the mound it was returning Daily News All-Star junior\u00a0Jack Oreal\u00a0getting the Opening Day start and striking out four over six innings of three-hit ball.<\/p>\n
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