Jackson Walsh joins the Sanford Mainers as the team's Director of Broadcasting and Media for the 2025 season. He takes over for Justin Ciavolella of Penn State, who served the Mainers in 2023 and 2024. Walsh will be a graduate of Wheaton College (Mass.) in May of 2025, where he will also have finished his collegiate baseball career. This will be his second summer in Sanford, having served as a member of the 2024 Mainers, playing a key role in the Mainers' run to the NECBL finals out of the bullpen, leading the team in appearances with 16.
Walsh will be heard on the broadcasts for both home and away games for Sanford, and will also serve as the teams writer, recapping each game. The Cumberland, R.I. native intends to pursue a career in sports broadcasting and has served as Wheaton College’s primary play-by-play man since he stepped on campus in 2021.
At Wheaton, Walsh has called almost every sport for the Lyons, but has not had the chance to call baseball full-time. This is due to his commitment to the team as a key member of the pitching staff since his first year on campus with the Lyons. It was during the 2024 season that Walsh realized that coming back to Sanford could be a reality. On days when Walsh was not available out of the bullpen he would step into the booth with Ciavolella and call a few innings at a time.
Walsh can be heard on Flo-Sports calling everything from basketball to synchronized swimming in his senior year at Wheaton. You can catch Walsh on all 2025 Mainers broadcasts on the NECBL Broadcast Network and 1220 AM/104.3 FM Seacoast Oldies for road games. You can contact Walsh for media inquiries beginning in June and throughout the 2025 season at walsh_jackson@wheatoncollege.edu. Any requests before then can be directed to the Mainers front office at office@sanfordmainers.com.
