The Northern Massachusetts/Southern New Hampshire Baseball community lost one of it's most valuable members on Tuesday with the early morning passing of Harry Ayotte at age 77. Ayotte, who hailed from Chelmsford, Mass., was extremely well known in the Lowell area as he was a long time Assistant Coach at Chelmsford High School. He was also a former Coach of the Chelmsford Merchants and was the current owner and operator of the semi-pro team.
As the college regular season comes to an end, a handful of Merchants will get the opportunity to play in the NCAA Regional Tournament, hoping for a bid to the College World Series.