LYNN – As a “thank you” to their loyal fans, the North Shore Navigators are opening up Fraser Field to all for the 2009 NECBL Playoffs. The Navigators will not charge a price for admission to postseason games in Lynn, as the Navigators attempt to win their first NECBL Championship this season.The Navigators will begin the postseason against the Sanford Mainers, who won the 2008 NECBL Championship Series. The first-round, best-of-three series will begin on Sunday, Aug. 2 from Goodall Park in Sanford, Maine at 6:30 p.m. The teams will then come to Lynn on Monday, Aug. 3 to play game two of the series at 7 p.m. from Fraser Field. If necessary, game three will be played in Sanford on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m.This season at Fraser Field, attendance figures were increased by nearly 50 percent, while thousands of dollars were donated to local charities as part of the Navigators 50/50 Community Nights, in which Little Leagues and other charitable groups sold tickets to a designated Navigators game and kept half of the money raised from ticket sales to benefit their organization.The Navigators are currently 20-21 and have clinched a postseason berth for the second time in as many years since the franchise moved to Lynn. Last season, the Navigators were 26-16, but the Keene Swamp Bats upset North Shore in the first round. For the 2009 squad, the pitching trio of 2009 All-Star Jeff Tardiff (4-2, 1.40), 2008 All-Star Jason Markovitz (4-1, 2.57), and 2009 All-Star Mike Gallo (3-3, 2.36) will get the ball in the first round.The Navigators led the NECBL with four All-Star starters, including Gallo, who was the East Division starting pitcher. Patrick Brady, who leads the team with three home runs and 21 runs batted in (stats do not include Thursday’s game), was the starting second baseman. Ben Waldrip, a Medford native, was the starting first baseman, while Tre Dennis, who has reached base safely in 32 consecutive games, was a starting outfielder. BC reliever Chris Kowalski was also the designated closer for the East Division; Kowalski leads North Shore with six saves.Fans can follow all of the postseason action by listening to or watching the games through the Teamline NECBL Broadcast Network. Teamline can be accessed at www.teamline.cc; type in “North Shore” when prompted for a team code, and click the link to listen or watch the game. Home games will also be carried on LynnCamTV through your local cable access programming on both Comcast and Verizon.