After serving the SouthCoast for 18 years, Lumber Yard Sports closes its doors

On the road to becoming a college-level softball player, New Bedford’s Lilly Gray spent countless nights on Orchard Street at Lumber Yard Sports Batting Cages and Instruction.“That place was like my second home for a while,” said the 2022 New Bedford High graduate who will be playing next year at Bloomsburg University. “During the winter,…