2002 NECBL season

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2002 NECBL season
Regular season
DatesJune 8 – August 1
Playoffs
Start dateAugust 2
Quarterfinal 1Danbury over Middletown
Quarterfinal 2Newport over North Adams
Quarterfinal 3Keene over Torrington
Quarterfinal 4Mill City over Concord
Semifinal 1Newport over Danbury
Semifinal 2Keene over Mill City
NECBL Championship Series
DateAugust 9–10
Site Alumni Field, Cardines Field
ChampionsNewport
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The 2002 NECBL season was the ninth season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to twelve franchises with the addition of the North Adams SteepleCats of North Adams, Massachusetts and the Sanford Mainers of Sanford, Maine, the league's first franchise in the New England state of Maine. Also, the league's Willimantic, Connecticut franchise changed its name from the Eastern Tides to the Thread City Tides Tides. [1]

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In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Danbury defeated Middletown 2–0, Newport defeated North Adams 2–1, Keene defeated Torrington 2–1, and Mill City defeated Concord 2–1. In the semifinal rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2–0, and Keene defeated Lowell 2–1, setting up a championship series between the Newport Gulls and the Keene Swamp Bats. In game 1, Newport defeated Keene 8–4, and in game 2, Newport defeated Keene 3–2 to win the NECBL championship. [2]

Regular season standings

Western Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.GB
Danbury Westerners 2516.6100
North Adams SteepleCats 2319.5482.5
Torrington Twisters 2220.5243.5
Manchester Silkworms 1626.3819.5

Northern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.GB
Keene Swamp Bats 3111.7380
Concord Quarry Dogs 2417.5856.5
Lowell All-Americans 2418.5717
Sanford Mainers 1527.35716

Southern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.GB
Newport Gulls 2517.5950
Middletown Giants 2319.5482
Riverpoint Royals 1329.31012
Thread City Tides 1032.23815

League leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Avg.Mike WagnerNorth Adams.342
ERAGrant ReynoldsDanbury0.46
HMike WagnerNorth Adams50
RMike WagnerNorth Adams39
RBI Bryan LaHair Keene33
2BJoseph CantoneRiverpoint12
3BMike WagnerNorth Adams4
HRBennett StapfDanbury7
TBMike WagnerNorth Adams85
SBRafael LaraNewport22
KDavid HumenKeene77

[3]

League awards

AwardPlayerNECBL team
Most Valuable PlayerMike WagnerNorth Adams
Top Pro ProspectGrant ReynoldsConcord
Batting ChampionMike Wagner (.342)North Adams
10th Player AwardTrey HendricksKeene
Defensive Player of the YearRafael LaraNewport
Top PitcherGrant ReynoldsConcord
Top Relief PitcherChris HomerNorth Adams
Sportsmanship AwardRanger WiensNewport
Rookie of the YearJeff FrazierDanbury
Most Improved PlayerMike BergeronNewport
Manager of the YearPaul SwingleKeene

[4]

Attendance

RnkTeamYear TotalGame AverageRnk Change¿Total Att ChangeGame Avg Change
1 Keene Swamp Bats 38,8981,852+1+7,889+302
2 Torrington Twisters 29,3451,467+1+7,454+251
3 Concord Quarry Dogs 30,3151,443-2-1,352-140
4 North Adams SteepleCats†19,087908N/AN/AN/A
5 Newport Gulls 16,640792-1+5,149+116
6 Sanford Mainers†13,829658N/AN/AN/A
7 Manchester Silkworms 8,728415-2+757-5
8 Danbury Westerners 6,992368-2+2,186+128
9 Middletown Giants 7,561360+0+5,736+253
10 Thread City Tides 4,226201+0+2,363+108
11 Riverpoint Royals 3,800172-4+534+9
12 Mill City All Americans 2,975156-4+206+10
TOTALNECBL182,396735–+63,838-257

[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2002finalstandings.htm Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive; URL accessed December 9, 2008
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2010-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL playoff archive; URL accessed December 9, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/1webstats/Lgsumm.htm#form.lgt Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine NECBL league leaders archive; URL accessed December 9, 2008
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2010-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL standings archive; URL accessed December 9, 2008
  5. ↑ "New England Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-12-21. NECBL team statistics archive; URL accessed December 21, 2008

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