2003 NECBL season

Last updated
2003 NECBL season
Regular season
DatesJune 6 – August 3
Playoffs
Start dateAugust 4
Quarterfinal 1Newport over Danbury
Quarterfinal 2Torrington over Middletown
Quarterfinal 3Sanford over North Adams
Quarterfinal 4Keene over Concord
Semifinal 1Keene over Sanford
Semifinal 2Torrington over Newport
NECBL Championship Series
DateAugust 11–12
Site Alumni Field, Fuessenich Park
ChampionsKeene
←  2002 NECBL seasons 2004  →

The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont. The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont. This marked the fulfillment of the league's goal of having a franchise in each of the six New England states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. [1]

Contents

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-1, Torrington defeated Middletown 2-0, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-0, and Keene defeated Concord 2-0. In the semifinals, Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 and Torrington defeated Newport 2-0. In the championship round, Keene defeated Torrington 2-0 in game one and 7-1 in game two, capturing the NECBL title 2-0. [2]

Regular season standings

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.
Torrington Twisters 3010.750
Sanford Mainers 2813.683
Keene Swamp Bats 2714.659
Newport Gulls 2515.625
Danbury Westerners 2217.564
Concord Quarry Dogs 2020.500
Middletown Giants 1823.439
North Adams SteepleCats 1724.415
Manchester Silkworms 1624.400
Riverpoint Royals 1624.400
Thread City Tides 1625.390
Vermont Mountaineers 1526.366
Mill City All-Americans 1328.317

League leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
AvgKyle KeenKeene.384
ERAAdam KalkhofNorth Adams0.65
HKyle KeenKeene58
RKeith BracholdKeene37
RBIChris LoozeConcord40
2BJeff NataleTorrington12
3BJabe BergeronKeene4
HRKeith BracholdKeene11
TBKeith BracholdKeene86
SBKyle BrownSanford31
KRyan MullinsRiverpoint89

[3]

League awards

AwardPlayerNECBL team
Most Valuable PlayerSteve BlackwoodKeene
Top Pro ProspectRyan MullinsRiverpoint
Offensive Player of the YearKyle KeenKeene
10th Player AwardJeff NataleTorrington
Defensive Player of the Year Chris Ianetta Newport
Top PitcherRyan MullinsRiverpoint
Top Relief PitcherJason KosowKeene
Sportsmanship AwardAngus Fredenburg, Bobby TewksbaryConcord, Concord
Rookie of the YearAdam KalkhofNorth Adams
Most Improved Player Andy Sonnanstine Sanford
Manager of the YearMike SweeneyKeene

[4]

Attendance

RnkTeamYear TotalGame AverageRnk Change¿Total Att ChangeGame Avg Change
1 Vermont Mountaineers†34,9921,666N/AN/AN/A
2 Keene Swamp Bats 35,9261,663-1-2,972-189
3 Concord Quarry Dogs 25,4951,214+0-4,820-229
4 Newport Gulls 21,6041,200+1+4,964+408
5 North Adams SteepleCats 17,496874-1-1,591-34
6 Torrington Twisters 16,593829-4-12,752-638
7 Sanford Mainers 9,968474-1-3,861-184
8 Manchester Silkworms 7,570398-1-1,158-17
9 Middletown Giants 5,370268+0-2,191-92
10 Danbury Westerners 3,994221-2-2,998-147
11 Thread City Tides 3,479183-1-747-18
12 Mill City All Americans 3,359159+0+384+3
13 Riverpoint Royals 1,77488-2-2,026-84
TOTALNECBL187,620722–+5,224-13

[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the NECBL". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-01-02. NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
  5. ↑ "New England Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-21. NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 21, 2008

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New England Collegiate Baseball League</span> U.S. collegiate summer baseball league

The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is a 14-team collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 44-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August. Like the Cape Cod Baseball League and other amateur leagues, the NECBL is a showcase for top college-level players, giving professional baseball scouts a chance to see prospective pros playing against each other. Along with the Cape Cod Baseball League, Northwoods League, and Coastal Plain League, it is considered one of the top summer leagues in the country and is a part of the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball. In 2019, the Collegiate Summer Baseball Register ranked the NECBL as the 2nd best collegiate summer baseball league, behind only the Cape Cod League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont Mountaineers</span>

The Vermont Mountaineers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Montpelier Recreation Field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Shore Navigators</span> American collegiate summer baseball team

The North Shore Navigators are a wooden-bat, collegiate summer baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts, playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). The team plays home games at Fraser Field in Lynn. The team is owned by Old School Sports Group, LLC.

The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.

The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.

The 1998 NECBL season was the fifth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to seven teams with the addition of the Keene Swamp Bats of Keene, New Hampshire. The Swamp Bats were the league's first New Hampshire franchise.

The 1999 NECBL season was the sixth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to eight franchises with the addition of the Rhode Island Gulls, the league's second franchise in the New England state of Rhode Island.

The 2001 NECBL season was the eighth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to ten franchises with the addition of a second New Hampshire franchise, the Concord Quarry Dogs of Concord, New Hampshire. Also, the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise rejoined the league as the Riverpoint Royals. The league's Cranston, Rhode Island franchise, the Rhode Island Gulls, moved to Newport, Rhode Island and became the Newport Gulls. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed the Lowell All-Americans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montpelier Recreation Field</span>

Montpelier Recreation Field is a baseball venue located in Montpelier, Vermont, United States and is the home field of the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The field has served as home of the Mountaineers since 2003.

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.

The 2004 NECBL season was the 11th season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Middletown, Connecticut franchise, the Middletown Giants, moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts and became the Holyoke Giants. Also, the league's Willimantic, Connecticut franchise, the Thread City Tides, moved to Hinsdale, Massachusetts and became the Berkshire Dukes.

The 2005 NECBL season was the 12th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Riverpoint Royals, dropping out of the league. Also, the league's Hinsdale, Massachusetts franchise, the Berkshire Dukes, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and became the Pittsfield Dukes.

The 2006 NECBL season was the 13th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans.

The 2007 NECBL season was the 14th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England.

The 2008 NECBL season was the 15th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators. Also, the league's Concord, New Hampshire franchise, the Concord Quarry Dogs, moved to Holyoke and became the Holyoke Blue Sox.

The 2009 NECBL season is the 16th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox. Due to the move, the League realigned into the East and West Divisions with 6 teams each.

The 2010 NECBL season was the 17th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2010 included the league's Manchester, Connecticut franchise, the Manchester Silkworms, moving to Laconia, New Hampshire to become the Laconia Muskrats and the Pittsfield, Massachusetts franchise, the Pittsfield American Defenders, moving to Bristol, Connecticut to become the Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club.

The 2012 NECBL season was the 19th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2012 included two of the league's East Division franchises from the 2011 season, the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide and one of the NECBL's charter franchises, the North Shore Navigators leaving the NECBL to join the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. As a result, the league has been reduced to 10 teams, with the Mystic Schooners moving to the East Division.

The 2013 NECBL season was the 20th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2013 included the largest league expansion since 2003 with three new teams joining the league to increase the number of teams to 13. These include two expansion franchises, the Plymouth Pilgrims and the Ocean State Waves, as well as the Saratoga Brigade, the former Saratoga Phillies franchise from the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and the NECBL's first foray into New York state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valley Blue Sox</span> College baseball team

The Valley Blue Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Mackenzie Stadium. The Blue Sox were founded in 2001 as the Concord Quarry Dogs but moved following the 2007 season to Holyoke to fill the void left by the departure of the Holyoke Giants to Lynn, Massachusetts. In 2017, the team won its first NECBL championship against the Ocean State Waves.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.