2004 NECBL season

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2004 NECBL season
Regular season
DatesJune 11 – August 1
Playoffs
Start dateAugust 2
Quarterfinal 1Riverpoint over Manchester
Quarterfinal 2Sanford over North Adams
Quarterfinal 3Keene over Vermont
Quarterfinal 4Newport over Torrington
Semifinal 1Sanford over Keene
Semifinal 2Newport over Riverpoint
NECBL Championship Series
DateAugust 9–11
Site Goodall Park, Cardines Field
ChampionsSanford
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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. [1]

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In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Riverpoint defeated Manchester 2-1, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-1, Keene defeated Vermont 2-0, and Newport defeated Torrington 2-1. In the semifinal rounds, Sanford defeated Keene 2-1 and Newport defeated Riverpoint 2-1. In the championship round, Sanford defeated Newport 2-1 to win the franchise's first NECBL title. [2]

Regular season standings

Northern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.
Keene Swamp Bats 2616.619
North Adams SteepleCats 2418.571
Sanford Mainers 2319.548
Vermont Mountaineers 2121.500
Concord Quarry Dogs 2022.476
Mill City All-Americans 1923.452

Southern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.
Newport Gulls 2615.634
Manchester Silkworms 2417.585
Riverpoint Royals 2020.500
Torrington Twisters 1923.452
Holyoke Giants 1725.405
Berkshire Dukes 1626.381
Danbury Westerners 1525.375

League leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
AvgChris StantonNewport.405
ERARyan TurnerKeene1.24
HChris StantonNewport60
RChris StantonNewport40
RBIJim NegrychKeene39
2BReed EastleyDanbury14
3BEli IorgTorrington5
HRJim NegrychKeene9
TBRyan CrewSanford90
SBChris StantonNewport21
K Andrew Bailey Mill City79

[3]

League awards

AwardPlayerNECBL team
Most Valuable PlayerChris Stanton, Jim NegrychNewport, Keene
Top Pro ProspectZack KalterBerkshire
Offensive Player of the YearChris StantonNewport
10th Player AwardScott GrimesNorth Adams
Defensive Player of the YearJim NegrychKeene
Top Pitcher Kevin Slowey Sanford
Top Relief PitcherMcKenzie Willoughby, Richie LentzVermont, Newport
Sportsmanship AwardJeff HouriganTorrington
Rookie of the YearJim NegrychKeene
Most Improved PlayerScott ChambersNorth Adams
Manager of the YearScott BrownSanford

[4]

Attendance

RnkTeamYear TotalGame AverageRnk Change¿Total Att ChangeGame Avg Change
1 Keene Swamp Bats 39,2861,870+1+3,360+207
2 Newport Gulls 35,9631,798+2+14,359+598
3 Vermont Mountaineers 34,5171,643-2-475-23
4 North Adams SteepleCats 28,4571,355+1+10,961+481
5 Torrington Twisters 23,3541,112+1+6,761+283
6 Concord Quarry Dogs 19,630934-3-5,865-280
7 Sanford Mainers 12,760607+0+2,792+133
8 Holyoke Giants†11,514548+1+6,143+280
9 Manchester Silkworms 9,674460-1+2,104+62
10 Berkshire Dukes‡8,132387+1+4,653+204
11 Danbury Westerners 5,568278-1+1,574+57
12 Mill City All-Americans 3,171151+0-188-8
13 Riverpoint Royals 2,397119+0+623+31
TOTALNECBL234,423868–+46,803+146

[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2009-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 12, 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 awards archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
  5. ↑ "New England Collegiate Baseball League". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-22. NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008

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