2007 NECBL season

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2007 NECBL season
Regular season
DatesJune 8 – August 1
Playoffs
Start dateAugust 2
Quarterfinal 1Vermont over Keene
Quarterfinal 2Torrington over Manchester
Quarterfinal 3Newport over North Adams
Quarterfinal 4Holyoke over Lowell
Semifinal 1Vermont over Holyoke
Semifinal 2Newport over Torrington
NECBL Championship Series
DateAugust 9–10
Site Recreation Field, Cardines Field
ChampionsVermont
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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.

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In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Vermont defeated Keene 2-0 (7-3, 3-2), Torrington defeated Manchester 2-0 (6-5, 3-1), Newport defeated North Adams 2-1 (4-8, 6-4, 5-2), and Holyoke defeated Lowell 2-1 (5-4, 8-9, 5-4). In the semifinal rounds, Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0 (7-3, 3-2) and Newport defeated Torrington 2-0 (5-0, 3-2). In game 1 of the championship series, Vermont defeated Newport 14-8. In game 2, Vermont defeated Newport 3-0 to win its second consecutive NECBL championship. [1]

Regular season standings

Key to colors in standings
Top four of each division advanced to 2007 NECBL playoffs

Northern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.GB
Holyoke Giants 2616.6190
Vermont Mountaineers 2418.5712
Keene Swamp Bats 2220.5244
Lowell All-Americans 2123.4776
Concord Quarry Dogs 1924.4427.5
Sanford Mainers 1924.4427.5

Southern Division

TeamWinsLossesWin Pct.GB
Torrington Twisters 2416.6000
Newport Gulls 2517.5950
North Adams SteepleCats 2319.5482
Manchester Silkworms 1922.4635.5
Danbury Westerners 1624.4008
Pittsfield Dukes 1328.31711.5

[2]

League leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
AvgBrian Michael KempSanford.398
ERAAdam WilkNewport1.12
HBrian Michael KempSanford72
RBrian Michael KempSanford38
RBIAndy MeyersConcord35
2BA.J. PollockVermont15
3BOzzie BorrellNorth Adams6
HRKyle SuireDanbury9
TBBrian Michael KempSanford87
SBBrian Michael KempSanford32
KJoe TestaConcord69

[3]

League awards

AwardPlayerNECBL team
Most Valuable PlayerBrian Michael KempSanford
Top Pro Prospect Stephen Strasburg Torrington
Batting ChampionBrian Michael KempSanford
10th Player AwardA.J. PollockVermont
Defensive Player of the YearChris KleppsTorrington
Top PitcherShawn GilblairHolyoke
Top Relief Pitcher Stephen Strasburg Torrington
Sportsmanship AwardMatt Iannetta, Anthony SantosNewport, Lowell
Rookie of the YearDrew PoulkNewport
Most Improved PlayerScott SavastanoPittsfield
Manager of the YearJason FalconHolyoke
Umpire of the YearJeff Burt

[4]

Attendance

RnkTeamYear TotalGame AverageRnk Change¿Total Att ChangeGame Avg Change
1 Newport Gulls 42,2252,010+0-199-10
2 Keene Swamp Bats 38,6591,840+1+4,798+147
3 Vermont Mountaineers 31,8951,518-1-4,957-236
4 Pittsfield Dukes 28,9551,378+0+1,555+74
5 North Adams SteepleCats 23,0311,096+1+36+1
6 Torrington Twisters 20,3821,019-1-4,234-153
7 Sanford Mainers 11,751559+0-1,138-54
8 Manchester Silkworms 10,992549+0+2,962+127
9 Holyoke Giants 10,011476+1+1,640+78
10 Concord Quarry Dogs 8,867403-2-1,711-100
11 Danbury Westerners 7,379368+0+1,323+66
12 Lowell All-Americans 3,873176+0+926+36
TOTALNECBL238,470950—+1,451-6

[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007playoffstats/confstat.HTM Archived 2008-06-09 at the Wayback Machine NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed
  2. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.std Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.lgt Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the NECBL". Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-12-20. NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
  5. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008

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