2010 NECBL season
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[2] and the Pittsfield, Massachusetts franchise, the Pittsfield American Defenders, moving to Bristol, Connecticut to become the Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club.[3]
2010 NECBL season | ||
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Regular season | ||
Duration | June 4 ā July 31 | |
Playoffs | ||
Start date | August 2[1] | |
West Semifinal 1 | North Adams vs. Keene | |
West Semifinal 2 | Danbury vs. Bristol | |
East Semifinal 1 | Newport vs. Laconia | |
East Semifinal 2 | North Shore vs. Sanford | |
West Final | North Adams vs. Danbury | |
East Final | Newport vs. North Shore | |
NECBL Championship Series | ||
Date | August 8ā10 | |
Site | Fraser Field Rogers Park | |
Champions | North Shore Navigators | |
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In the championship series, the East Division champion North Shore Navigators defeated the West Division champion Danbury Westerners after each team advanced through the playoffs.[1]
Regular season standings
Final.[4]
East Division
Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
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Newport Gulls | 27 | 15 | .643 | - |
North Shore Navigators | 25 | 17 | .595 | 2.0 |
Sanford Mainers | 23 | 19 | .548 | 4.0 |
Laconia Muskrats | 20 | 22 | .476 | 7.0 |
New Bedford Bay Sox | 18 | 24 | .429 | 9.0 |
Lowell All-Americans | 15 | 27 | .357 | 12.0 |
West Division
Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
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North Adams SteepleCats | 26 | 16 | .619 | - |
Danbury Westerners | 24 | 18 | .571 | 2.0 |
Bristol Collegiate | 23 | 19 | .548 | 3.0 |
Keene Swamp Bats | 20 | 22 | .476 | 6.0 |
Holyoke Blue Sox | 16 | 26 | .381 | 10.0 |
Vermont Mountaineers | 15 | 27 | .357 | 11.0 |
All-star game
The NECBL's 2010 All-Star Game was hosted by the East Division's Newport Gulls. The event was held at Cardines Field in Newport, Rhode Island on July 18, 2010[5] with the East Division All-Stars defeating the West Division All-Stars 10-0[6]
Playoffs
Eight teams qualified for the 2010 NECBL playoffs, which consisted of three rounds of best-of-three series. In the championship series, East Division champion North Shore defeated West Division champion Danbury 2-1.
League leaders
Final.[7]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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H | Effrey Valdez | Lowell | 50 |
R | Joe Wendle | Sanford | 31 |
RBI | Effrey Valdez | Lowell | 42 |
2B | Effrey Valdez | Lowell | 16 |
3B | Daniel Merck | New Bedford | 4 |
HR | Thor Meeks, William Carmona, Tucker Nathans | DAN/VER/DAN | 6 |
SB | Dave Ciocchi | Danbury | 20 |
AVG | Matt Chavez | New Bedford | .355 |
OBP | Zach Babitt | Vermont | .444 |
SO | Tyler Joyner | Laconia | 53 |
ERA | Tony Bucciferro | Newport | 0.82 |
W | Nate Roe, Mike Hauschild, Mark Appel | VER/DAN/NPT | 6 |
SV | Sean Albury | North Adams | 11 |
League awards
Weekly awards
Players of the Week
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Pitchers of the Week
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External links
References
- 2010 Playoff Schedule at necbl.com, URL accessed August 10, 2010. Archived 2010-08-10.
- "Manchester Silkworms are sold, moving to New Hampshire". Manchester Silkworms. 2009-10-18. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- City Welcomes Collegiate Baseball Team by Johnny J. Burnham at necbl.com, URL accessed May 2, 2010. Archived 5/2/10
- 2010 NECBL Standings at necbl.com, URL accessed July 18, 2010.
- NECBL Announces All-Star Teams at necbl.com, Url accessed July 13, 2010. Archived 07-13-10
- NECBL All-Star Game Box Score at necbl.com, URL accessed November 13, 2010.
- 2010 NECBL Batting Stats at necbl.com, URL accessed July 18, 2010.
- 2010 Players/Pitchers of the Week at necbl.com, URL accessed July 14, 2010.