2004 NECBL season
| 2004 NECBL season |
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| Regular season |
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| Duration |
June 11 – August 1 |
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| Playoffs |
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| Start date |
August 2 |
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| Quarterfinal 1 |
Riverpoint over Manchester |
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| Quarterfinal 2 |
Sanford over North Adams |
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| Quarterfinal 3 |
Keene over Vermont |
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| Quarterfinal 4 |
Newport over Torrington |
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| Semifinal 1 |
Sanford over Keene |
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| Semifinal 2 |
Newport over Riverpoint |
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| NECBL Championship Series |
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| Date |
August 9–11 |
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| Site |
Goodall Park, Cardines Field |
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| Champions |
Sanford |
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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]
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
Southern Division
League leaders
| Category |
Player |
Team |
Stat |
|---|
| Avg |
Chris Stanton |
Newport |
.405 |
| ERA |
Ryan Turner |
Keene |
1.24 |
| H |
Chris Stanton |
Newport |
60 |
| R |
Chris Stanton |
Newport |
40 |
| RBI |
Jim Negrych |
Keene |
39 |
| 2B |
Reed Eastley |
Danbury |
14 |
| 3B |
Eli Iorg |
Torrington |
5 |
| HR |
Jim Negrych |
Keene |
9 |
| TB |
Ryan Crew |
Sanford |
90 |
| SB |
Chris Stanton |
Newport |
21 |
| K |
Andrew Bailey |
Mill City |
79 |
[3]
League Awards
| Award |
Player |
NECBL team |
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| Most Valuable Player |
Chris Stanton, Jim Negrych |
Newport, Keene |
| Top Pro Prospect |
Zack Kalter |
Berkshire |
| Offensive Player of the Year |
Chris Stanton |
Newport |
| 10th Player Award |
Scott Grimes |
North Adams |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
Jim Negrych |
Keene |
| Top Pitcher |
Kevin Slowey |
Sanford |
| Top Relief Pitcher |
McKenzie Willoughby, Richie Lentz |
Vermont, Newport |
| Sportsmanship Award |
Jeff Hourigan |
Torrington |
| Rookie of the Year |
Jim Negrych |
Keene |
| Most Improved Player |
Scott Chambers |
North Adams |
| Manager of the Year |
Scott Brown |
Sanford |
[4]
Attendance
| Rnk |
Team |
Year Total |
Game Average |
Rnk Change¿ |
Total Att Change |
Game Avg Change |
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| 1 |
Keene Swamp Bats |
39,286 |
1,870 |
+1 |
+3,360 |
+207 |
| 2 |
Newport Gulls |
35,963 |
1,798 |
+2 |
+14,359 |
+598 |
| 3 |
Vermont Mountaineers |
34,517 |
1,643 |
-2 |
-475 |
-23 |
| 4 |
North Adams SteepleCats |
28,457 |
1,355 |
+1 |
+10,961 |
+481 |
| 5 |
Torrington Twisters |
23,354 |
1,112 |
+1 |
+6,761 |
+283 |
| 6 |
Concord Quarry Dogs |
19,630 |
934 |
-3 |
-5,865 |
-280 |
| 7 |
Sanford Mainers |
12,760 |
607 |
+0 |
+2,792 |
+133 |
| 8 |
Holyoke Giants† |
11,514 |
548 |
+1 |
+6,143 |
+280 |
| 9 |
Manchester Silkworms |
9,674 |
460 |
-1 |
+2,104 |
+62 |
| 10 |
Berkshire Dukes‡ |
8,132 |
387 |
+1 |
+4,653 |
+204 |
| 11 |
Danbury Westerners |
5,568 |
278 |
-1 |
+1,574 |
+57 |
| 12 |
Mill City All-Americans |
3,171 |
151 |
+0 |
-188 |
-8 |
| 13 |
Riverpoint Royals |
2,397 |
119 |
+0 |
+623 |
+31 |
| TOTAL |
NECBL |
234,423 |
868 |
– |
+46,803 |
+146 |
[5]
- ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2003 NECBL season.
- † Holyoke Giants attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2003 Middletown Giants.
- ‡ Berkshire Dukes attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2003 Thread CIty Tides.
External links
Notes
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-01-03. NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/awards2004.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008