2000 NECBL season
Regular season | ||
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Dates | June 4 – August 6 | |
Playoffs | ||
Start date | August 7 | |
Semifinal 1 | Rhode Island over Mill City | |
Semifinal 2 | Keene over Middletown | |
NECBL Championship Series | ||
Site | Alumni Field, McCarthy Field | |
Champions | Keene over Rhode Island | |
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The 2000 NECBL season was the seventh season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a franchise in Manchester, Connecticut, the Manchester Silkworms, along with a franchise in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Mill City All-Americans. The league lost its Leominster, Massachusetts franchise, the Central Mass Collegians and its West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Rhode Island Reds.
In the semifinal playoff rounds, Rhode Island defeated Mill City 2-1, and Keene defeated Middletown 2-1. In the championship round, Keene defeated Rhode Island 2-1 to win the franchise's first NECBL championship.[1]
Regular season standings[edit]
Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
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Keene Swamp Bats | 27 | 15 | .643 | 0 |
Mill City All-Americans | 25 | 16 | .610 | 1.5 |
Rhode Island Gulls | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3 |
Middletown Giants | 22 | 20 | .524 | 5 |
Danbury Westerners | 21 | 20 | .512 | 5.5 |
Torrington Twisters | 20 | 22 | .476 | 7 |
Eastern Tides | 14 | 25 | .359 | 11.5 |
Manchester Silkworms | 12 | 29 | .293 | 14.5 |
League awards[edit]
Award | Player | NECBL team | Collegiate team |
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Most Valuable Player | Kevin Wissner | Middletown | University of Connecticut |
Top Pro Prospect | Steve Guthrie | Danbury | Palomar Community College |
10th Player Award | Jason Boice | Middletown | Georgetown |
Defensive Player of the Year | Raphael Lara | Rhode Island | Miami Dade Community College |
Top Pitcher | Dan August | Keene | University of Tampa |
Top Relief Pitcher | Eric Johnson | Keene | University of Maine |
External links[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/pdf/2000.pdf[permanent dead link] NECBL archive, URL accessed November 26, 2008
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