2005 NECBL season
The 2005 NECBL season was the 12th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Riverpoint Royals, dropping out of the league.[1] Also, the league's Hinsdale, Massachusetts franchise, the Berkshire Dukes, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and became the Pittsfield Dukes.
| 2005 NECBL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | June 7 – August 1 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | August 2 | |
| Quarterfinal 1 | Newport over Danbury | |
| Quarterfinal 2 | North Adams over Manchester | |
| Quarterfinal 3 | Keene over Sanford | |
| Quarterfinal 4 | Vermont over Holyoke | |
| Semifinal 1 | Newport over North Adams | |
| Semifinal 2 | Vermont over Keene | |
| NECBL Championship Series | ||
| Date | August 8–9 | |
| Site | Cardines Field, Recreation Field | |
| Champions | Newport | |
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In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-0 (3-2,8-0), North Adams defeated Manchester 2-1 (5-3,4-5,2-1), Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 (2-1,6-3), and Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0 (9-0,8-2). In the semifinal rounds, Newport defeated North Adams 2-0 (7-1,3-2) and Vermont defeated Keene 2-1 (7-5,0-7,5-1). In the championship round, Newport defeated Vermont 11-2 in game 1 and 6-2 in game 2 to capture the NECBL championship.[2]
Regular season standings
| Key to colors in standings | |
|---|---|
| Top four of each division advanced to 2005 NECBL playoffs | |
Northern Division
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Swamp Bats | 30 | 13 | .698 |
| Vermont Mountaineers | 25 | 19 | .568 |
| Holyoke Giants | 23 | 19 | .548 |
| Sanford Mainers | 23 | 19 | .548 |
| Concord Quarry Dogs | 20 | 22 | .476 |
| Mill City All-Americans | 15 | 27 | .357 |
Southern Division
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Gulls | 25 | 16 | .610 |
| Manchester Silkworms | 22 | 20 | .524 |
| Danbury Westerners | 20 | 22 | .476 |
| North Adams SteepleCats | 20 | 22 | .476 |
| Torrington Twisters | 19 | 23 | .452 |
| Pittsfield Dukes | 11 | 31 | .262 |
League leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Cyle Hankerd | Newport | .383 |
| ERA | Troy Martin | Keene | 0.77 |
| H | Andrew Davis | Keene | 56 |
| R | Garrett Olson | Keene | 37 |
| RBI | Steffan Wilson | Torrington | 39 |
| 2B | Andrew Davis | Keene | 14 |
| 3B | Jeff Vincent | Danbury | 5 |
| HR | Kyle Brault | Vermont | 9 |
| TB | Steffan Wilson | Torrington | 92 |
| SB | Will Bashelor | Concord | 21 |
| K | Terry Doyle | Pittsfield | 79 |
League awards
| Award | Player | NECBL team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Cyle Hankerd | Newport |
| Top Pro Prospect | Josh Fields | Keene |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Cyle Hankerd | Newport |
| 10th Player Award | Ryan Reid | Sanford |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Chris Cates | North Adams |
| Top Pitcher | Troy Martin | Keene |
| Top Relief Pitcher | Josh Fields | Keene |
| Sportsmanship Award | Matt Rizzotti | Vermont |
| Rookie of the Year | Josh Fields | Keene |
| Most Improved Player | Troy Martin | Keene |
| Manager of the Year | John Russo | Vermont |
| Umpire of the Year | Dan Collins |
Attendance
| Rnk | Team | Year Total | Game Average | Rnk Change¿ | Total Att Change | Game Avg Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keene Swamp Bats | 37,362 | 1,779 | +0 | -1,924 | -91 |
| 2 | Vermont Mountaineers | 37,751 | 1,707 | +1 | +3,234 | +64 |
| 3 | Newport Gulls | 33,759 | 1,687 | -1 | -2,204 | -111 |
| 4 | Pittsfield Dukes† | 32,452 | 1,545 | +6 | +24,320 | +1,158 |
| 5 | North Adams SteepleCats | 26,230 | 1,249 | -1 | -2,227 | -106 |
| 6 | Torrington Twisters | 19,980 | 951 | -1 | -3,374 | -161 |
| 7 | Sanford Mainers | 14,692 | 699 | +0 | +1,932 | +92 |
| 8 | Manchester Silkworms | 10,672 | 508 | +1 | +998 | +48 |
| 9 | Holyoke Giants | 10,049 | 478 | -1 | -1,465 | -70 |
| 10 | Concord Quarry Dogs | 9,920 | 472 | -4 | -9,710 | -462 |
| 11 | Danbury Westerners | 5,601 | 280 | +0 | +33 | +2 |
| 12 | Mill City All-Americans | 2,665 | 126 | +0 | -506 | -25 |
| TOTAL | NECBL | 240,953 | 960 | — | +6,530 | +92 |
- ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2004 NECBL season.
- † Pittsfield Dukes attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2004 Berkshire Dukes.
Notes
- http://www.necbl.com/2005webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.std Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 13, 2008
- http://www.necbl.com/2005playoffstats/confstat.HTM Archived 2006-05-16 at Archive.today NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 13, 2008
- http://www.necbl.com/2005webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.lgt Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 13, 2008
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-12-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
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