2013 NECBL season
The 2013 NECBL season was the 20th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2013 included the largest league expansion since 2003 with three new teams joining the league to increase the number of teams to 13.[1] These include two expansion franchises, the Plymouth Pilgrims[2] and the Ocean State Waves, as well as the Saratoga Brigade,[3] the former Saratoga Phillies franchise from the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and the NECBL's first foray into New York state.
| 2013 NECBL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | June 6th – August 2nd | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | August 4th | |
| West Semifinal (4 vs. 1) | 1 Keene def. 4 Holyoke, 2-1 | |
| West Semifinal (3 vs. 2) | 2 Vermont def. 3 North Adams, 2-0 | |
| East Semifinal (4 vs. 1) | 1 Newport def. 4 Sanford, 2-0 | |
| East Semifinal (3 vs. 2) | 3 Mystic def. 2 Ocean State, 2-0 | |
| West Final (2 vs. 1) | 1 Keene def. 2 Vermont, 2-1 | |
| East Final (3 vs. 1) | 1 Newport def. 3 Mystic, 2-0 | |
| NECBL Championship Series | ||
| Date | August 11-14 | |
| Site | Cardines Field, Alumni Field | |
| Champions | Keene Swamp Bats | |
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Regular season standings
East Division
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB | Streak | RS | RA | Diff. | Last Reg. Season Game | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Gulls | 30 | 14 | 0.682 | - | Won 7 | 2013 East Division Champions | ||||
| Ocean State Waves | 24 | 20 | 0.545 | 6 | Lost 1 | |||||
| Mystic Schooners | 22 | 22 | 0.500 | 8 | Won 1 | |||||
| Sanford Mainers | 22 | 23 | 0.489 | 8.5 | Won 3 | |||||
| Laconia Muskrats | 21 | 24 | 0.467 | 9.5 | Lost 7 | |||||
| New Bedford Bay Sox | 20 | 24 | 0.455 | 10 | Won 1 | |||||
| Plymouth Pilgrims | 15 | 28 | 0.349 | 14.5 | Lost 3 |
West Division
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB | Streak | RS | RA | Diff. | Last Reg. Season Game | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Swamp Bats | 27 | 17 | 0.614 | - | Won 1 | 2013 NECBL Champions | ||||
| Vermont Mountaineers | 24 | 20 | 0.545 | 3 | Lost 2 | |||||
| North Adams SteepleCats | 22 | 22 | 0.500 | 5 | Won 1 | |||||
| Holyoke Blue Sox | 22 | 23 | 0.489 | 5.5 | Won 1 | |||||
| Saratoga Brigade | 21 | 24 | 0.467 | 6.5 | Lost 2 | |||||
| Danbury Westerners | 17 | 26 | 0.395 | 9.5 | Lost 1 |
All-star game
The NECBL's 2013 All-Star Game will be hosted by the East Division's Laconia Muskrats at Robbie Mills Field in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Playoffs
Note: The 4th and final seeds in each division were determined the day after the regular season ended with tie-breaking games. Sanford clinched the 4th seed in the Eastern Division by virtue of their 4-2 home victory over Laconia. Sanford hosted the play-in game due to their season series win over the Muskrats. Holyoke clinched the 4th seed in the Western Division by virtue of their 7-1 home victory over Saratoga. Holyoke hosted the play-in game after winning a coin flip that was performed because the teams split the regular season series 3-3.
Bracket
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Championship Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Newport Gulls | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Sanford Mainers | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Newport Gulls | 2 | |||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Mystic Schooners | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ocean State Waves | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mystic Schooners | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Newport Gulls | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Keene Swamp Bats | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Keene Swamp Bats | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Holyoke Blue Sox | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Keene Swamp Bats | 2 | |||||||||||
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont Mountaineers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont Mountaineers | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | North Adams SteepleCats | 0 | |||||||||||
East
- Newport Gulls (30-14)
- Ocean State Waves (24-20)
- Mystic Schooners (22-22)
- Sanford Mainers (22-23)
West
- Keene Swamp Bats (27-17)
- Vermont Mountaineers (24-20)
- North Adams SteepleCats (22-22)
- Holyoke Blue Sox (22-23)
References
- Leypoldt, Don (December 30, 2012). "13 for '13". New England Collegiate Baseball League. Pointstreak Sites. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- Wolcott, David (December 22, 2012). "NECBL will field a baseball team in Plymouth in 2013". Scituate Mariner. GateHouse Media. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- Maley, Chris (December 19, 2012). "Phillies' collegiate baseball franchise relocating to Saratoga Springs". The Saratogian. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2012.