Sports league season
2003 NECBL season Duration June 6 – August 3 Start date August 4 Quarterfinal 1 Newport over Danbury Quarterfinal 2 Torrington over Middletown Quarterfinal 3 Sanford over North Adams Quarterfinal 4 Keene over Concord Semifinal 1 Keene over Sanford Semifinal 2 Torrington over Newport Date August 11–12 Site Alumni Field , Fuessenich Park Champions Keene
The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League . The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont . The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont . This marked the fulfillment of the league's goal of having a franchise in each of the six New England states: Connecticut , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Maine , and Vermont .[1]
In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-1, Torrington defeated Middletown 2-0, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-0, and Keene defeated Concord 2-0. In the semifinals, Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 and Torrington defeated Newport 2-0. In the championship round, Keene defeated Torrington 2-0 in game one and 7-1 in game two, capturing the NECBL title 2-0.[2]
Regular season standings [ ]
League leaders [ ]
Category
Player
Team
Stat
Avg
Kyle Keen
Keene
.384
ERA
Adam Kalkhof
North Adams
0.65
H
Kyle Keen
Keene
58
R
Keith Brachold
Keene
37
RBI
Chris Looze
Concord
40
2B
Jeff Natale
Torrington
12
3B
Jabe Bergeron
Keene
4
HR
Keith Brachold
Keene
11
TB
Keith Brachold
Keene
86
SB
Kyle Brown
Sanford
31
K
Ryan Mullins
Riverpoint
89
[3]
League awards [ ]
Award
Player
NECBL team
Most Valuable Player
Steve Blackwood
Keene
Top Pro Prospect
Ryan Mullins
Riverpoint
Offensive Player of the Year
Kyle Keen
Keene
10th Player Award
Jeff Natale
Torrington
Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Ianetta
Newport
Top Pitcher
Ryan Mullins
Riverpoint
Top Relief Pitcher
Jason Kosow
Keene
Sportsmanship Award
Angus Fredenburg, Bobby Tewksbary
Concord, Concord
Rookie of the Year
Adam Kalkhof
North Adams
Most Improved Player
Andy Sonnanstine
Sanford
Manager of the Year
Mike Sweeney
Keene
[4]
Attendance [ ]
Rnk
Team
Year Total
Game Average
Rnk Change¿
Total Att Change
Game Avg Change
1
Vermont Mountaineers †
34,992
1,666
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Keene Swamp Bats
35,926
1,663
-1
-2,972
-189
3
Concord Quarry Dogs
25,495
1,214
+0
-4,820
-229
4
Newport Gulls
21,604
1,200
+1
+4,964
+408
5
North Adams SteepleCats
17,496
874
-1
-1,591
-34
6
Torrington Twisters
16,593
829
-4
-12,752
-638
7
Sanford Mainers
9,968
474
-1
-3,861
-184
8
Manchester Silkworms
7,570
398
-1
-1,158
-17
9
Middletown Giants
5,370
268
+0
-2,191
-92
10
Danbury Westerners
3,994
221
-2
-2,998
-147
11
Thread City Tides
3,479
183
-1
-747
-18
12
Mill City All Americans
3,359
159
+0
+384
+3
13
Riverpoint Royals
1,774
88
-2
-2,026
-84
TOTAL
NECBL
187,620
722
–
+5,224
-13
[5]
¿ Comparisons in relation to 2002 NECBL season .
† The Vermont Mountaineers were founded for the 2003 season.
External links [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-01-03 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link ) NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008
^ http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 11, 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 11, 2008
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-21 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link ) NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 21, 2008
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