The 2009 NECBL season is the 16th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League , a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league . The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox .[2] [3]
In the championship series, the East Division champion Newport Gulls defeated the West Division champion Vermont Mountaineers after each team advanced through the playoffs .[1]
Regular season standings [ ] East Division [ ] West Division [ ] [4]
All-star game [ ] The NECBL's 2009 All-Star Game was hosted by the West Division's Holyoke Blue Sox . The event was held at Mackenzie Stadium in Holyoke, Massachusetts on July 18, 2009. The West Division won the game 6-5. The game was attended by 4,906, setting a new record for All-Star Game attendance. Holyoke's Jake Rosenbeck was named the game's MVP.[5]
Playoffs [ ] Eight teams qualified for the 2009 NECBL playoffs, which consisted of three rounds of best-of-three series . In the championship series, East Division champion Newport defeated West Division champion Vermont 2-1.
League leaders [ ]
Category
Player
Team
Stat
H
Steven Rosado
Vermont
49
R
Mark Micowski
Sanford
34
RBI
John Schultz
North Adams
30
2B
David Gustafson
Lowell
15
3B
Mark Micowski
Sanford
7
HR
Paul Hoilman
North Adams
8
TB
David Gustafson
Lowell
68
SB
John Schultz
North Adams
19
K
Brach Davis
North Adams
66
[6]
League awards [ ] Weekly awards [ ]
Players of the Week [ ] [7]
Pitchers of the Week [ ] [7]
Year-end awards [ ]
Award
Player
NECBL team
Most Valuable Player
Jim Wood
Holyoke
Top Pro Prospect
Adam Conley
Keene
Batting Champion
Casey Lytle
Pittsfield
10th Player Award
Peter Verdin
Keene
Defensive Player of the Year
Alan Fredriksson
New Bedford
Top Pitcher
Adam Conley
Keene
Top Relief Pitcher
Tyler Mizenko
Sanford
Sportsmanship Award
Dave Gustafson
Lowell
Rookie of the Year
Adam Conley
Keene
Most Improved Player
Aaron Westlake
Newport
Manager of the Year
Mike Coombs
Newport
Umpire of the Year
Dan Collins
[8]
All-NECBL Teams [ ]
First team [ ]
Position
Player
Team
Catcher
Jayson Hernandez
Vermont
First Base
Troy Scott
Newport
Second Base
Patrick Brady
North Shore
Third Base
Joey Bergman
Newport
Shortstop
Brandon Macias
North Adams
Designated Hitter
Aaron Westlake
Newport
Outfield
Henry Dunn
Vermont
Outfield
Jim Wood
Holyoke
Outfield
Casey Lytle
Pittsfield
Pitcher
Adam Conley
Keene
Pitcher
Tim Boyce
North Adams
Pitcher
Brach Davis
North Adams
Closer
Tyler Mizenko
Sanford
[8]
Second Team [ ]
Position
Player
Team
Catcher
Tim Quinn
Lowell
First Base
Paul Hoilman
North Adams
Second Base
Cory Figueroa
Keene
Third Base
Jake Rosenbeck
Holyoke
Shortstop
Tim Smalling
Newport
Designated Hitter
Jacob Rogers
Keene
Outfield
John Schultz
North Adams
Outfield
Josh Chester
Keene
Outfield
Mark Micowski
Sanford
Pitcher
Chad Arnold
Newport
Pitcher
Rob Kumbatovic
Vermont
Pitcher
Andrew Kittredge
Newport
Closer
Matt Branham
Newport
[8]
Top 10 prospects [ ] The following is a list of the NECBL's top 10 professional prospects for the 2009 season, as ranked by Baseball America .[9]
Regular season attendance [ ] The Newport Gulls led the league in attendance for the fourth consecutive season, while the Lowell All-Americans finished last in the league for the fifth straight year. New Bedford , Danbury , and Newport showed the greatest increase in average attendance, while Keene and Vermont showed the greatest decrease.
The top 6 teams in attendance also ranked in the top 50 in national collegiate summer league attendance. The Newport Gulls were ranked third, with the Vermont Mountaineers (24th), Keene Swamp Bats (26th), Holyoke Blue Sox (32nd), New Bedford Bay Sox (42nd), and North Adams SteepleCats (45th) also finishing in the top 50.[10]
Rnk
Team
Year Total
Game Average
Rnk Change¿
Total Att Change
Game Avg Change
1
Newport Gulls
45,547
2,277
+0
+1,424
+176
2
Keene Swamp Bats
28,667
1,433
+0
-8,308
-327
3
Vermont Mountaineers
24,306
1,350
+0
-8,500
-370
4
Holyoke Blue Sox
24,284
1,156
+1
+1,855
+88
5
New Bedford Bay Sox †
23,700
1,128
+2
+5,834
+278
6
North Adams SteepleCats
20,511
1,025
-2
-6,113
-99
7
Pittsfield American Defenders ‡
15,165
798
-1
-2,663
-93
8
North Shore Navigators
14,924
710
+0
+3,713
+150
9
Sanford Mainers
9,818
516
+0
-1,695
-32
10
Danbury Westerners
10,642
506
+1
+4,945
+222
11
Manchester Silkworms
7,379
368
-1
-1,493
-54
12
Lowell All-Americans
4,644
221
+0
+2,148
+103
TOTAL
NECBL
229,587
953
—
-5,853
-24
[11] [12]
¿ Comparisons in relation to 2008 NECBL season .
† New Bedford Bay Sox attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2008 Torrington Twisters.
‡ Pittsfield American Defenders attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2008 Pittsfield Dukes. External links [ ] References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k 2009 Playoff Schedule at necbl.com, URL accessed August 3, 2009. Archived 2009-08-06.^ "Torrington Twisters to Relocate to New Bedford" , URL accessed February 10, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.^ "Newport Gulls to Change Divisions in 2009" Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine , URL accessed February 10, 2009^ NECBL standings at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-02.^ West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. Archived 2009-09-07.^ Leaders Summary at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.^ Jump up to: a b Players of the Week at necbl.com, URL accessed September 7, 2009. Archived 2009-09-09.^ Jump up to: a b c 2009 Awards Archived 2010-01-02 at WebCite at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009^ Baseball America releases Top Prospects Lists for Summer Leagues and Team USA at thecollegebaseballblog.com, URL accessed September 2, 2009^ Attendance Rankings at ballparkbiz.com, URL accessed January 12, 2010. Archived 1/12/10^ Team Statistics 2009 Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009^ Team Statistics 2008 , URL accessed December 27, 2008. Archived 2009-08-06.
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