2016 NECBL season
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The 2016 NECBL Season was the 23rd season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league returned to 13 teams after the addition of the Upper Valley Nighthawks. Each division remained the same with the exception that the Nighthawks were added as the 7th team in the North Division.
Each team played was scheduled to play a 46-game regular season, however due to weather, teams played anywhere from a 43 to 46 game regular season. The top 4 teams in each division advanced to the playoffs, which were 3 rounds of best 2 of 3 series. The Mystic Schooners claimed their 2nd championship and first since 1994 by defeating the Sanford Mainers 2 games to 0.
Northern Division standings[]
Team | Wins | Losses | PCT | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sanford Mainers y | 26 | 17 | .605 | - |
Valley Blue Sox x | 24 | 20 | .545 | 2.5 |
North Adams SteepleCats x | 23 | 20 | .535 | 3 |
Upper Valley Nighthawks x | 21 | 25 | .457 | 6.5 |
Keene Swamp Bats | 20 | 26 | .435 | 7.5 |
Vermont Mountaineers | 19 | 26 | .422 | 8 |
Winnipesaukee Muskrats | 19 | 26 | .422 | 8 |
y = division winner and qualified for playoffs
x = qualified for playoffs
Southern Division standings[]
Team | Wins | Losses | PCT | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mystic Schooners y | 29 | 15 | .659 | - |
Newport Gulls x | 25 | 19 | .568 | 4 |
New Bedford Bay Sox x | 22 | 23 | .489 | 7.5 |
Danbury Westerners x | 21 | 23 | .477 | 8 |
Ocean State Waves | 21 | 24 | .467 | 8.5 |
Plymouth Pilgrims | 19 | 25 | .432 | 10 |
y = division winner and qualified for playoffs
x = qualified for playoffs
Playoffs[]
The top 4 teams in each division advanced to the playoffs. Each round consisted of a best 2 of 3 series with the No. 1 seed in each division playing the No. 4 seed in their division and the No. 2 playing the No. 3. The two division winners then played for the NECBL Championship.
References[]
- http://baseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=29799
- http://www.necbl.com/view/necbl
- http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2016/08/12/mystic-schooners-wins-2016-necbl-title/
- http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mystic-schooners-win-necbl-championship/n-5194117
- http://www.necbl.com/view/necbl/teams-245/mystic-schooners-2
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