2009 NECBL season

2009 NECBL season
Regular season
Duration June 6 – July 31
Playoffs
Start date August 2[1]
West Semifinal 1 Keene vs. Holyoke[1]
West Semifinal 2 North Adams vs. Vermont[1]
East Semifinal 1 Newport vs. New Bedford[1]
East Semifinal 2 Sanford vs. North Shore[1]
West Final Vermont vs. Holyoke[1]
East Final Newport vs. Sanford[1]
NECBL Championship Series
Date August 8–10[1]
Site Montpelier Recreation Field, Cardines Field[1]
Champions Newport Gulls[1]
2008 ← NECBL seasons → 2010

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] Due to the move, the League realigned into the East and West Divisions with 6 teams each.[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

Key to colors in standings
Top four of each division advanced to 2009 NECBL playoffs

East Division

Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB
Newport Gulls 31 10 .756 -
Sanford Mainers 23 16 .590 7
North Shore Navigators 20 21 .488 11
New Bedford Bay Sox 17 24 .415 14
Manchester Silkworms 13 26 .333 17
Lowell All-Americans 13 28 .317 18

West Division

Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB
Keene Swamp Bats 27 13 .675 -
North Adams SteepleCats 25 16 .610 2.5
Vermont Mountaineers 20 19 .513 6.5
Holyoke Blue Sox 20 21 .488 7.5
Danbury Westerners 19 22 .463 8.5
Pittsfield American Defenders 13 25 .342 13

[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

Main article: 2009 NECBL 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

Week Player (Pos.) Team College
Week 1 Patrick Brady (2B) North Shore Bellarmine
- Henry Dunn (CF Vermont Binghamton
Week 2 Correy Figueroa (SS) Keene Tampa
Week 3 Jantzen Witte (SS, 3B) Vermont TCU
- Casey Lytle (RF) Pittsfield Kansas
Week 4 Murray Watts (1B) Holyoke Arkansas St.
Week 5 Troy Scott (1B) Newport Washington
- Paul Hoilman (1B) North Adams East Tennessee St.
Week 6 David Gustafson (OF) Lowell Northeastern
- Kevin Vance (3B) Vermont Connecticut
Week 7 Chris Spatkowski (OF) Sanford Pace
Week 8 Aaron Westlake (1B, C, 3B) Newport Vanderbilt
- Steven Felix (C) Vermont Troy

[7]

Pitchers of the Week

Week Player (Pos.) Team College
Week 1 Mike Gallo (SP) North Shore Milligan
- Kyle McMyne (RP) Vermont Binghamton
Week 2 Eric Polvani (SP) Holyoke Bryant
Week 3 Jason Markovitz (SP) North Shore Long Beach St.
- Casey Lytle (RF) Pittsfield Kansas
Week 4 Colin Snow (SP) Sanford Georgia So.
- Rob Kumbatovic (SP) Vermont Hofstra
Week 5 Nick Serino (SP) Lowell UMass
- Jacob Hiatt (SP/RP) Pittsfield Gonzaga
Week 6 Sean Burns (SP) North Adams San Francisco
- Chad Arnold (SP/RP) Newport Washington St.
Week 7 Adam Conley (SP) Keene Washington St.
Week 8 Andrew Kittredge (SP) Newport Washington

[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]

Rk. Player Position NECBL Team College
1 Devin Jones P Danbury Mississippi St.
2 Peter Verdin OF, C Keene Georgia
3 Tyler Mizenko P Sanford Winthrop
4 Troy Scott 1B Newport Washington
5 Joey Bergman 3B Newport College of Charleston
6 Taylor Featherston SS New Bedford TCU
7 Adam Conley P Keene Washington St.
8 Chad Arnold P Newport Washington St.
9 Andrew Benak P Vermont Rice
10 Andrew Kittredge P Newport Washington

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]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2009 Playoff Schedule at necbl.com, URL accessed August 3, 2009. Archived 2009-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Torrington Twisters to Relocate to New Bedford", URL accessed February 10, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Newport Gulls to Change Divisions in 2009", URL accessed February 10, 2009
  4. ↑ NECBL standings at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-02.
  5. ↑ West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. Archived 2009-09-07.
  6. ↑ Leaders Summary at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.
  7. 1 2 Players of the Week at necbl.com, URL accessed September 7, 2009. Archived 2009-09-09.
  8. 1 2 3 2009 Awards at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009
  9. ↑ Baseball America releases Top Prospects Lists for Summer Leagues and Team USA at thecollegebaseballblog.com, URL accessed September 2, 2009
  10. ↑ Attendance Rankings at ballparkbiz.com, URL accessed January 12, 2010. Archived 1/12/10
  11. ↑ Team Statistics 2009 at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
  12. ↑ Team Statistics 2008, URL accessed December 27, 2008. Archived 2009-08-06.
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