2006 NECBL season
2006 NECBL season |
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Regular season |
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Duration |
June 8 – August 1 |
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Playoffs |
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Start date |
August 2 |
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Quarterfinal 1 |
Vermont over Holyoke |
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Quarterfinal 2 |
Sanford over Keene |
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Quarterfinal 3 |
Torrington over North Adams |
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Quarterfinal 4 |
Newport over Manchester |
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Semifinal 1 |
Vermont over Sanford |
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Semifinal 2 |
Torrington over Newport |
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NECBL Championship Series |
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Date |
August 9–10 |
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Site |
Recreation Field, Fuessenich Park |
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Champions |
Vermont |
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The 2006 NECBL season was the thirteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans.[1]
In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0(2-0,5-1), Sanford defeated Keene 2-0(3-1,14-4), Torrington defeated North Adams(3-0,7-2), and Newport Defeated Manchester 2-1(5-8,7-1,5-4). In the semifinal rounds, Vermont defeated Sanford 2-1(2-1,5-6,3-2) and Torrington defeated Newport 2-0(1-0,3-1). In game 1 of the championship round, Vermont defeated Torrington 4-3. In game 2, Vermont defeated Torrington 4-1 to win the NECBL championship.[2]
Regular season standings
Key to colors in standings |
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Top four of each division advanced to 2006 NECBL playoffs |
Northern Division
Southern Division
League leaders
Category |
Player |
Team |
Stat |
Avg |
Jim Murphy |
Newport |
.358 |
ERA |
John Hernandez |
Lowell |
1.41 |
H |
Gil Zayas |
Manchester |
56 |
R |
Matt Bouchard |
Newport |
29 |
RBI |
Jim Murphy |
Newport |
40 |
2B |
Devery van de Keere |
North Adams |
16 |
3B |
Damon Olinto |
Lowell |
4 |
HR |
Chris Dominguez |
Newport |
11 |
TB |
Jim Murphy |
Newport |
94 |
SB |
Cheyne Hurst |
Keene |
22 |
K |
Joe Esposito |
Vermont |
61 |
[3]
League Awards
Award |
Player |
NECBL team |
Most Valuable Player |
Jim Murphy |
Newport |
Top Pro Prospect |
Andres Perez |
Torrington |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Jim Murphy |
Newport |
10th Player Award |
Matt Karl |
Keene |
Defensive Player of the Year |
Curt Smith |
Vermont |
Top Pitcher |
Jay Monti |
Holyoke |
Top Relief Pitcher |
Mark Murray |
Vermont |
Sportsmanship Award |
Robbie Minor |
Vermont |
Rookie of the Year |
Chris Friedrich |
Vermont |
Most Improved Player |
Randy Gress |
Pittsfield |
Manager of the Year |
Mike Coombs |
Newport |
Umpire of the Year |
Dan Collins |
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[4]
Attendance
Rnk |
Team |
Year Total |
Game Average |
Rnk Change¿ |
Total Att Change |
Game Avg Change |
1 |
Newport Gulls |
42,424 |
2,020 |
+2 |
+8,665 |
+333 |
2 |
Vermont Mountaineers |
36,852 |
1,754 |
+0 |
-899 |
+47 |
3 |
Keene Swamp Bats |
33,861 |
1,693 |
-2 |
-3,501 |
+6 |
4 |
Pittsfield Dukes |
27,400 |
1,304 |
+0 |
-5,052 |
-241 |
5 |
Torrington Twisters |
24,616 |
1,172 |
+1 |
+4,636 |
+221 |
6 |
North Adams SteepleCats |
22,995 |
1,095 |
-1 |
-3,235 |
-154 |
7 |
Sanford Mainers |
12,889 |
613 |
+0 |
-1,803 |
-86 |
8 |
Concord Quarry Dogs |
10,578 |
503 |
+2 |
+658 |
+31 |
9 |
Manchester Silkworms |
8,030 |
422 |
-1 |
-2,642 |
-86 |
10 |
Holyoke Giants |
8,371 |
398 |
-1 |
-1,678 |
-80 |
11 |
Danbury Westerners |
6,056 |
302 |
+0 |
+455 |
+22 |
12 |
Lowell All-Americans† |
2,947 |
140 |
+0 |
+282 |
+14 |
TOTAL |
NECBL |
237,019 |
956 |
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-3,934 |
-4 |
[5]
- ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2005 NECBL season.
- † Lowell All-Americans attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2005 Mill City All-Americans.
Media
The 2006 NECBL season was notable as it was the first in which the entire league began live, video broadcasts of all games via Teamline. The Newport Gulls, as defending champions, had the first-ever live video webcast of a game on Opening Day, June 8, 2006. The Gulls walked off to win, 2-1, in 10 innings versus the Pittsfield Dukes.[6] Under new team Director of Broadcast Operations Nicholas Lima, the Gulls broadcast team pioneered the first regular, multi-camera broadcast in league history, going on to win the Rhode Island PEG Award for Best Sports Program for their coverage of the June 8 game. Following the success of the Gulls multi-camera broadcasts, other teams would attempt to emulate the Gulls' production, including the Manchester Silkworms, Torrington Twisters and Keene Swamp Bats, as it became known for being the best in the NECBL. [7] [8]
External links
Notes
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 17, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006playoffstats/confstat.HTM NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/awards2006.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
- ↑ http://necbl.com/necbl_historical/2006webstats/608pdng.htm NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed January 7, 2013
- ↑ http://pointstreaksites.com/view/newportgulls/news-media/live-game-video Newport Gulls team website, URL accessed January 7, 2013
- ↑ They bring you the Newport Gulls by Christopher Parish, August 6, 2006