The 2008 NECBL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the 2008 season. It consisted of eight teams competing in three rounds of best-of-three series. In the championship round, Sanford defeated Newport 2-0 to win their second NECBL title.
Format
The 2008 NECBL playoffs consisted of three rounds, a Division Semifinal, Division Final, and Championship Series. Competing teams consisted of the four best-record teams from both the West Division and the East Division. These teams were seeded #1 through #4 according to their regular season record. In each division, the #1 seed played the #4 seed and the #2 seed played the #3 seed in the Division Semifinal round. The two winners of these series advanced to the Division Finals. The winner of the round captured the Division Championship, one for both the East and West divisions. The two division champions faced each other in the Championship Series to decide the NECBL champion. All rounds consisted of a best-of-three series in which the first game and third game (if necessary) of each series were played at the higher seed's home field and the second game was played at the lower seed's home field. If identically seeded teams from opposite divisions met in the Championship Series the NECBL tiebreaker rules would be utilized.[1]
Bracket
Seedings
North Division
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South Division
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Division Semifinals
The Division Semifinals, the first playoff round, consisted of matchups between each division's #1 and #4 seeds and #2 and #3 seeds.
North Division
In the North Division, the Division Semifinal matchups were as follows: #1 Sanford versus #4 Vermont, #2 North Shore versus #3 Keene.
Sanford v. Vermont
Vermont leads series 1-0.[3]
Series tied 1-1.[4]
Sanford wins series 2-1.[5]
North Shore v. Keene
Keene leads series 1-0.[6]
Keene wins series 2-0.[7]
South Division Division
In the South Division, the Division Semifinal matchups were as follows: #1 Newport versus #4 Manchester, #2 Pittsfield versus #3 North Adams.
Newport v. Manchester
Newport leads series 1-0.[8]
Newport wins series 2-0.[9]
Pittsfield v. North Adams
Pittsfield leads series 1-0.[10]
Pittsfield wins series 2-0.[11]
Division Semifinals
The Division Semifinals, the first playoff round, consisted of matchups between each division's semifinal round winners.
North Division
In the North Division, the Division Final matchup was between #1 Sanford and #3 Keene.
Sanford v. Keene
Sanford leads series 1-0.[12]
Sanford wins series 2-0.[13]
Attendance
Rank |
Team |
Openings |
Total |
Game Avg |
1 |
Newport Gulls |
3 |
6,289 |
2,095 |
2 |
North Adams SteepleCats |
1 |
1,280 |
1,280 |
3 |
Vermont Mountaineers |
1 |
1,205 |
1,205 |
4 |
Pittsfield Dukes |
2 |
2,296 |
1,148 |
5 |
Keene Swamp Bats |
2 |
1,984 |
992 |
6 |
Manchester Silkworms |
1 |
622 |
622 |
7 |
North Shore Navigators |
1 |
508 |
508 |
8 |
Sanford Mainers |
4 |
2,009 |
502 |
Total |
NECBL |
15 |
16,193 |
1,080 |
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External links
References
- 1 2 Playoff Statistics at necbl.com, URL accessed May 16, 2010.
- ↑ NECBL Standings at necbl.com; URL accessed May 17, 2010. Archived 5/17/10.
- ↑ Vermont Mountainers vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
- ↑ Sanford Mainers vs Vermont Mountaineers (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
- ↑ Vermont Mountaineers vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 05, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
- ↑ Keene Swamp Bats vs North Shore Navs (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
- ↑ North Shore Navs vs Keene Swamp Bats (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
- ↑ Manchester Silkworms vs Newport Gulls (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
- ↑ Newport Gulls vs Manchester Silkworms (Aug 04, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
- ↑ North Adams SteepleC vs Pittsfield Dukes (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
- ↑ Pittsfield Dukes vs North Adams Steeplec (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
- ↑ Keene Swamp Bats vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 06, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
- ↑ Sanford Mainers vs Keene Swamp Bats (Aug 08, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
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