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.
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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.
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.
Series tied 1-1.
Sanford wins series 2-1.
North Shore v. Keene
Keene leads series 1-0.
Keene wins series 2-0.
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.
Newport wins series 2-0.
Pittsfield v. North Adams
Pittsfield leads series 1-0.
Pittsfield wins series 2-0.
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.
Sanford wins series 2-0.