Duration June 6 – July 31 West Final Vermont vs. Holyoke Champion Newport Gulls | West Semifinal 1 Keene vs. Holyoke Start date 2009 People also search for 2003 NECBL season | |
West Semifinal 2 North Adams vs. Vermont East Semifinal 1 Newport vs. New Bedford East Semifinal 2 Sanford vs. North Shore Sites Montpelier Recreation Field, Cardines Field | ||
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. Due to the move, the League realigned into the East and West Divisions with 6 teams each.
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In the championship series, the East Division champion Newport Gulls defeated the West Division champion Vermont Mountaineers after each team advanced through the playoffs.
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.
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.
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.
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.