2008 NECBL playoffs

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
  Division Semifinals Division Finals Championship Series
                           
  1 Sanford Mainers 2  
4 Vermont Mountaineers 1  
  1 Sanford Mainers 2  
North Division
  3 Keene Swamp Bats 0  
2 North Shore Navigators 0
  3 Keene Swamp Bats 2  
    1 Sanford Mainers 2
  1 Newport Gulls 0
  1 Newport Gulls 2  
4 Manchester Silkworms 0  
  1 Newport Gulls 2
South Division
  2 Pittsfield Dukes 0  
2 Pittsfield Dukes 2
  3 North Adams SteepleCats 0  

Seedings

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
Team123456789RHE
Vermont Mountaineers110100020590
Sanford Mainers000201000360

Vermont leads series 1-0.[3]

Team123456789RHE
Sanford Mainers003020000580
Vermont Mountaineers000100000152

Series tied 1-1.[4]

Team123456789RHE
Vermont Mountaineers003000000051
Sanford Mainers000000100150

Sanford wins series 2-1.[5]

North Shore v. Keene
Team123456789RHE
Keene Swamp Bats001000000151
North Shore Navigators000000000062

Keene leads series 1-0.[6]

Team123456789RHE
North Shore Navigators010212100792
Keene Swamp Bats31002301X10142

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
Team123456789RHE
Manchester Silkworms000000020280
Newport Gulls80000100X9121

Newport leads series 1-0.[8]

Team123456789RHE
Newport Gulls0052011009142
Manchester Silkworms000210000363

Newport wins series 2-0.[9]

Pittsfield v. North Adams
Team123456789RHE
North Adams SteepleCats010020000381
Pittsfield Dukes000000400492

Pittsfield leads series 1-0.[10]

Team123456789RHE
Pittsfield Dukes0002300117122
North Adams SteepleCats000000002273

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
Team123456789RHE
Keene Swamp Bats000220000493
Sanford Mainers00122280X15152

Sanford leads series 1-0.[12]

Team123456789RHE
Sanford Mainers1000104006111
Keene Swamp Bats000000050571

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

[1]

References
  1. Playoff Statistics Archived 2008-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at necbl.com, URL accessed May 16, 2010.
  2. NECBL Standings at necbl.com; URL accessed May 17, 2010. Archived 5/17/10.
  3. Vermont Mountainers vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
  4. Sanford Mainers vs Vermont Mountaineers (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
  5. Vermont Mountaineers vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 05, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
  6. Keene Swamp Bats vs North Shore Navs (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
  7. North Shore Navs vs Keene Swamp Bats (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 19, 2010. Archived 5/19/10
  8. Manchester Silkworms vs Newport Gulls (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
  9. Newport Gulls vs Manchester Silkworms (Aug 04, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
  10. North Adams SteepleC vs Pittsfield Dukes (Aug 02, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
  11. Pittsfield Dukes vs North Adams Steeplec (Aug 03, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
  12. Keene Swamp Bats vs Sanford Mainers (Aug 06, 2008) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 29, 2010. Archived 5/29/10
  13. 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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