2013 NECBL season

The 2013 NECBL season was the 20th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2013 included the largest league expansion since 2003 with three new teams joining the league to increase the number of teams to 13.[1] These include two expansion franchises, the Plymouth Pilgrims[2] and the Ocean State Waves, as well as the Saratoga Brigade,[3] the former Saratoga Phillies franchise from the New York Collegiate Baseball League, and the NECBL's first foray into New York state.

2013 NECBL season
Regular season
DurationJune 6th – August 2nd
Playoffs
Start dateAugust 4th
West Semifinal (4 vs. 1)1 Keene def. 4 Holyoke, 2-1
West Semifinal (3 vs. 2)2 Vermont def. 3 North Adams, 2-0
East Semifinal (4 vs. 1)1 Newport def. 4 Sanford, 2-0
East Semifinal (3 vs. 2)3 Mystic def. 2 Ocean State, 2-0
West Final (2 vs. 1)1 Keene def. 2 Vermont, 2-1
East Final (3 vs. 1)1 Newport def. 3 Mystic, 2-0
NECBL Championship Series
DateAugust 11-14
SiteCardines Field, Alumni Field
ChampionsKeene Swamp Bats
NECBL seasons

Regular season standings

East Division
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Streak RS RA Diff. Last Reg. Season Game Postseason
Newport Gulls 30 14 0.682 - Won 7 2013 East Division Champions
Ocean State Waves 24 20 0.545 6 Lost 1
Mystic Schooners 22 22 0.500 8 Won 1
Sanford Mainers 22 23 0.489 8.5 Won 3
Laconia Muskrats 21 24 0.467 9.5 Lost 7
New Bedford Bay Sox 20 24 0.455 10 Won 1
Plymouth Pilgrims 15 28 0.349 14.5 Lost 3


West Division
Team Wins Losses Win Pct. GB Streak RS RA Diff. Last Reg. Season Game Postseason
Keene Swamp Bats 27 17 0.614 - Won 1 2013 NECBL Champions
Vermont Mountaineers 24 20 0.545 3 Lost 2
North Adams SteepleCats 22 22 0.500 5 Won 1
Holyoke Blue Sox 22 23 0.489 5.5 Won 1
Saratoga Brigade 21 24 0.467 6.5 Lost 2
Danbury Westerners 17 26 0.395 9.5 Lost 1

All-star game
Main article: 2013 NECBL All-Star Game

The NECBL's 2013 All-Star Game will be hosted by the East Division's Laconia Muskrats at Robbie Mills Field in Laconia, New Hampshire.

Playoffs

Note: The 4th and final seeds in each division were determined the day after the regular season ended with tie-breaking games. Sanford clinched the 4th seed in the Eastern Division by virtue of their 4-2 home victory over Laconia. Sanford hosted the play-in game due to their season series win over the Muskrats. Holyoke clinched the 4th seed in the Western Division by virtue of their 7-1 home victory over Saratoga. Holyoke hosted the play-in game after winning a coin flip that was performed because the teams split the regular season series 3-3.

Bracket
  Division Semifinals Division Finals Championship Series
                           
  1 Newport Gulls 2  
4 Sanford Mainers 0  
  1 Newport Gulls 2  
East Division
  3 Mystic Schooners 0  
2 Ocean State Waves 0
  3 Mystic Schooners 2  
    1 Newport Gulls 1
  1 Keene Swamp Bats 2
  1 Keene Swamp Bats 2  
4 Holyoke Blue Sox 1  
  1 Keene Swamp Bats 2
West Division
  2 Vermont Mountaineers 1  
2 Vermont Mountaineers 2
  3 North Adams SteepleCats 0  

East
  1. Newport Gulls (30-14)
  2. Ocean State Waves (24-20)
  3. Mystic Schooners (22-22)
  4. Sanford Mainers (22-23)

West
  1. Keene Swamp Bats (27-17)
  2. Vermont Mountaineers (24-20)
  3. North Adams SteepleCats (22-22)
  4. Holyoke Blue Sox (22-23)

See also

References
  1. Leypoldt, Don (December 30, 2012). "13 for '13". New England Collegiate Baseball League. Pointstreak Sites. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. Wolcott, David (December 22, 2012). "NECBL will field a baseball team in Plymouth in 2013". Scituate Mariner. GateHouse Media. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. Maley, Chris (December 19, 2012). "Phillies' collegiate baseball franchise relocating to Saratoga Springs". The Saratogian. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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