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.[5]
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.
League leaders
Category |
Player |
Team |
Stat |
H |
Steven Rosado |
Vermont |
49 |
R |
Mark Micowski |
Sanford |
34 |
RBI |
John Schultz |
North Adams |
30 |
2B |
David Gustafson |
Lowell |
15 |
3B |
Mark Micowski |
Sanford |
7 |
HR |
Paul Hoilman |
North Adams |
8 |
TB |
David Gustafson |
Lowell |
68 |
SB |
John Schultz |
North Adams |
19 |
K |
Brach Davis |
North Adams |
66 |
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League awards
Year-end awards
Award |
Player |
NECBL team |
Most Valuable Player |
Jim Wood |
Holyoke |
Top Pro Prospect |
Adam Conley |
Keene |
Batting Champion |
Casey Lytle |
Pittsfield |
10th Player Award |
Peter Verdin |
Keene |
Defensive Player of the Year |
Alan Fredriksson |
New Bedford |
Top Pitcher |
Adam Conley |
Keene |
Top Relief Pitcher |
Tyler Mizenko |
Sanford |
Sportsmanship Award |
Dave Gustafson |
Lowell |
Rookie of the Year |
Adam Conley |
Keene |
Most Improved Player |
Aaron Westlake |
Newport |
Manager of the Year |
Mike Coombs |
Newport |
Umpire of the Year |
Dan Collins |
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All-NECBL Teams
First team
Position |
Player |
Team |
Catcher |
Jayson Hernandez |
Vermont |
First Base |
Troy Scott |
Newport |
Second Base |
Patrick Brady |
North Shore |
Third Base |
Joey Bergman |
Newport |
Shortstop |
Brandon Macias |
North Adams |
Designated Hitter |
Aaron Westlake |
Newport |
Outfield |
Henry Dunn |
Vermont |
Outfield |
Jim Wood |
Holyoke |
Outfield |
Casey Lytle |
Pittsfield |
Pitcher |
Adam Conley |
Keene |
Pitcher |
Tim Boyce |
North Adams |
Pitcher |
Brach Davis |
North Adams |
Closer |
Tyler Mizenko |
Sanford |
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Second Team
Position |
Player |
Team |
Catcher |
Tim Quinn |
Lowell |
First Base |
Paul Hoilman |
North Adams |
Second Base |
Cory Figueroa |
Keene |
Third Base |
Jake Rosenbeck |
Holyoke |
Shortstop |
Tim Smalling |
Newport |
Designated Hitter |
Jacob Rogers |
Keene |
Outfield |
John Schultz |
North Adams |
Outfield |
Josh Chester |
Keene |
Outfield |
Mark Micowski |
Sanford |
Pitcher |
Chad Arnold |
Newport |
Pitcher |
Rob Kumbatovic |
Vermont |
Pitcher |
Andrew Kittredge |
Newport |
Closer |
Matt Branham |
Newport |
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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.[9]
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.[10]
Rnk |
Team |
Year Total |
Game Average |
Rnk Change¿ |
Total Att Change |
Game Avg Change |
1 |
Newport Gulls |
45,547 |
2,277 |
+0 |
+1,424 |
+176 |
2 |
Keene Swamp Bats |
28,667 |
1,433 |
+0 |
-8,308 |
-327 |
3 |
Vermont Mountaineers |
24,306 |
1,350 |
+0 |
-8,500 |
-370 |
4 |
Holyoke Blue Sox |
24,284 |
1,156 |
+1 |
+1,855 |
+88 |
5 |
New Bedford Bay Sox† |
23,700 |
1,128 |
+2 |
+5,834 |
+278 |
6 |
North Adams SteepleCats |
20,511 |
1,025 |
-2 |
-6,113 |
-99 |
7 |
Pittsfield American Defenders‡ |
15,165 |
798 |
-1 |
-2,663 |
-93 |
8 |
North Shore Navigators |
14,924 |
710 |
+0 |
+3,713 |
+150 |
9 |
Sanford Mainers |
9,818 |
516 |
+0 |
-1,695 |
-32 |
10 |
Danbury Westerners |
10,642 |
506 |
+1 |
+4,945 |
+222 |
11 |
Manchester Silkworms |
7,379 |
368 |
-1 |
-1,493 |
-54 |
12 |
Lowell All-Americans |
4,644 |
221 |
+0 |
+2,148 |
+103 |
TOTAL |
NECBL |
229,587 |
953 |
— |
-5,853 |
-24 |
[11][12]
- ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2008 NECBL season.
- † New Bedford Bay Sox attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2008 Torrington Twisters.
- ‡ Pittsfield American Defenders attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2008 Pittsfield Dukes.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2009 Playoff Schedule at necbl.com, URL accessed August 3, 2009. Archived 2009-08-06.
- ↑ "Torrington Twisters to Relocate to New Bedford", URL accessed February 10, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "Newport Gulls to Change Divisions in 2009" Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine., URL accessed February 10, 2009
- ↑ NECBL standings at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-02.
- ↑ West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. Archived 2009-09-07.
- ↑ Leaders Summary at necbl.com; URL accessed August 1, 2009. Archived 2009-08-01.
- 1 2 Players of the Week at necbl.com, URL accessed September 7, 2009. Archived 2009-09-09.
- 1 2 3 2009 Awards Archived 2010-01-02 at WebCite at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009
- ↑ Baseball America releases Top Prospects Lists for Summer Leagues and Team USA at thecollegebaseballblog.com, URL accessed September 2, 2009
- ↑ Attendance Rankings at ballparkbiz.com, URL accessed January 12, 2010. Archived 1/12/10
- ↑ Team Statistics 2009 Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
- ↑ Team Statistics 2008, URL accessed December 27, 2008. Archived 2009-08-06.
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