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
North Division
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South Division
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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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Mountaineers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sanford Mainers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Vermont leads series 1-0.[3]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Mainers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Vermont Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Series tied 1-1.[4]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sanford Mainers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Sanford wins series 2-1.[5]
North Shore v. Keene
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Swamp Bats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| North Shore Navigators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Keene leads series 1-0.[6]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Navigators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Keene Swamp Bats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 | 14 | 2 |
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Silkworms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Newport Gulls | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Newport leads series 1-0.[8]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Gulls | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 2 |
| Manchester Silkworms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Newport wins series 2-0.[9]
Pittsfield v. North Adams
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adams SteepleCats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsfield Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Pittsfield leads series 1-0.[10]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| North Adams SteepleCats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Swamp Bats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Sanford Mainers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | X | 15 | 15 | 2 |
Sanford leads series 1-0.[12]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Mainers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Keene Swamp Bats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
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 |
External links
References
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