2003 NECBL season

{{Infobox league season
|name=2003 NECBL season
|image=
|caption=
|comment=
|season_start=June 6
|season_end=August 3
|playoffs_start=August 4
|cup_title1=Quarterfinal 1
|cup_date1=
|cup_champ1=Riverpoint over Manchester
|cup_title2=Quarterfinal 2
|cup_date2=
|cup_champ2=Sanford over North Adams
|cup_title3=Quarterfinal 3
|cup_date3=
|cup_champ3=Keene over Vermont
|cup_title4=Quarterfinal 4
|cup_date4=
|cup_champ4=Newport over Torrington
|cup_title5=Semifinal 1
|cup_date5=
|cup_champ5=Sanford over Keene
|cup_title6=Semifinal 2
|cup_date6=
|cup_champ6=Newport over Riverpoint
|champion_title=NECBL Championship Series
|champion_date=August 11-12
|champion_site=[[Goodall Park]], [[Cardines Field]]
|champion=Sanford
|seasons_title=NECBL seasons
|prev=[[2002 NECBL season|2002]]
|next=[[2004 NECBL season|2004]]
}}

The '''2003 NECBL season''' marked the tenth season of the existence of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]]. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the [[Vermont Mountaineers]] of [[Montpelier, Vermont]]. The franchise was the league's first in the [[New England]] state of [[Vermont]]. This marked the fulfillment of the league's goal of having a franchise in each of the six New England states: [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Maine]], and [[Vermont]].<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008</ref>

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-1, Torrington defeated Middletown 2-0, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-0, and Keene defeated Concord 2-0. In the semifinals, Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 and Torrington defeated Newport 2-0. In the championship round, Keene defeated Torrington 2-0 in game one and 7-1 in game two, capturing the NECBL title 2-0.<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2003playoffstats/confstat.HTM NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008</ref>
==Regular Season Standings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
|-
|'''1'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|30
|10
|.750
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|28
|13
|.683
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|27
|14
|.659
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|25
|15
|.625
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|22
|17
|.564
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|20
|20
|.500
|-
|'''7'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Middletown Giants]]
|18
|23
|.439
|-
|'''8'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|17
|24
|.415
|-
|'''9'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|16
|24
|.400
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|16
|24
|.400
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Thread City Tides]]
|16
|25
|.390
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|15
|26
|.366
|-
|'''13'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|13
|28
|.317
|}
==League Leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg'''
|Kyle Keen
|Keene
|.384
|-
|'''ERA'''
|Adam Kalkhof
|North Adams
|0.65
|-
|'''H'''
|Kyle Keen
|Keene
|58
|-
|'''R'''
|Keith Brachold
|Keene
|37
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Chris Looze
|Concord
|40
|-
|'''2B'''
|Jeff Natale
|Torrington
|12
|-
|'''3B'''
|Jabe Bergeron
|Keene
|4
|-
|'''HR'''
|Keith Brachold
|Keene
|11
|-
|'''TB'''
|Keith Brachold
|Keene
|86
|-
|'''SB'''
|Kyle Brown
|Sanford
|31
|-
|'''K'''
|Ryan Mullins
|Riverpoint
|89
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008</ref>
==League Awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Steve Blackwood
|Keene
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Ryan Mullins
|Riverpoint
|-
|'''Offensive Player of the Year'''
|Kyle Keen
|Keene
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|Jeff Natale
|Torrington
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|Chris Ianetta
|Newport
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|Ryan Mullins
|Riverpoint
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|Jason Kosow
|Keene
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Angus Fredenburg, Bobby Tewksbary
|Concord, Concord
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Adam Kalkhof
|North Adams
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Andy Sonnanstine
|Sanford
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Mike Sweeney
|Keene
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/awards2003.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 11, 2008</ref>
==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|34,992
|1,666
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|35,926
|1,663
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|25,495
|1,214
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|21,604
|1,200
|-
|'''5'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|17,496
|874
|-
|'''6'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|16,593
|829
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|9,968
|474
|-
|'''8'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|7,570
|398
|-
|'''9'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Middletown Giants]]
|5,370
|268
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|3,994
|221
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Thread City Tides]]
|3,479
|183
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All Americans]]
|3,359
|159
|-
|'''13'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|1,774
|88
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''187,620'''
|'''722'''
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 21, 2008</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}
[[Category:New England Collegiate Baseball League]]