2004 NECBL season

{{Infobox league season
|name=2004 NECBL season
|image=
|caption=
|comment=
|season_start=June 11
|season_end=August 1
|playoffs_start=August 2
|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 9-11
|champion_site=[[Goodall Park]], [[Cardines Field]]
|champion=Sanford
|seasons_title=NECBL seasons
|prev=[[2003 NECBL season|2003]]
|next=[[2005 NECBL season|2005]]
}}

The '''2004 NECBL season''' was the eleventh season in the history of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]]. The league's [[Middletown, Connecticut]] franchise, the [[North Shore Navigators|Middletown Giants]], moved to [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]] and became the [[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]. Also, the league's [[Willimantic, Connecticut]] franchise, the [[Pittsfield American Defenders|Thread City Tides]], moved to [[Hinsdale, Massachusetts]] and became the [[Pittsfield American Defenders|Berkshire Dukes]].<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Riverpoint defeated Manchester 2-1, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-1, Keene defeated Vermont 2-0, and Newport defeated Torrington 2-1. In the semifinal rounds, Sanford defeated Keene 2-1 and Newport defeated Riverpoint 2-1. In the championship round, Sanford defeated Newport 2-1 to win the franchise's first NECBL title.<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004playoffstats/confstat.HTM NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>
==Regular Season Standings==
===Northern Division===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|26
|16
|.619
|-
|'''2'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|24
|18
|.571
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|23
|19
|.548
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|21
|21
|.500
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|20
|22
|.476
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|19
|23
|.452
|-
|}
===Southern Division===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|26
|15
|.634
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|24
|17
|.585
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|20
|20
|.500
|-
|'''4'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|19
|23
|.452
|-
|'''5'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|17
|25
|.405
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Berkshire Dukes]]
|16
|26
|.381
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|15
|25
|.375
|}
==League Leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|.405
|-
|'''ERA'''
|Ryan Turner
|Keene
|1.24
|-
|'''H'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|60
|-
|'''R'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|40
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|39
|-
|'''2B'''
|Reed Eastley
|Danbury
|14
|-
|'''3B'''
|Eli Iorg
|Torrington
|5
|-
|'''HR'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|9
|-
|'''TB'''
|Ryan Crew
|Sanford
|90
|-
|'''SB'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|21
|-
|'''K'''
|Andrew Bailey
|Mill City
|79
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>
==League Awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Chris Stanton, Jim Negrych
|Newport, Keene
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Zack Kalter
|Berkshire
|-
|'''Offensive Player of the Year'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|Scott Grimes
|North Adams
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|Kevin Slowey
|Sanford
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|McKenzie Willoughby, Richie Lentz
|Vermont, Newport
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Jeff Hourigan
|Torrington
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Scott Chambers
|North Adams
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Scott Brown
|Sanford
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/awards2004.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>
==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|39,286
|1,870
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|35,963
|1,798
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|34,517
|1,643
|-
|'''4'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|28,457
|1,355
|-
|'''5'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|23,354
|1,112
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|19,630
|934
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|12,760
|607
|-
|'''8'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|11,514
|548
|-
|'''9'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|9,674
|460
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Berkshire Dukes]]
|8,132
|387
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|5,568
|278
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|3,171
|151
|-
|'''13'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|2,397
|119
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''234,423'''
|'''868'''
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}

[[Category:New England Collegiate Baseball League]]