2006 NECBL season

{{Infobox league season
|name=2006 NECBL season
|image=
|caption=
|comment=
|season_start=June 8
|season_end=August 1
|playoffs_start=August 2
|cup_title1=Quarterfinal 1
|cup_date1=
|cup_champ1=Vermont over Holyoke
|cup_title2=Quarterfinal 2
|cup_date2=
|cup_champ2=Sanford over Keene
|cup_title3=Quarterfinal 3
|cup_date3=
|cup_champ3=Torrington over North Adams
|cup_title4=Quarterfinal 4
|cup_date4=
|cup_champ4=Newport over Manchester
|cup_title5=Semifinal 1
|cup_date5=
|cup_champ5=Vermont over Sanford
|cup_title6=Semifinal 2
|cup_date6=
|cup_champ6=Torrington over Newport
|champion_title=NECBL Championship Series
|champion_date=August 9-10
|champion_site=[[Montpelier Recreation Field|Recreation Field]], [[Fuessenich Park]]
|champion=Vermont
|seasons_title=NECBL seasons
|prev=[[2005 NECBL season|2005]]
|next=[[2007 NECBL season|2007]]
}}

The '''2006 NECBL season''' was the thirteenth season of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]]. The league's [[Lowell, Massachusetts]] franchise, the [[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]], was renamed and became the [[Lowell All-Americans]].<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 17, 2008</ref>

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0(2-0,5-1), Sanford defeated Keene 2-0(3-1,14-4), Torrington defeated North Adams(3-0,7-2), and Newport Defeated Manchester 2-1(5-8,7-1,5-4). In the semifinal rounds, Vermont defeated Sanford 2-1(2-1,5-6,3-2) and Torrington defeated Newport 2-0(1-0,3-1). In game 1 of the championship round, Vermont defeated Torrington 4-3. In game 2, Vermont defeated Torrington 4-1 to win the NECBL championship.<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2006playoffstats/confstat.HTM NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008</ref>

==Regular Season Standings==
====Northern Division====
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|27
|15
|.643
|0
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|26
|16
|.619
|1
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|22
|20
|.524
|5
|-
|'''4'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|17
|25
|.405
|10
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans]]
|16
|26
|.381
|11
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|14
|27
|.341
|12.5
|-
|}
====Southern Division====
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|32
|10
|.762
|0
|-
|'''2'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|25
|17
|.595
|7
|-
|'''3'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|23
|18
|.560
|8.5
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|21
|20
|.512
|10.5
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|14
|27
|.341
|17.5
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Pittsfield Dukes]]
|13
|29
|.310
|19
|}

==League Leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg'''
|Jim Murphy
|Newport
|.358
|-
|'''ERA'''
|John Hernandez
|Lowell
|1.41
|-
|'''H'''
|Gil Zayas
|Manchester
|56
|-
|'''R'''
|Matt Bouchard
|Newport
|29
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Jim Murphy
|Newport
|40
|-
|'''2B'''
|Devery van de Keere
|North Adams
|16
|-
|'''3B'''
|Damon Olinto
|Lowell
|4
|-
|'''HR'''
|Chris Dominguez
|Newport
|11
|-
|'''TB'''
|Jim Murphy
|Newport
|94
|-
|'''SB'''
|Cheyne Hurst
|Keene
|22
|-
|'''K'''
|Joe Esposito
|Vermont
|61
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008</ref>

==League Awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Jim Murphy
|Newport
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Andres Perez
|Torrington
|-
|'''Offensive Player of the Year'''
|Jim Murphy
|Newport
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|Matt Karl
|Keene
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|Curt Smith
|Vermont
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|Jay Monti
|Holyoke
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|Mark Murray
|Vermont
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Robbie Minor
|Vermont
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Chris Friedrich
|Vermont
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Randy Gress
|Pittsfield
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Mike Coombs
|Newport
|-
|'''Umpire of the Year'''
|Dan Collins
|
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/awards2006.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 19, 2008</ref>

==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|42,424
|2,020
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|36,852
|1,754
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|33,861
|1,693
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Pittsfield Dukes]]
|27,400
|1,304
|-
|'''5'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|24,616
|1,172
|-
|'''6'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|22,995
|1,095
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|12,889
|613
|-
|'''8'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|10,578
|503
|-
|'''9'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|8,030
|422
|-
|'''10'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|8,371
|398
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|6,056
|302
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans]]
|2,947
|140
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''237,019'''
|'''956'''
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008</ref>

==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}

[[Category:New England Collegiate Baseball League]]