2007 NECBL season

{{Infobox league season
|name=2007 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 Keene
|cup_title2=Quarterfinal 2
|cup_date2=
|cup_champ2=Torrington over Manchester
|cup_title3=Quarterfinal 3
|cup_date3=
|cup_champ3=Newport over North Adams
|cup_title4=Quarterfinal 4
|cup_date4=
|cup_champ4=Holyoke over Lowell
|cup_title5=Semifinal 1
|cup_date5=
|cup_champ5=Vermont over Holyoke
|cup_title6=Semifinal 2
|cup_date6=
|cup_champ6=Newport over Torrington
|champion_title=NECBL Championship Series
|champion_date=August 9-10
|champion_site=[[Montpelier Recreation Field|Recreation Field]], [[Cardines Field]]
|champion=Vermont
|seasons_title=NECBL seasons
|prev=[[2006 NECBL season|2006]]
|next=[[2008 NECBL season|2008]]
}}

The '''2007 NECBL season''' was the fourteenth season of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]], a [[wooden bat league|wood bat]] collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern [[United States]] region of [[New England]].

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Vermont defeatd Keene 2-0(7-3,3-2), Torrington defeated Manchester 2-0(6-5,3-1), Newport defeated North Adams 2-1(4-8,6-4,5-2), and Holyoke defeated Lowell 2-1(5-4,8-9,5-4). In the semifinal rounds, Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0(7-3,3-2) and Newport defeated Torrington 2-0(5-0,3-2). In game 1 of the championship series, Vermont defeated Newport 14-8. In game 2, Vermont defeated Newport 3-0 to capture their second consecutive NECBL championship.<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2007playoffstats/confstat.HTM NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed</ref>

==Regular Season Standings==
====Northern Division====
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|'''1'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|26
|16
|.619
|0
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|24
|18
|.571
|2
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|22
|20
|.524
|4
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans]]
|21
|23
|.477
|6
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|19
|24
|.442
|7.5
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|19
|24
|.442
|7.5
|-
|}
====Southern Division====
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|'''1'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|24
|16
|.600
|0
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|25
|17
|.595
|0
|-
|'''3'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|23
|19
|.548
|2
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|19
|22
|.463
|5.5
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|16
|24
|.400
|8
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Pittsfield Dukes]]
|13
|28
|.317
|11.5
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008</ref>

==League Leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|.398
|-
|'''ERA'''
|Adam Wilk
|Newport
|1.12
|-
|'''H'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|72
|-
|'''R'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|38
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Andy Meyers
|Concord
|35
|-
|'''2B'''
|A.J. Pollock
|Vermont
|15
|-
|'''3B'''
|Ozzie Borrell
|North Adams
|6
|-
|'''HR'''
|Kyle Suire
|Danbury
|9
|-
|'''TB'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|87
|-
|'''SB'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|32
|-
|'''K'''
|Joe Testa
|Concord
|69
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/lgsumm.htm#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008</ref>

==League Awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Steve Strasburg
|Torrington
|-
|'''Batting Champion'''
|Brian Michael Kemp
|Sanford
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|A.J. Pollock
|Vermont
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|Chris Klepps
|Torrington
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|Shawn Gilblair
|Holyoke
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|Steve Strasburg
|Torrington
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Matt Iannetta, Anthony Santos
|Newport, Lowell
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Drew Poulk
|Newport
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Scott Savastano
|Pittsfield
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Jason Falcon
|Holyoke
|-
|'''Umpire of the Year'''
|Jeff Burt
|
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/awards2007.htm NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008</ref>

==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|42,225
|2,010
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|38,659
|1,840
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|31,895
|1,518
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Pittsfield American Defenders|Pittsfield Dukes]]
|28,955
|1,378
|-
|'''5'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|23,031
|1,096
|-
|'''6'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|20,382
|1019
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|11,751
|559
|-
|'''8'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|10,992
|549
|-
|'''9'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|10,011
|476
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|8,867
|403
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|7,379
|368
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans]]
|3,873
|176
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''238,470'''
|'''950'''
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008</ref>

==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}

[[Category:New England Collegiate Baseball League]]