1999 NECBL season
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The 1999 NECBL season was the sixth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
. The league expanded to eight franchises with the addition of the Rhode Island Gulls, the league's second franchise in the New England
state of Rhode Island
.
In the semifinal playoff rounds, Danbury defeated Keene 2-1, and Middletown defeated Rhode Island (Reds) 2-1. In the final round, Middletown defeated Danbury 3-1 to win their third consecutive NECBL championship.
New England Collegiate Baseball League
The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August...
. The league expanded to eight franchises with the addition of the Rhode Island Gulls, the league's second franchise in the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
In the semifinal playoff rounds, Danbury defeated Keene 2-1, and Middletown defeated Rhode Island (Reds) 2-1. In the final round, Middletown defeated Danbury 3-1 to win their third consecutive NECBL championship.
Regular season standings
Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
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Keene Swamp Bats Keene Swamp Bats The Keene Swamp Bats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Keene, New Hampshire. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League , plays their home games at Alumni Field. In the NECBL, they are consistently one of the top teams and have reached the league playoffs in each... |
27 | 14 | .659 | 0 |
Middletown Giants | 27 | 15 | .643 | .5 |
Rhode Island Reds Riverpoint Royals The Riverpoint Royals was a team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League from 1996 to 2004. The team was known as the Rhode Island Reds from 1996 to 1999 before going on hiatus for the 2000 season and returning the following year.... |
25 | 16 | .610 | 2 |
Torrington Twisters New Bedford Bay Sox The New Bedford Bay Sox are a baseball team that plays in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league located in the northeastern United States region of New England. The team is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. New Bedford's Paul Walsh Field serves as... |
23 | 19 | .548 | 4.5 |
Danbury Westerners Danbury Westerners The Danbury Westerners are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Rogers Park. The team played its inaugural season in 1995.... |
23 | 19 | .548 | 4.5 |
Rhode Island Gulls Newport Gulls The Newport Gulls are a wooden-bat, summer collegiate baseball team based in Newport, Rhode Island. The Newport Gulls Baseball Club is a member of both the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the NECBL's East Division. From 2001 to the present, the Gulls have played at Cardines... |
18 | 24 | .429 | 9.5 |
Central Mass Collegians Central Mass Collegians The Central Mass Collegians were a summer collegiate baseball team located in Leominster, Massachusetts playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England... |
13 | 28 | .317 | 14 |
Eastern Tides | 9 | 30 | .231 | 17 |
League Awards
Award | Player | NECBL team | Collegiate team |
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Most Valuable Player | Matt Easterday | Danbury | Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive... |
Top Pro Prospect | Mark Malaska Mark Malaska Dennis Mark Malaska to Darlene and Dennis Malaska is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in and the Boston Red Sox in in Major League Baseball... |
Danbury | Akron University |
10th Player Award | Steve Langone | Rhode Island (Reds) | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jeff Keppinger Jeff Keppinger Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Keppinger is an American professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Known as a contact hitter, Keppinger has one of the lowest strikeout rates in Major League Baseball... |
Keene | University of Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States... |
Top Pitcher | Chad Coward | Rhode Island (Reds) | Guilford College Guilford College Guilford College, founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends , is an independent college whose stated mission is to: provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by Quaker... |
Top Relief Pitcher | Bradley Turner | Middletown | Wofford College Wofford College Established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is an independent, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The historic campus is recognized as a national arboretum and features “The... |