The 2005 NECBL season was the twelfth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League

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 reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island

West Warwick, Rhode Island

West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,191 at the 2010 census.West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, making it the youngest town in the state. Prior to 1913, the town, situated on the western bank of the Pawtuxet River, was the population and...

 franchise, the Riverpoint Royals

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....

, dropping out of the league. Also, the league's Hinsdale, Massachusetts

Hinsdale, Massachusetts

Hinsdale is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 franchise, the Berkshire Dukes, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...

 and became the Pittsfield Dukes.

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-0 (3-2,8-0), North Adams defeated Manchester 2-1 (5-3,4-5,2-1), Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 (2-1,6-3), and Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0 (9-0,8-2). In the semifinal rounds, Newport defeated North Adams 2-0 (7-1,3-2) and Vermont defeated Keene 2-1 (7-5,0-7,5-1). In the championship round, Newport defeated Vermont 11-2 in game 1 and 6-2 in game 2 to capture the NECBL championship.

Regular season standings

Key to colors in standings
	Top four of each division advanced to 2005 NECBL playoffs

Northern Division

Team	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.
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...	30	13	.698
Vermont Mountaineers Vermont Mountaineers The Vermont Mountaineers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Montpelier Recreation Field.-History:...	25	19	.568
Holyoke Giants North Shore Navigators The North Shore Navigators are a wooden-bat, collegiate summer baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts, playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The team plays home games at Fraser Field in Lynn...	23	19	.548
Sanford Mainers Sanford Mainers The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.-Postseason appearances:-External links:* *...	23	19	.548
Concord Quarry Dogs Holyoke Blue Sox The Holyoke Blue Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Mackenzie Stadium...	20	22	.476
Mill City All-Americans	15	27	.357

Southern Division

Team	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.
Newport 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...	25	16	.610
Manchester Silkworms Manchester Silkworms The Manchester Silkworms were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Manchester, Connecticut 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. The team, an expansion franchise...	22	20	.524
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....	20	22	.476
North Adams SteepleCats North Adams SteepleCats The North Adams SteepleCats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams....	20	22	.476
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...	19	23	.452
Pittsfield Dukes	11	31	.262

League leaders

Award	Player	NECBL team
Most Valuable Player	Cyle Hankerd	Newport
Top Pro Prospect	Josh Fields	Keene
Offensive Player of the Year	Cyle Hankerd	Newport
10th Player Award	Ryan Reid	Sanford
Defensive Player of the Year	Chris Cates	North Adams
Top Pitcher	Troy Martin	Keene
Top Relief Pitcher	Josh Fields	Keene
Sportsmanship Award	Matt Rizzotti	Vermont
Rookie of the Year	Josh Fields	Keene
Most Improved Player	Troy Martin	Keene
Manager of the Year	John Russo	Vermont
Umpire of the Year	Dan Collins

Attendance

Rnk	Team	Year Total	Game Average	Rnk Change¿	Total Att Change	Game Avg Change
1	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...	37,362	1,779	+0	-1,924	-91
2	Vermont Mountaineers Vermont Mountaineers The Vermont Mountaineers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Montpelier Recreation Field.-History:...	37,751	1,707	+1	+3,234	+64
3	Newport 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...	33,759	1,687	-1	-2,204	-111
4	Pittsfield Dukes†	32,452	1,545	+6	+24,320	+1,158
5	North Adams SteepleCats North Adams SteepleCats The North Adams SteepleCats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams....	26,230	1,249	-1	-2,227	-106
6	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...	19,980	951	-1	-3,374	-161
7	Sanford Mainers Sanford Mainers The Sanford Mainers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Sanford, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Goodall Park.-Postseason appearances:-External links:* *...	14,692	699	+0	+1,932	+92
8	Manchester Silkworms Manchester Silkworms The Manchester Silkworms were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Manchester, Connecticut 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. The team, an expansion franchise...	10,672	508	+1	+998	+48
9	Holyoke Giants North Shore Navigators The North Shore Navigators are a wooden-bat, collegiate summer baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts, playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The team plays home games at Fraser Field in Lynn...	10,049	478	-1	-1,465	-70
10	Concord Quarry Dogs Holyoke Blue Sox The Holyoke Blue Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Mackenzie Stadium...	9,920	472	-4	-9,710	-462
11	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....	5,601	280	+0	+33	+2
12	Mill City All-Americans	2,665	126	+0	-506	-25
TOTAL	NECBL	240,953	960	—	+6,530	+92

• ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2004 NECBL season
  2004 NECBL season
  The 2004 NECBL season was the 11th season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Middletown, Connecticut franchise, the Middletown Giants, moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts and became the Holyoke Giants...
  
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• † Pittsfield Dukes attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2004 Berkshire Dukes.

External links

• NECBL website