1998 NECBL season

Sports league season

1998 NECBL seasonRegular season

Dates| June 3 – August 2
Playoffs
Start date| August 3
Semifinal 1| Middletown over Danbury
Semifinal 2| Torrington over Rhode Island
NECBL Championship Series
Site| Palmer Field, Fuessenich Park
Champions| Middletown
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The 1998 NECBL season was the fifth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to seven teams with the addition of the Keene Swamp Bats of Keene, New Hampshire. The Swamp Bats were the league's first New Hampshire franchise.

In the semifinal playoff rounds, Middletown defeated Danbury 2-0, and Torrington defeated Rhode Island 2-0. In the final round, Middletown defeated Torrington 3-1 to win their second consecutive NECBL championship.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Regular season standings
* 2 League awards
* 3 External links
* 4 Notes

## Regular season standings[edit]

Team  | Wins  | Losses  | Win Pct.  | GB

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Torrington Twisters | 30  | 12  | .714  | 0
Danbury Westerners | 25  | 17  | .595  | 5
Middletown Giants | 24  | 18  | .571  | 6
Rhode Island Reds | 21  | 21  | .500  | 9
Keene Swamp Bats | 18  | 24  | .429  | 12
Eastern Tides | 15  | 27  | .357  | 15
Central Mass Collegians | 14  | 28  | .333  | 16

## League awards[edit]

Award  | Player  | NECBL team  | Collegiate team

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Most Valuable Player | Aaron Fera  | Rhode Island  | Georgia College
Outstanding Pro Prospect | Mark Malaska | Danbury  | Akron University
10th Player Award | Dan Moylan  | Keene  | North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year | Fritz Sanchez  | Danbury  | University of New Haven
Outstanding Pitcher | Kevin Olore  | Middletown  | Marist
Outstanding Relief Pitcher | Brian Houdek  | Torrington  | Western Kentucky University

## External links[edit]

* NECBL website

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ NECBL archive, URL accessed November 26, 2008[permanent dead link]

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