The 2006 NECBL season was the thirteenth 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's Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

 franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans.

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.

Regular season standings

Key to colors in standings
	Top four of each division advanced to 2006 NECBL playoffs

Northern Division

Team	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.	GB
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:...	27	15	.643	0
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:* *...	26	16	.619	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...	22	20	.524	5
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...	17	25	.405	10
Lowell All-Americans	16	26	.381	11
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...	14	27	.341	12.5

Southern Division

Team	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.	GB
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...	32	10	.762	0
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....	25	17	.595	7
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	18	.560	8.5
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...	21	20	.512	10.5
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....	14	27	.341	17.5
Pittsfield Dukes	13	29	.310	19

League leaders

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

Attendance

Rnk	Team	Year Total	Game Average	Rnk Change¿	Total Att Change	Game Avg Change
1	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...	42,424	2,020	+2	+8,665	+333
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:...	36,852	1,754	+0	-899	+47
3	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...	33,861	1,693	-2	-3,501	+6
4	Pittsfield Dukes	27,400	1,304	+0	-5,052	-241
5	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...	24,616	1,172	+1	+4,636	+221
6	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....	22,995	1,095	-1	-3,235	-154
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:* *...	12,889	613	+0	-1,803	-86
8	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...	10,578	503	+2	+658	+31
9	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...	8,030	422	-1	-2,642	-86
10	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...	8,371	398	-1	-1,678	-80
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....	6,056	302	+0	+455	+22
12	Lowell All-Americans†	2,947	140	+0	+282	+14
TOTAL	NECBL	237,019	956	—	-3,934	-4

• ¿ Comparisons in relation to 2005 NECBL season
  2005 NECBL season
  The 2005 NECBL season was the twelfth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Riverpoint Royals, dropping out of the league...
  
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• † Lowell All-Americans attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2005 Mill City All-Americans.