North Shore Navigators
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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. Formerly known as the Holyoke Giants, team ownership relocated the franchise to Lynn for the 2008 season
.
Prior to moving to Lynn, the Navigators, as the Giants, were a successful team in the NECBL's Northern Division. The franchise has existed since the NECBL's inception in 1994
, and previously, as the Middletown Giants, won three consecutive NECBL Championships (1997
, 1998
, 1999
seasons), remaining the only team to have done so.
in Middletown Connecticut
. There, the Giants saw a great deal of success. The Giants finished the NECBL's inaugural 1994 regular season
with the second-best record in the league, though the team did not qualify for the championship series under the league rules at the time.http://www.necbl.com/pdf/1994.pdf After a last-place showing in 1995
, the Giants qualified for postseaon play in 1996
, though they fell to the now-defunct Central Mass. Collegians.
The 1997
season saw the Giants finish tied for third place with a 19-21 record, qualifying the team for postseason play for the second straight year. Giant and future major-leaguer Earl Snyder
was a NECBL player of the week in week one. After sweeping the Rhode Island Reds
in a best-of-three series that saw two rain outs, the Giants went on to defeat the Torrington Twisters, a first-year expansion team, for the 1997 NECBL Championship, the Fay Vincent
Cup. Middletown took game one 8-7 after a 13-inning marathon, marking one of the longest games in NECBL playoff history. After being shut-out 4-0 at home, the Giants defeated Torrington 8-5 in a decisive Game 3.
1998
again saw the Giants finish in third place. After sweeping the Danbury Westerners
in the postseason, Middletown defeated Torrington three games to one in a best-of-five rematch of the 1997
series, marking the franchise's second straight league championship.
In 1999
, the Giants had one of their most successful seasons in franchise history, fishing at 27-15, a half a game behind the first place Keene Swampbats. Middletown defeated the Rhode Island Reds two game to one, and defeated the Danbury Westerners three games to one for their third consecutive championship, marking the first (and only) time in NECBL history a team has one the championship three years in a row.
season saw the Giants advance to the playoffs again after a fourth-place regular season record of 22-30, though they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Keene. In 2001
, the Giants finished in fourth place, and with a losing record of 16-24, in the newly-created American Division, as the NECBL expanded to 10 teams. Attendance figures, however, continued to fall, as the Giants only brought in an average of 107 fans per game in 2001.http://www.necbl.com/stats/stats2001/endseasonstandings.txt
The NECBL moved to a short-lived three division alignment for 2002
http://www.necbl.com/2002finalstandings.htm, which saw Middletown finish as runner-up in the Southern Division to the Newport Gulls
. The team lost two straight games to Danbury in the first round of the playoffs, and was eliminated. In 2003
, the Giants were swept by the Torrington Twisters in the first round.
Fan support continued to be less than desired, with the Giants averaging only half as many fans in the stands at home games as away games in 2003, and a substantial decline seen from the small gains made the previous two seasons. As both 2003
playoff games were played in Torrington, what would become the final Giants game at Palmer Field took place on July 21, 2003, where the Giants lost, 4-2, to the Newport Gulls. The game was attended by a moderate 326 fans.
Numerous team members of the Middletown era went on to play professional baseball, including major leaguers Rajai Davis
, Chad Paronto
, Mike Smith, Doug Clark, and Earl Snyder
.http://www.necbl.com/alumni.htm
, where they played their games at MacKenzie Stadium
. The team saw success there in terms of attendance, averaging 548 fans a game, with a season total of 11,514.http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/HG.HTM With a 17-25 record, though, the Giants failed to make the playoffs.
In 2005
, the team fared better in the standings, at 23-19, and while attendance dropped off somewhat, the team saw its first playoff berth in Holyoke. 1,100 fans came out for Game 1 of the first round against the Vermont Mountaineers
, though the Giants fell, 9-0, and went on to lost Game 2 in Vermont. Despite a losing season in 2006
, the Giants again saw a playoff berth, though they were once again swept by the Mountaineers in the first round.
2007
saw one of the most successful seasons for the Giants in nearly a decade, as they finished at 26-16, amidst a battle for first place in the NECBL North. The first round of the playoffs had Holyoke paired up with the Lowell All-Americans, and in the longest three game series in NECBL history, the Giants came out on top. After winning Game 1 in 11 innings on a walk-off walk, the Lowell All-Americans won Game 2 on a walk-off single, in the bottom of the 15th inning. The series returned to Holyoke for Game 3, where, in 10 innings, a walk-off sacrifice fly sent the Giants to the Northern Division Championship Series.
Having finished the regular season in first place, the Giants had home field advantage for Game 1 against the Vermont Mountaineers, though lost 7-3. Game 2 seemed like it would be yet another extra inning contest for the Giants, but a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th by Vermont ended Holyoke's season.
. It was soon publicly revealed that the Giants would be moving to Lynn, Massachusetts, and would be playing at Fraser Field under the name North Shore Navigators.
"I had a great opportunity to move to Fraser Field
in Lynn, and it is one of the best baseball facilities in New England," owner Phil Rosenfield told The Republican. Fraser Field had been home to the North Shore Spirit
, of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
, which ceased operation at the end of 2007 after five years in Lynn. With the adoption of the Navigators name, the Giants name will become unused for the first time in league history. The Giants were the last of the original five franchises to have continued to use its original name.
When it came to leaving Holyoke, Rosenfield said, "I do have some regrets because we were just really coming around and we had such committed staff." While many in the city met the departure with disappointment,http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1195028456184080.xml&coll=1 almost simultaneously it was announced that the former Concord
Quarry Dogs would be taking the Giants place in Holyoke, as the Holyoke Blue Sox
.
The move to Lynn marks the first time a NECBL team will be attempted in the Metro-Boston
area, the next closest franchise being located in Lowell. With the departure of the Spirit, the Navigators are hoping to capitalize on the void left behind.
The Navigators first season
in Lynn was marked by a second place regular season finish in the NECBL Northern Division, with a record of 26-16, marking the 11th postseason berth in franchise history. Home games gained regional exposure by media coverage of the team via LYNNCAM TV, which televised the games live in multiple Massachusetts communities.
In the postseason, the Navigators were upset by the lower seeded Keene Swampbats, who swept North Shore out of the playoffs in the first round with a 11-7 victory in Lynn in Game 1, followed by a 1-0 shutout in Game 2 in Keene. The Navigators had finished the regular season with a league best 2.52 team ERA and .973 team fielding percentage, though in second place in the Northern Division, two games behind the 2008 NECBL Champion Sanford Mainers
.
In 2009
, the Navigators once again qualified for the postseason with a 20-21 record, good for the #3 seed in the East Division playoffs. In a first round matchup with the second-seeded Sanford Mainers
, the Navigators split the first two game to force a decisive game 3. In game 3, the Navigators were narrowly defeated 5-3, ending their season.
In the 2010 season
, the Navigators again qualified for the postseason with the second best record in the East Division with 25-17. After defeating the Sanford Mainers
and the Newport Gulls
in the Divisional Semifinals and Finals respectively, the Navigators faced the Danbury Westerners
in the championship series. After each team won a game at their home fields, the Navigators won a close Game 3 5-4 to capture the team's 4th NECBL crown, the first as the Navigators.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team based in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
, playing in 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 team plays home games at Fraser Field
Fraser Field
Fraser Field is a baseball park in Lynn, Massachusetts which was built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Fraser Field has played host to many minor-league baseball teams over the years. The North Shore Navigators of the New England...
in Lynn. Formerly known as the Holyoke Giants, team ownership relocated the franchise to Lynn for the 2008 season
2008 NECBL season
The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators...
.
Prior to moving to Lynn, the Navigators, as the Giants, were a successful team in the NECBL's Northern Division. The franchise has existed since the NECBL's inception in 1994
1994 NECBL season
The 1994 NECBL season was the inaugural season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England...
, and previously, as the Middletown Giants, won three consecutive NECBL Championships (1997
1997 NECBL season
The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
, 1998
1998 NECBL season
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,...
, 1999
1999 NECBL season
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....
seasons), remaining the only team to have done so.
NECBL Charter Franchise
One of five charter franchises of the NECBL, the Navigators began their existence as the Middletown Giants, playing at Palmer FieldPalmer Field
Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team. The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and was opened in 1914 with a game against Dartmouth. It closed in 1996 with a game...
in Middletown Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. There, the Giants saw a great deal of success. The Giants finished the NECBL's inaugural 1994 regular season
1994 NECBL season
The 1994 NECBL season was the inaugural season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England...
with the second-best record in the league, though the team did not qualify for the championship series under the league rules at the time.http://www.necbl.com/pdf/1994.pdf After a last-place showing in 1995
1995 NECBL season
The 1995 NECBL season was the second season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added two new franchises, the Central Mass Collegians of Leominster, Massachusetts, the league's first team outside the state of Connecticut, and the Danbury Westerners of Danbury, Connecticut...
, the Giants qualified for postseaon play in 1996
1996 NECBL season
The 1996 NECBL season was the third season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a franchise in West Warwick, Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Reds...
, though they fell to the now-defunct Central Mass. Collegians.
The 1997
1997 NECBL season
The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
season saw the Giants finish tied for third place with a 19-21 record, qualifying the team for postseason play for the second straight year. Giant and future major-leaguer Earl Snyder
Earl Snyder
Earl Clifford Snyder is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox...
was a NECBL player of the week in week one. After sweeping the 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....
in a best-of-three series that saw two rain outs, the Giants went on to defeat the Torrington Twisters, a first-year expansion team, for the 1997 NECBL Championship, the Fay Vincent
Fay Vincent
Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent, Jr. is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served as the eighth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from September 13, 1989 to September 7, 1992.-Early life and career:...
Cup. Middletown took game one 8-7 after a 13-inning marathon, marking one of the longest games in NECBL playoff history. After being shut-out 4-0 at home, the Giants defeated Torrington 8-5 in a decisive Game 3.
1998
1998 NECBL season
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,...
again saw the Giants finish in third place. After sweeping the 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....
in the postseason, Middletown defeated Torrington three games to one in a best-of-five rematch of the 1997
1997 NECBL season
The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
series, marking the franchise's second straight league championship.
1999 NECBL season
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....
, the Giants had one of their most successful seasons in franchise history, fishing at 27-15, a half a game behind the first place Keene Swampbats. Middletown defeated the Rhode Island Reds two game to one, and defeated the Danbury Westerners three games to one for their third consecutive championship, marking the first (and only) time in NECBL history a team has one the championship three years in a row.
Post Championship Years
The 20002000 NECBL season
The 2000 NECBL season was the seventh season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a franchise in Manchester, Connecticut, the Manchester Silkworms, along with a franchise in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Mill City All-Americans...
season saw the Giants advance to the playoffs again after a fourth-place regular season record of 22-30, though they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Keene. In 2001
2001 NECBL season
The 2001 NECBL season was the eighth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to ten franchises with the addition of a second New Hampshire franchise, the Concord Quarry Dogs of Concord, New Hampshire. Also, the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise...
, the Giants finished in fourth place, and with a losing record of 16-24, in the newly-created American Division, as the NECBL expanded to 10 teams. Attendance figures, however, continued to fall, as the Giants only brought in an average of 107 fans per game in 2001.http://www.necbl.com/stats/stats2001/endseasonstandings.txt
The NECBL moved to a short-lived three division alignment for 2002
2002 NECBL season
The 2002 NECBL season was the ninth season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to twelve franchises with the addition of the North Adams SteepleCats of North Adams, Massachusetts and the Sanford Mainers of Sanford, Maine, the league's first franchise...
http://www.necbl.com/2002finalstandings.htm, which saw Middletown finish as runner-up in the Southern Division to the 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...
. The team lost two straight games to Danbury in the first round of the playoffs, and was eliminated. In 2003
2003 NECBL season
The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont. The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont...
, the Giants were swept by the Torrington Twisters in the first round.
Fan support continued to be less than desired, with the Giants averaging only half as many fans in the stands at home games as away games in 2003, and a substantial decline seen from the small gains made the previous two seasons. As both 2003
2003 NECBL season
The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont. The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont...
playoff games were played in Torrington, what would become the final Giants game at Palmer Field took place on July 21, 2003, where the Giants lost, 4-2, to the Newport Gulls. The game was attended by a moderate 326 fans.
Numerous team members of the Middletown era went on to play professional baseball, including major leaguers Rajai Davis
Rajai Davis
Rajai Davis [RAH-jay] is an American professional baseball center fielder with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball....
, Chad Paronto
Chad Paronto
Chad Michael Paronto is an American Baseball player. Paronto attended the University of Massachusetts before being drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth round of the amateur draft. Paronto's best pitches include a 90-94 mph fastball and a heavy sinker which he uses mainly with men...
, Mike Smith, Doug Clark, and Earl Snyder
Earl Snyder
Earl Clifford Snyder is a former Major League Baseball player who played in the major leagues for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox...
.http://www.necbl.com/alumni.htm
The Move to Holyoke
The Giants left Connecticut for Holyoke, MA in 20042004 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...
, where they played their games at MacKenzie Stadium
Mackenzie Stadium
Mackenzie Stadium is a baseball venue located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was home to the Holyoke Millers and today is used by both the Holyoke Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the Elms College Blazers of the New England Collegiate Conference...
. The team saw success there in terms of attendance, averaging 548 fans a game, with a season total of 11,514.http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/HG.HTM With a 17-25 record, though, the Giants failed to make the playoffs.
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...
, the team fared better in the standings, at 23-19, and while attendance dropped off somewhat, the team saw its first playoff berth in Holyoke. 1,100 fans came out for Game 1 of the first round against the 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:...
, though the Giants fell, 9-0, and went on to lost Game 2 in Vermont. Despite a losing season in 2006
2006 NECBL season
The 2006 NECBL season was the thirteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans....
, the Giants again saw a playoff berth, though they were once again swept by the Mountaineers in the first round.
2007
2007 NECBL season
The 2007 NECBL season was the fourteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England....
saw one of the most successful seasons for the Giants in nearly a decade, as they finished at 26-16, amidst a battle for first place in the NECBL North. The first round of the playoffs had Holyoke paired up with the Lowell All-Americans, and in the longest three game series in NECBL history, the Giants came out on top. After winning Game 1 in 11 innings on a walk-off walk, the Lowell All-Americans won Game 2 on a walk-off single, in the bottom of the 15th inning. The series returned to Holyoke for Game 3, where, in 10 innings, a walk-off sacrifice fly sent the Giants to the Northern Division Championship Series.
Having finished the regular season in first place, the Giants had home field advantage for Game 1 against the Vermont Mountaineers, though lost 7-3. Game 2 seemed like it would be yet another extra inning contest for the Giants, but a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th by Vermont ended Holyoke's season.
The NS Navs
By December 2007, word had spread that the Giants would be moving for the 2008 season2008 NECBL season
The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators...
. It was soon publicly revealed that the Giants would be moving to Lynn, Massachusetts, and would be playing at Fraser Field under the name North Shore Navigators.
"I had a great opportunity to move to Fraser Field
Fraser Field
Fraser Field is a baseball park in Lynn, Massachusetts which was built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Fraser Field has played host to many minor-league baseball teams over the years. The North Shore Navigators of the New England...
in Lynn, and it is one of the best baseball facilities in New England," owner Phil Rosenfield told The Republican. Fraser Field had been home to the North Shore Spirit
North Shore Spirit
The North Shore Spirit was a minor-league baseball team based in Lynn, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. The Spirit played in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball , an independent league that is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or with the Minor League Baseball...
, of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
The Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional, independent baseball league located in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Quebec. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is...
, which ceased operation at the end of 2007 after five years in Lynn. With the adoption of the Navigators name, the Giants name will become unused for the first time in league history. The Giants were the last of the original five franchises to have continued to use its original name.
When it came to leaving Holyoke, Rosenfield said, "I do have some regrets because we were just really coming around and we had such committed staff." While many in the city met the departure with disappointment,http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1195028456184080.xml&coll=1 almost simultaneously it was announced that the former Concord
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
Quarry Dogs would be taking the Giants place in Holyoke, as the Holyoke Blue Sox
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...
.
The move to Lynn marks the first time a NECBL team will be attempted in the Metro-Boston
Greater Boston
Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston and that of the city's combined statistical area which includes...
area, the next closest franchise being located in Lowell. With the departure of the Spirit, the Navigators are hoping to capitalize on the void left behind.
The Navigators first season
2008 NECBL season
The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators...
in Lynn was marked by a second place regular season finish in the NECBL Northern Division, with a record of 26-16, marking the 11th postseason berth in franchise history. Home games gained regional exposure by media coverage of the team via LYNNCAM TV, which televised the games live in multiple Massachusetts communities.
In the postseason, the Navigators were upset by the lower seeded Keene Swampbats, who swept North Shore out of the playoffs in the first round with a 11-7 victory in Lynn in Game 1, followed by a 1-0 shutout in Game 2 in Keene. The Navigators had finished the regular season with a league best 2.52 team ERA and .973 team fielding percentage, though in second place in the Northern Division, two games behind the 2008 NECBL Champion 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:* *...
.
In 2009
2009 NECBL season
The 2009 NECBL season is the sixteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox...
, the Navigators once again qualified for the postseason with a 20-21 record, good for the #3 seed in the East Division playoffs. In a first round matchup with the second-seeded 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:* *...
, the Navigators split the first two game to force a decisive game 3. In game 3, the Navigators were narrowly defeated 5-3, ending their season.
In the 2010 season
2010 NECBL season
The 2010 NECBL season was the seventeenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2010 included the league's Manchester, Connecticut franchise, the Manchester Silkworms, moving to Laconia, New Hampshire to become the Laconia...
, the Navigators again qualified for the postseason with the second best record in the East Division with 25-17. After defeating the 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:* *...
and the 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...
in the Divisional Semifinals and Finals respectively, the Navigators faced the 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....
in the championship series. After each team won a game at their home fields, the Navigators won a close Game 3 5-4 to capture the team's 4th NECBL crown, the first as the Navigators.
Postseason Appearances
| Year | Division Semi-Finals* | Division Finals* | NECBL Championship Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 1996 NECBL season The 1996 NECBL season was the third season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a franchise in West Warwick, Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Reds... |
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... |
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| 1997 1997 NECBL season The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,... |
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.... |
W (2-0) | 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... |
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| 1998 1998 NECBL season 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,... |
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.... |
W (2-0) | 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... |
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| 1999 1999 NECBL season 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.... |
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.... |
W (2-1) | 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.... |
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| 2000 2000 NECBL season The 2000 NECBL season was the seventh season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a franchise in Manchester, Connecticut, the Manchester Silkworms, along with a franchise in Lowell, Massachusetts, the Mill City All-Americans... |
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... |
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| 2002 2002 NECBL season The 2002 NECBL season was the ninth season in the history of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to twelve franchises with the addition of the North Adams SteepleCats of North Adams, Massachusetts and the Sanford Mainers of Sanford, Maine, the league's first franchise... |
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.... |
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| 2003 2003 NECBL season The 2003 NECBL season marked the tenth season of the existence of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to thirteen teams with the addition of the Vermont Mountaineers of Montpelier, Vermont. The franchise was the league's first in the New England state of Vermont... |
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... |
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| 2005 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... |
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:... |
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| 2006 2006 NECBL season The 2006 NECBL season was the thirteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Mill City All-Americans, was renamed and became the Lowell All-Americans.... |
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:... |
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| 2007 2007 NECBL season The 2007 NECBL season was the fourteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England.... |
Lowell All-Americans Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide The Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide is a collegiate summer baseball team based in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at The Ball Park. For the first ten years of the team's existence, its home was in Lowell,... |
W (2-1) | 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:... |
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| 2008 2008 NECBL season The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators... |
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... |
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| 2009 2009 NECBL season The 2009 NECBL season is the sixteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox... |
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:* *... |
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| 2010 2010 NECBL season The 2010 NECBL season was the seventeenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2010 included the league's Manchester, Connecticut franchise, the Manchester Silkworms, moving to Laconia, New Hampshire to become the Laconia... |
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:* *... |
W (2-1) | 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... |
W (2-1) | 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.... |
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| 2011 2011 NECBL season The 2011 NECBL season will be the eighteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. Changes for 2011 included the league's Lowell, Massachusetts franchise, the Lowell All-Americans, moving to Old Orchard Beach, Maine to become the Old... |
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:* *... |
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- The NECBL did not separate into divisions until 2001. In 1994, a points system was used. From 1995 - 2000, the top four teams played each other in a league semi-final.
External links
- Official website of the North Shore Navigators
- Official Blog of the North Shore Navigators