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2009 NECBL playoffs
The '''2009 NECBL playoffs''' was the postseason tournament of the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]] for the [[2009 NECBL season|2009 season]].  It consisted of eight teams competing in three rounds of [[best-of-three playoff|best-of-three series]].  In the championship round, [[Newport Gulls|Newport]] defeated [[Vermont Mountaineers|Vermont]] 2-1 to win their fourth NECBL title.

==Format==
(contracted; show full)wever, Rob Kumbatovic retired two batters to escape the jam.  In the bottom of the fourth, Aaron Westlake ([[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]]) doubled to leadoff the inning.  Mike Melillo was later hit by a pitch, giving the Gulls a pair of two-out baserunners.  However, Derek Jones ([[Washington State University|Washington State]]) grounded out to end the inning and the Newport threat.

Vermont took the lead in the top of the fifth.  Nick Martinez ([[Fordham University|Fordham]]) singled with one out.  
[[Jantzen Witte]] ([[Texas Christian University|TCU]]) followed Martinez
with a two-run [[home run]], giving Vermont a 2-1 advantage.

Newport quickly answered in the bottom of the fifth.  A Tim Smalling ([[Virginia Polytechnic University|Virginia Tech]]) double and David Bentrott ([[University of Washington|Washington]]) single gave the Gulls a pair of baserunners.  Smalling then scored on a wild pitch, which also advanced Bentrott to second.  Joey Bergman ([[College of Charleston]]) singled to score Bentrott and later sco(contracted; show full)==References==
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