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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==
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The scoring started in the Vermont first inning.  The Mountaineer leadoff hitter, Kevin Nieto ([[Manhattan College|Manhattan]]) struck out but reached first on a passed ball.  Nieto advanced to third on a foul out and a wild pitch.  Henry Dunn ([[Binghamton University|Binghamton]]) then scored Nieto on a groundout, giving Vermont an early 2-1 edge.

The Mountaineers scored again in the bottom of the second.  After Blue Sox starter Taylor Wood retired the first two batters, 
[[Jantzen Witte]] ([[Texas Christian University|TCU]]) singled to center.  Kevin Nieto then launched a two-run [[home run]] to right center field, extending Vermont's lead to 3-0.

(contracted; show full)to the game, with the teams combining for only two hits until the top of the fourth.  A pair of singles by Clay Jones and Steven Rosado gave the Mountaineers a pair of baserunners with no outs.  An error by Holyoke [[first baseman]] Mike Nemeth ([[University of Connecticut|UConn]]) allowed Tadd Bower ([[The College of William & Mary|William & Mary]]) to reach, loading the bases.  Nick Martinez ([[Fordham University|Fordham]]) then doubled to score two runs, extending the Vermont advantage to 3-0.  
[[Jantzen Witte]] ([[Texas Christian University|TCU]]) then hit a sacrifice fly to score Bower, making the game 4-0.

Holyoke answered in the bottom of the inning.  Murray Watts ([[Arkansas State University|Arkansas State]]) hit a leadoff double and later advanced to third on a Rob Lawler ([[University at Buffalo|Buffalo]]) single.  Stephen Arcure ([[The College of William & Mary|William & Mary]]) then scored Watts with an RBI single, cutting Vermont's advantage to 4-1.

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