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{{Infobox league season
 |name=2001 NECBL season
 |image=
 |caption=
 |comment=
 |season_start=June 3
 |season_end=July 31
 |playoffs_start=August 1
 |cup_title1=Semifinal 1
 |cup_date1=
 |cup_champ1=Newport over Eastern
 |cup_title2=Semifinal 2
 |cup_date2=
 |cup_champ2=Keene over Torrington
 |cup_title3=
 |cup_date3=
 |cup_champ3=
 |cup_title4=
 |cup_date4=
 |cup_champ4=
 |cup_title5=
 |cup_date5=
 |cup_champ5=
 |cup_title6=
 |cup_date6=
 |cup_champ6=
 |champion_title=NECBL Championship Series
 |champion_date=August 4–6
 |champion_site=[[Alumni Field (Keene)|Alumni Field]], [[Cardines Field]]
 |champion=Newport
 |seasons_title=NECBL seasons
 |prev=[[2000 NECBL season|2000]]
 |next=[[2002 NECBL season|2002]]
}}

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 [[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]] of [[Concord, New Hampshire]].  Also, the league's [[West Warwick, Rhode Island]] franchise rejoined the league as the [[Riverpoint Royals]].  The league's [[Cranston, Rhode Island]] franchise, the [[Rhode Island Gulls]], moved to [[Newport, Rhode Island]] and became the [[Newport Gulls]].  The league's [[Lowell, Massachusetts]] franchise, the [[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]], was renamed the [[Lowell All-Americans]].

In the semifinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Eastern 2-1, and Keene defeated Torrington 2-1.  In the championship round, Newport defeated Keene 2-1 to win the NECBL championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necbl.com/stats/stats2001/archives2001.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-11-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020092447/http://www.necbl.com/stats/stats2001/archives2001.htm |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }} NECBL archive, URL accessed November 27, 2008</ref>
==Regular season standings==
===National Division===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30em"
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|25
|15
|.625
|0
|-
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|24
|16
|.600
|1
|-
|[[Lowell All-Americans]]
|23
|17
|.575
|2
|-
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|17
|23
|.425
|8
|-
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|16
|24
|.400
|9
|}
===American Division===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30em"
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
!GB
|-
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|25
|15
|.625
|0
|-
|[[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club#NECBL_Charter_Franchise_and_Championship|Eastern Tides]]
|24
|16
|.600
|1
|-
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|17
|23
|.425
|8
|-
|[[North_Shore_Navigators#NECBL_Charter_Franchise|Middletown Giants]]
|16
|24
|.400
|9
|-
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|13
|27
|.325
|12
|}

==Championship series==
* Game 1-Newport 6, Keene 1
* Game 2-Keene 7, Newport 3
* Game 3-Newport 2, Keene 1
==League leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg.'''
|Chris Westervelt
|Keene
|.359
|-
|'''HR'''
|Mike Bohlander
|Newport
|10
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Kevin Wissner
|Middletown
|31
|-
|'''SB'''
|Chris Graziano
|Middletown
|35
|-
|'''H'''
|Shaun Larkin
|Keene
|53
|-
|'''2B'''
|Mike Budak
|Danbury
|12
|-
|'''3B'''
|Doug Jackson
|Newport
|3
|-
|'''OBP'''
|Chad Henry
|Newport
|.481
|-
|'''SLG%'''
|Shaun Larkin
|Keene
|.581
|-
|'''XBH'''
|Kainoa Obrey
|Newport
|17
|-
|'''R'''
|Myron Leslie
|Keene
|38
|-
|'''ERA'''
|John Velosky
|Concord
|0.76
|-
|'''W'''
|Mike MacDonald
|Lowell
|7
|-
|'''SV'''
|Matt Elfeldt
|Concord
|10
|-
|'''K'''
|John Velosky
|Concord
|65
|-
|'''APP'''
|Matt Elfeldt
|Concord
|24
|-
|'''CG'''
|[[Tim Stauffer]]
|Keene
|6
|-
|'''SO'''
|Chris Shank
|Lowell
|2
|-
|'''IP'''
|Gabe Ribas
|Keene
|71.2
|-
|'''L'''
|[[Steve Bray (baseball)|Steve Bray]]
|Middletown
|6
|-
|'''BB'''
|Jeremy Fortner
|Danbury
|45
|-
|'''HRA'''
|Mike Eilers
|Danbury
|7
|}

==League awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
!Collegiate team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Shaun Larkin
|Keene
|[[Cal State Northridge]]
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Taber Lee
|Torrington
|[[San Diego State University]]
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|Kainoa Obrey
|Newport Gulls
|[[BYU]]
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|[[Matt Tupman]]
|Concord
|[[Umass Lowell]]
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|John Velosky
|Concord
|[[Dartmouth College]]
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|Matt Elfeldt
|Concord
|[[Boston College]]
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Jeff Tarigo
|Middletown
|[[University of Vermont]]
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Chris Westerveldt
|Keene
|[[Stetson University]]
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Mike Bohlander
|Newport
|[[Pace University]]
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Mike Susi
|Eastern
|
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necbl.com/awards2001.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mTEqRPj6?url=http://www.necbl.com/awards2001.htm |archivedate=2010-01-02 |df= }} NECBL archive, URL accessed November 27, 2008</ref>

==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|31,667
|1,583
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|31,009
|1,550
|-
|'''3'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|21,891
|1,216
|-
|'''4'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|11,491
|676
|-
|'''5'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|7,971
|420
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|4,806
|240
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|3,266
|163
|-
|'''8'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|2,769
|146
|-
|'''9'''
|[[North_Shore_Navigators#NECBL_Charter_Franchise|Middletown Giants]]
|1,825
|107
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club#NECBL_Charter_Franchise_and_Championship|Eastern Tides]]
|1,863
|93
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''118,558'''
|'''992'''
|}
==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}

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