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{{Infobox league season
 |name=2004 NECBL season
 |image=
 |caption=
 |comment=
 |season_start=June 11
 |season_end=August 1
 |playoffs_start=August 2
 |cup_title1=Quarterfinal 1
 |cup_date1=
 |cup_champ1=Riverpoint over Manchester
 |cup_title2=Quarterfinal 2
 |cup_date2=
 |cup_champ2=Sanford over North Adams
 |cup_title3=Quarterfinal 3
 |cup_date3=
 |cup_champ3=Keene over Vermont
 |cup_title4=Quarterfinal 4
 |cup_date4=
 |cup_champ4=Newport over Torrington
 |cup_title5=Semifinal 1
 |cup_date5=
 |cup_champ5=Sanford over Keene
 |cup_title6=Semifinal 2
 |cup_date6=
 |cup_champ6=Newport over Riverpoint
 |champion_title=NECBL Championship Series
 |champion_date=August 9–11
 |champion_site=[[Goodall Park]], [[Cardines Field]]
 |champion=Sanford
 |seasons_title=NECBL seasons
 |prev=[[2003 NECBL season|2003]]
 |next=[[2005 NECBL season|2005]]
}}

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 [[North Shore Navigators|Middletown Giants]], moved to [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]] and became the [[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]. Also, the league's [[Willimantic, Connecticut]] franchise, the [[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club|Thread City Tides]], moved to [[Hinsdale, Massachusetts]] and became the [[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club|Berkshire Dukes]].<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.std NECBL standings archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>

In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Riverpoint defeated Manchester 2-1, Sanford defeated North Adams 2-1, Keene defeated Vermont 2-0, and Newport defeated Torrington 2-1. In the semifinal rounds, Sanford defeated Keene 2-1 and Newport defeated Riverpoint 2-1. In the championship round, Sanford defeated Newport 2-1 to win the franchise's first NECBL title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necbl.com/2004playoffstats/confstat.HTM |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mViS90ID?url=http://www.necbl.com/2004playoffstats/confstat.HTM |archivedate=2010-01-03 |df= }} NECBL playoff archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>
==Regular season standings==
===Northern Division===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30em"
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|26
|16
|.619
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|24
|18
|.571
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|23
|19
|.548
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|21
|21
|.500
|-
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|20
|22
|.476
|-
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|19
|23
|.452
|-
|}
===Southern Division===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:30em"
!Team
!Wins
!Losses
!Win Pct.
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|26
|15
|.634
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|24
|17
|.585
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|20
|20
|.500
|- style="background:#cfc"
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|19
|23
|.452
|-
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]
|17
|25
|.405
|-
|[[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club|Berkshire Dukes]]
|16
|26
|.381
|-
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|15
|25
|.375
|}

==League leaders==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0
!Category
!Player
!Team
!Stat
|-
|'''Avg'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|.405
|-
|'''ERA'''
|Ryan Turner
|Keene
|1.24
|-
|'''H'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|60
|-
|'''R'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|40
|-
|'''RBI'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|39
|-
|'''2B'''
|Reed Eastley
|Danbury
|14
|-
|'''3B'''
|Eli Iorg
|Torrington
|5
|-
|'''HR'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|9
|-
|'''TB'''
|Ryan Crew
|Sanford
|90
|-
|'''SB'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|21
|-
|'''K'''
|[[Andrew Bailey (baseball)|Andrew Bailey]]
|Mill City
|79
|}
<ref>http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/LGSUMM.HTM#form.lgt NECBL leaders archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>

==League awards==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Award
!Player
!NECBL team
|-
|'''Most Valuable Player'''
|Chris Stanton, Jim Negrych
|Newport, Keene
|-
|'''Top Pro Prospect'''
|Zack Kalter
|Berkshire
|-
|'''Offensive Player of the Year'''
|Chris Stanton
|Newport
|-
|'''10th Player Award'''
|Scott Grimes
|North Adams
|-
|'''Defensive Player of the Year'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|-
|'''Top Pitcher'''
|[[Kevin Slowey]]
|Sanford
|-
|'''Top Relief Pitcher'''
|McKenzie Willoughby, Richie Lentz
|Vermont, Newport
|-
|'''Sportsmanship Award'''
|Jeff Hourigan
|Torrington
|-
|'''Rookie of the Year'''
|Jim Negrych
|Keene
|-
|'''Most Improved Player'''
|Scott Chambers
|North Adams
|-
|'''Manager of the Year'''
|Scott Brown
|Sanford
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necbl.com/awards2004.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mTFKdgAz?url=http://www.necbl.com/awards2004.htm |archivedate=2010-01-02 |df= }} NECBL awards archive, URL accessed December 12, 2008</ref>

==Attendance==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Rnk
!Team
!Year Total
!Game Average
!Rnk Change¿
!Total Att Change
!Game Avg Change
|-
|'''1'''
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|39,286
|1,870
| +1
| +3,360
| +207
|-
|'''2'''
|[[Newport Gulls]]
|35,963
|1,798
| +2
| +14,359
| +598
|-
|'''3'''
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
|34,517
|1,643
| -2
| -475
| -23
|-
|'''4'''
|[[North Adams SteepleCats]]
|28,457
|1,355
| +1
| +10,961
| +481
|-
|'''5'''
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox|Torrington Twisters]]
|23,354
|1,112
| +1
| +6,761
| +283
|-
|'''6'''
|[[Holyoke Blue Sox|Concord Quarry Dogs]]
|19,630
|934
| -3
| -5,865
| -280
|-
|'''7'''
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|12,760
|607
| +0
| +2,792
| +133
|-
|'''8'''
|[[North Shore Navigators|Holyoke Giants]]†
|11,514
|548
| +1
| +6,143
| +280
|-
|'''9'''
|[[Manchester Silkworms]]
|9,674
|460
| -1
| +2,104
| +62
|-
|'''10'''
|[[Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club|Berkshire Dukes]]‡
|8,132
|387
| +1
| +4,653
| +204
|-
|'''11'''
|[[Danbury Westerners]]
|5,568
|278
| -1
| +1,574
| +57
|-
|'''12'''
|[[Lowell All-Americans|Mill City All-Americans]]
|3,171
|151
| +0
| -188
| -8
|-
|'''13'''
|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
|2,397
|119
| +0
| +623
| +31
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''NECBL'''
|'''234,423'''
|'''868'''
| '''–'''
| '''+46,803'''
| '''+146'''
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-12-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020174441/http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM |archivedate=2007-10-20 |df= }} NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008</ref>
* ¿ Comparisons in relation to [[2003 NECBL season]].
* † Holyoke Giants attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2003 Middletown Giants.
* ‡ Berkshire Dukes attendance figure comparisons in relation to 2003 Thread CIty Tides.

==External links==
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{NECBL seasons}}

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