New England Baseball Journal

  • Login
  • Logout
  • Subscribe
  • Dashboard
Subscribe
NECBL

Keene Swamp Bats power past Martha’s Vineyard Sharks for NECBL title

By Joshua KumminsAugust 12, 2019

Keene Swamp Bats
The Keene Swamp Bats won their fifth NECBL crown, toppling Martha’s Vineyard. (Swamp Bats)

The Keene Swamp Bats dethroned the New England Collegiate Baseball League’s two-time defending champions earlier this week before finding themselves in the winner’s circle last Thursday night at Alumni Field.

After beating the Valley Blue Sox in a Northern Division championship series that featured three one-run games, the Swamp Bats took care of business in two games against the upstart Martha’s Vineyard Sharks to claim their first league title since 2013 and become the first summer collegiate league champion in New England this summer.

Keene finished the summer with a 26-18 record, needing all 44 games to net a half-game advantage over Valley in the division race. First-year field manager Gary Calhoun saw the team mold together from its June beginnings and remained a consistent bunch until the finish.

Tags: David Matthews, Gary Calhoun, Keene Swamp Bats, Kyle Ball, Martha's Vineyard Sharks, NECBL, New England Collegiate Baseball League, summer league

Subscribe to finish reading this story

SUBSCRIBE

Members login below

Register
Forgot Password?

Related Articles

Podcast: Lawrence Academy coach Chris Margraf on his team’s ISL title

The latest edition of The Base Path Podcast is a good one for fans of the ISL. Lawrence Academy coach Chris Margraf joins host Dan…
Read More

NCAA transfers: UConn, BC land impact prospects from Northeast region

As preparations for another college season continue to heat up this summer, New England Baseball Journal’s look at transfers across all NCAA levels does as…
Read More

Prep insider: Down nearly 100 lbs., MacDuffie’s Jon Urena has D1 potential

Jon Urena has yet to find himself on the radar of collegiate baseball programs. However, that is likely to change very soon. Urena is a…
Read More

Our Free Weekly Newsletter

  • Subscribe
  • Seamans Media, Inc.
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact Us

© Copyright 2022 Seamans Media, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

Contact Us!

Please write a brief description and someone will get back to you shortly!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.