2001 NECBL season
| 2001 NECBL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June 3 – July 31 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | August 1 | |||
| Semifinal 1 | Newport over Eastern | |||
| Semifinal 2 | Keene over Torrington | |||
| NECBL Championship Series | ||||
| Date | August 4–6 | |||
| Site | Alumni Field, Cardines Field | |||
| Champions | Newport | |||
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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 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 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.
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