2005 NECBL season
| 2005 NECBL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June 7 – August 1 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | August 2 | |||
| Quarterfinal 1 | Newport over Danbury | |||
| Quarterfinal 2 | North Adams over Manchester | |||
| Quarterfinal 3 | Keene over Sanford | |||
| Quarterfinal 4 | Vermont over Holyoke | |||
| Semifinal 1 | Newport over North Adams | |||
| Semifinal 2 | Vermont over Keene | |||
| NECBL Championship Series | ||||
| Date | August 8–9 | |||
| Site | Cardines Field, Recreation Field | |||
| Champions | Newport | |||
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The 2005 NECBL season was the 12th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league reduced its membership from thirteen teams to twelve teams with the league's West Warwick, Rhode Island franchise, the Riverpoint Royals, dropping out of the league. Also, the league's Hinsdale, Massachusetts franchise, the Berkshire Dukes, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and became the Pittsfield Dukes.
In the quarterfinal playoff rounds, Newport defeated Danbury 2-0 (3-2,8-0), North Adams defeated Manchester 2-1 (5-3,4-5,2-1), Keene defeated Sanford 2-0 (2-1,6-3), and Vermont defeated Holyoke 2-0 (9-0,8-2). In the semifinal rounds, Newport defeated North Adams 2-0 (7-1,3-2) and Vermont defeated Keene 2-1 (7-5,0-7,5-1). In the championship round, Newport defeated Vermont 11-2 in game 1 and 6-2 in game 2 to capture the NECBL championship.
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