2017 NECBL season


The 2017 NECBL season was the 24th season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The same thirteen teams from 2016 returned for the 2017 season, and the divisional alignment remained the same. The playoff format for this season was slightly altered, reducing the number of teams that make it from eight to six. This meant a bracket structure where the top seed in each division earned a first-round bye, with the second and third-seeded teams battling in a one-game "Wild Card" matchup. Another change for the 2017 campaign was moving the All-Star Game farther back in the summer, to July 30, more than a week later than prior seasons.
The NECBL All-Star Game's 23rd edition was played on July 30 at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams, Massachusetts, home of the North Adams SteepleCats. The Northern and Southern Division teams battled to a 5-5 tie.

Regular Season Standings

Northern Division

TeamWinsLossesPCTGB
Upper Valley Nighthawks2915.659-
Valley Blue Sox2618.5913
Keene Swamp Bats2024.4559
Winnipesaukee Muskrats1825.41910.5
North Adams SteepleCats1826.40811
Vermont Mountaineers1826.40911
Sanford Mainers1727.38612

Southern Division

Team vs. Team Grid

All-star game

The NECBL's 2017 All-Star Game was hosted by the Northern Division's North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in North Adams, Massachusetts on July 30.

Playoffs

The top three teams in each division qualify for the postseason. The No. 2 seed will play the No. 3 seed in a playoff game, with the winner advancing to play the No. 1 seed in the best-of-three Division Finals. The two Division Finals winners then play each other for the NECBL Championship.