2014 FCBL season
The 2014 FCBL season was the fourth season of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league.
| 2014 FCBL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | June 4 – August 8 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Play-In Round | TOR vs NAS BRO vs PIT | |
| Semi-Final Round | MV vs TOR WOR vs PIT | |
| FCBL Championship Series | ||
| Date | August 12 to August 14 | |
| Site | Vineyard Baseball Park Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field | |
| Champions | Worcester Bravehearts | |
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On September 20, 2013, John Creedon Jr., who prior to the 2013 season had discussed bringing baseball back to the city of Worcester, announced that he would indeed operate the league's tenth franchise at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field starting in 2014, and unveiled the Bravehearts on December 2, 2013.
The league split into an East and West division of five teams each. The All-Star Game assembled teams comprising the best players of each division; on July 24, the West beat the East, 4-1. The regular season expanded to 56 games, with each team playing 28 home games and 28 road games. No team actually played 56 games, as rain-outs occurring late in the season were not made up. The 2014 FCBL playoffs were conducted as in 2013, except that the rules gave the winner of each division the bye in round one, and guaranteed that, of the next four teams with the best overall records, the higher-seeded team would host the one-game play-in.
The two division winners, Worcester (West) and Martha's Vineyard (East), won their semifinal series and met in the best-of-three final series. Worcester swept the series to become the 2014 champions.
Regular season standings
East
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard Sharks | 30 | 23 | .566 | - |
| Brockton Rox | 30 | 25 | .545 | 1 |
| North Shore Navigators | 26 | 29 | .473 | 5 |
| Seacoast Mavericks | 24 | 29 | .453 | 6 |
| Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide | 19 | 34 | .358 | 11 |
West
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Bravehearts | 32 | 22 | .593 | - |
| Torrington Titans | 28 | 25 | .528 | 3.5 |
| Nashua Silver Knights | 28 | 26 | .519 | 4 |
| Pittsfield Suns | 26 | 27 | .491 | 5.5 |
| Wachusett Dirt Dawgs | 26 | 29 | .473 | 6.5 |
- Top Team in Each Division earn a first round bye. The next four teams based on winning percentage made the single elimination first round.
As of August 9, 2014.[1]
All-star game
The FCBL's third annual All-Star game was hosted by the Brockton Rox at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Massachusetts on July 24, 2014. The format for this year's game had members from the league's East Division teams pitted against players from the league's West Division teams. The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 4-1.
Postseason
The postseason for the 2014 season to include a one-game Play-In round. The playoff field of six teams, where the two teams with the best records would get a bye for the first round. The Play-In game would be played at the home field of the higher seeded team. The Semi-Final and Final Series would be a 3-game series.
| Play-In Round | Semi-Final Round | FCBL Championship Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Worcester Bravehearts | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Torrington Titans | 9 | 6 | Pittsfield Suns | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Nashua Silver Knights | 8 | 1 | Worcester Bravehearts | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Martha's Vineyard Sharks | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Martha's Vineyard Sharks | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Brockton Rox | 3 | 4 | Torrington Titans | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Pittsfield Suns | 8 | |||||||||||
See also
References
- "FCBL Summer 12 - Standings". Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.