Vermont Mountaineers

Tonight at Holyoke for Game 2 of this Best of 3 NECBL Western Division Championship Series; following last night's 7-1 Game 1 victory.

(The Vermont Mountaineers are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Montpelier Recreation Field.

The team's name was chosen from more than 300 entries after the franchise was awarded to Vermont by the NECBL in 2003. The team has seen substantial success since their inaugural season, winning three division championships and two league championships. John Russo has been with the team throughout its existence and has served as manager since 2004. Brian Gallagher has been the team's general manager since the formation of the franchise.

As of June 2009, there are 19 former Mountaineers in professional baseball, led by Robert Delaney (Rochester Red Wings) now playing AAA-level baseball. In total 47 ex-Mountaineers have gone on to play baseball professionally. [1]

The New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) is a 12-team amateur wooden bat summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August. Like the Cape Cod Baseball League and other amateur leagues, the NECBL is a showcase for top college-level players, giving professional baseball scouts a chance to see prospective pros playing against each other. It is considered one of the top summer leagues in the country.

Founded in 1993, the NECBL began its direction under George Foster, former Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets All-Star and Major League Baseball home run leader, and Emmy Award-winning television producer/director Joseph Consentino. Play started in 1994 and today the NECBL has become a strong twelve-team league that plays in all six New England states. It recruits players attending U.S. colleges from New England, the other 44 states, and foreign countries, provided that they come from NCAA-sanctioned colleges or universities, are in good academic standing, have completed at least one year of athletic eligibility, and have at least one year of eligibility remaining.[1] )*

courtesy of Wikipedia*