Laconia Muskrats
| Laconia Muskrats | ||||
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| League | NECBL (East Division (2009-present)) | |||
| Location |
Laconia, NH (2010-present) Manchester, CT (2000-2009) | |||
| Ballpark | Robbie Mills Field (2010-present) | |||
| Year founded | 2000 | |||
| League championships | 0 | |||
| Former name(s) |
Laconia Muskrats (2010-present) Manchester Silkworms (2000-2009) | |||
| Former league(s) |
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| Former ballparks | Northwest Park (2000-2009) | |||
| Colors |
Light Blue and Brown | |||
| Mascot | Marko the Muskrat | |||
| Ownership | Noah Crane | |||
| Management | Noah Crane (GM) | |||
| Manager | Matt Alison | |||
| Media | Radio: Patrick Cavanaugh (Teamline.cc) | |||
| Website | laconiamuskrats.com | |||
The Laconia Muskrats are an amateur baseball team located in Laconia, New Hampshire playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England. The team's home field is Robbie Mills Field in Laconia.
The franchise was an expansion franchise that was formed in 1999 and began play as the Manchester Silkworms of Manchester, Connecticut in the 2000 season. The team moved to Laconia for the 2010 season.
History
Manchester Silkworms
The Manchester Silkworms began play in 2000 as the third Connecticut-based NECBL team. The Silkworms' high water mark occurred from 2004 to 2008 when they recorded five consecutive playoff appearances. The team hosted the 2004 NECBL All-Star Game and achieved a franchise best 24-17 record in the same season.
Laconia Muskrats
 Left field wall prior to renovations. |
On Sunday, October 18, 2009, Silkworms owner Ed Slegeski announced that he had sold the team to a team of partners led by Jonathan and Noah Crane.[1] The Muskrats name was selected from a Name-the-Team contest and announced on November 14, 2009.[2]
In February 2012, the Laconia Parks and Recreation Commission approved a plan of the Muskrats to sell alcohol in a pavilion beyond left field at Robbie Mills Field that would be separate from general seating.[3] On April 30, the club announced the construction of a manual scoreboard patterned after the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston at the left-field fence.[4] The wall, 17 feet (5.2 m) tall and 88 feet (27 m) in length, was built during the 2012 season, and painted green by the end of the season, but the party deck was not finished.
Postseason appearances
| Year | Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | NECBL Championship Series | |||
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| Manchester Silkworms | ||||||
| 2004 | Riverpoint Royals | L (1-2) | ||||
| 2005 | North Adams SteepleCats | L (1-2) | ||||
| 2006 | Newport Gulls | L (1-2) | ||||
| 2007 | Torrington Twisters | L (0-2) | ||||
| 2008 | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||||
| Laconia Muskrats | ||||||
| 2010 | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||||
| 2011 | Newport Gulls | W (2-0) | Sanford Mainers | W (2-0) | Keene Swamp Bats | L (0-2) |
| 2012 | New Bedford Bay Sox | L (0-2) | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Manchester Silkworms are sold, moving to New Hampshire". Manchester Silkworms. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ↑ Gail Ober (2009-11-14). "The winner is...The Muskrats". Laconia Citizen. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ↑ Michael Kitch (2012-02-22). "Parks & Rec Commission decides to allow beer at Muskrats games". Laconia Daily Sun.
- ↑ "Monster News from the Muskrats". Laconia Muskrats. 2012-04-30.
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