The Keene Swamp Bats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Keene, New Hampshire. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Alumni Field. In the NECBL, they are consistently one of the top teams and have reached the league playoffs in 18 of the past 21 seasons. The team also has one of the largest fan bases in the league. Since 2002, they have led the NECBL in attendance three times and have finished outside the top two teams in attendance only once. This attendance is facilitated by Alumni Field's having the largest official capacity of any NECBL ballpark.
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| League | NECBL (Northern Division) |
| Location | Keene, NH (1997–present) |
| Ballpark | Alumni Field (1997–present) |
| Founded | 1997 |
| League championships | 5 (2000, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2019) |
| Post-season division championships | 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013) |
| Regular-season division championships | 6 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012) |
| Former name(s) | Keene Swamp Bats (1997–present) |
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| Colors | Purple, black |
| Ownership | Kevin Watterson |
| Management | Vicki Bacon (GM) |
| Manager | Gary Calhoun |
| Website | swampbats |
Team history
edit| Year | Regular season | Postseason |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18-24 | DNQ |
| 1999 | 27-14 | 1-2 |
| 2000 | 27-15 | 4-2* |
| 2001 | 24-16 | 3-3 |
| 2002 | 31-11 | 4-4 |
| 2003 | 27-14 | 6-0* |
| 2004 | 26-16 | 3-2 |
| 2005 | 30-13 | 3-2 |
| 2006 | 22-20 | 0-2 |
| 2007 | 22-20 | 0-2 |
| 2008 | 24-17 | 2-2 |
| 2009 | 27-13 | 1-2 |
| 2010 | 20-22 | 1-2 |
| 2011 | 28-14 | 6-2* |
| 2012 | 29-13 | 2-2 |
| 2013 | 27-17 | 6-3* |
| 2014 | 21-21 | 1-2 |
| 2015 | 13-29 | DNQ |
| 2016 | 20-26 | DNQ |
| 2017 | 20-25 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 24-21 | 0-1 |
| Total | 507-357 | 43-35 |
| Overall | 550-392 |
KEY: * - won Championship; DNQ - did not qualify
Postseason appearances
edit- *The NECBL did not separate into divisions until 2001