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[Edit] The team has won the League Championship six times, and 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.
Team history Year Regular season Postseason 1998 18-24 DNQ 1999 27-14 1-2 2001 24-16 3-3 2002 31-11 4-4 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 2012 29-13 2-2 2014 21-21 1-2 2015 13-29 DNQ 2016 20-26 DNQ 2017 20-25 0-1 2018 24-21 0-1 2020 Season cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 27-17 1-2 2022 17-27 DNQ 2023 26-18 DNQ 2024 17-27 DNQ Total 624-455 54-58 Overall 678-513 KEY: ; DNQ - did not qualify
Postseason appearances YearDivision semi-finalsDivision finals*NECBL Championship Series Keene Swamp Bats1999Danbury WesternersL (1–2)2000Middletown GiantsW (2–1)Rhode Island GullsW (2–1)2001Torrington TwistersW (2–1)Newport GullsL (1–2)2002Torrington TwistersW (2–1)Lowell All-AmericansW (2–1)Newport GullsL (0–2)2003Concord Quarry DogsW (2–0)Sanford MainersW (2–0)Torrington TwistersW (2–0)2004Vermont MountaineersW (2–0)Sanford MainersL (1–2)2005Sanford MainersW (2–0)Vermont MountaineersL (1–2)2006Sanford MainersL (0–2)2007Vermont MountaineersL (0–2)2008North Shore NavigatorsW (2–0)Sanford MainersL (0–2)2009Holyoke Blue SoxL (1–2)2010North Adams SteepleCatsL (1–2)2011Danbury WesternersW (2–1)Holyoke Blue SoxW (2–1)Laconia MuskratsW (2–0)2012Vermont MountaineersW (2–0)Danbury WesternersL (0–2)2013Holyoke Blue SoxW (2–1)Vermont MountaineersW (2-1)Newport GullsW (2-1)2014Sanford MainersL (1-2)2017Valley Blue SoxL (0-5)2018Sanford MainersL (0-2)2019Valley Blue SoxW (2-1)Martha's Vineyard SharksW (2-0)2021North Shore NavigatorsL (1-2)2025Upper Valley NighthawksW (2-0)Sanford MainersW (2-0)Martha's Vineyard SharksW (2-0)
*The NECBL did not separate into divisions until 2001.
External links Keene Swamp Bats official website NECBL