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The Danbury Westerners are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Rogers Park. The team played its inaugural season in 1995. The Danbury Westerners are the oldest active team in the NECBL. The Westerners compete in the Southern Division in the NECBL.
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| Danbury Westerners | |||||
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| League | NECBL (Western Division) | ||||
| Location | Danbury, CT (1995-present) | ||||
| Ballpark | Rogers Park (1995-present) | ||||
| Founded | 1995 | ||||
| League championships | 1 (2021) | ||||
| Regular-Season Division championships | 1 (2002) | ||||
| Former name(s) | Danbury Westerners (1995-present) | ||||
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| Colors | Black, Silver, Red | ||||
| Ownership | Jon Pitser (President) | ||||
| Management | Chris Nathanson (GM) | ||||
| Manager | Conor Farrell | ||||
| Media | WLAD 800 AM, Bill Guider, | ||||
| Website | danburywesterners.com | ||||
On August 12, 2021, the Westerners finally won their first NECBL championship as they defeated the North Shore Navigators in two games.[1]
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| Year | Wild Card Game* | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | NECBL Championship Series | ||||
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| 1995 | Central Mass Collegians | L (0-2) | ||||||
| 1996 | Rhode Island Reds | W (2-0) | Central Mass Collegians | L (1-2) | ||||
| 1997 | Torrington Twisters | L (0-2) | ||||||
| 1998 | Middletown Giants | L (0-2) | ||||||
| 1999 | Keene Swamp Bats | W (2-1) | Middletown Giants | L (1-3) | ||||
| 2002 | Middletown Giants | W (2-0) | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||||
| 2003 | Newport Gulls | L (1-2) | ||||||
| 2005 | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||||||
| 2010 | Bristol Collegiate | W (2-1) | North Adams SteepleCats | W (2-1) | North Shore Navigators | L (1-2) | ||
| 2011 | Keene Swamp Bats | L (1-2) | ||||||
| 2012 | North Adams SteepleCats | W (2-1) | Keene Swamp Bats | W (2-1) | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||
| 2016 | Newport Gulls | L (1-2) | ||||||
| 2021 | Newport Gulls | W | Valley Blue Sox | W (2-0) | Martha's Vineyard Sharks | W (2-1) | North Shore Navigators | W (2-0) |
| 2023 | Vermont Mountaineers | W (2-0) | Newport Gulls | L (0-2) | ||||
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The Danbury Westerners have had 29 former players make it into the Big Leagues since playing with them. The first being Earl Snyder with Cleveland in 2002.[1] Mark Malaska's #15 is the only number retired by Danbury as he was the first to win a championship, which he did in 2004 with Boston.
Bold denotes player is still active in MLB.
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