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{{Short description|American collegiate baseball team}}
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{{Infobox baseball team
{{Infobox baseball team
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| name = Winnipesaukee Muskrats
| logo = Winnipesaukee Muskrats Logo.png
| TextColor = black
| Name = Winnipesaukee Muskrats
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| league = [[New England Collegiate Baseball League|NECBL]]
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| division = Northern Division
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| location = [[Laconia, New Hampshire]] (2010–2022)<br />[[Manchester, Connecticut]] (2000–2009)
|col1 = [[File:WinnipesaukeeMuskratslogo.png|100px]]<br />Team Logo
| stadium = [[Robbie Mills Field]] (2010–2022)
|col2 = [[File:LaconiaMuskratsCap.png|100px]]<br /> Cap Insignia
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| founded = 2000
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| League = [[New England Collegiate Baseball League|NECBL]]
| Division = Northern Division
| series = Post-Season Division
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| Location = [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia, NH]] (2010-present)<br />[[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester, CT]] (2000-2009)
| Stadium = [[Robbie Mills Field]] (2010-present)
| series2 = Regular-Season Division
| Founded = 2000
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| former_names = Laconia Muskrats (2010–2016)<br />[[Manchester Silkworms]] (2000–2009)
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| Series = Post-Season Division
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| Series2 = Regular-Season Division
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| FormerNames = Laconia Muskrats (2010-2016)<br />[[Manchester Silkworms]] (2000-2009)
| FormerLeagues =
*NECBL
*NECBL
**Southern Division (2004-2008)
**Southern Division (2004–2008)
**Western Division (2002)
**Western Division (2002)
**American Division (2001)
**American Division (2001)
| FormerBallparks = [[Northwest Park (Manchester)|Northwest Park]] (2000-2009)
| former_ballparks= Northwest Park (2000–2009)
| Colors = Light Blue, Brown, Gold <br> {{color box|#27AAE1}} {{color box|#8B4513}} {{color box|#CFB53B}}
| colors = Light Blue, Brown, Gold <br> {{color box|#27AAE1}} {{color box|#8B4513}} {{color box|#CFB53B}}
| owner = Scott Everett, Michael Smith, Peter Erklauer
| Ownership = Todd Hewett
| general_manager = Carey Hough
| Management =
| Manager = Kristian Svindland
| manager = Richard Cesca Jr. (head coach)
| Mascot = Marko the Muskrat
| mascot = Marko the Muskrat
| Media = Radio: Patrick Cavanaugh ([http://streaming.necbl.com])
| website = {{URL|muskratsbaseball.com}}
|disbanded = 2022}}
| Website = [http://www.laconiamuskrats.com/ laconiamuskrats.com]
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The '''Winnipesaukee Muskrats''' were a [[collegiate summer baseball]] team in [[Laconia, New Hampshire]], playing in the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]] (NECBL), a wood bat league operating in the northeastern [[United States]]. The team's home field was [[Robbie Mills Field]] in Laconia.
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The '''Winnipesaukee Muskrats''' are an [[Amateur baseball in the United States|amateur baseball]] team located in [[Laconia, New Hampshire]] playing in the [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]], a wood bat [[List of collegiate summer baseball leagues|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 NECBL season|2000 season]]. The team moved to Laconia for the [[2010 NECBL season|2010 season]]. The [[New England Collegiate Baseball League|NECBL]] announced in November 2015 that the team would be called the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (named after the region's [[Lake Winnipesaukee]]) in 2016.
The Muskrats were an [[expansion franchise]] that was formed in 1999 and began play as the [[Manchester Silkworms]] of [[Manchester, Connecticut]], in the [[2000 NECBL season|2000 season]]. The team moved to Laconia for the [[2010 NECBL season|2010 season]]. The NECBL announced in November 2015 that the team would be called the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (named after the region's [[Lake Winnipesaukee]]) in 2016. The Muskrats folded following the 2022 season.


==History==
==History==


===Manchester Silkworms===
===Manchester Silkworms===

[[File:SilkwormsHat.png|thumbnail|left|Manchester Silkworms logo (2000-2009)]]
{{main|Manchester Silkworms}}
{{main|Manchester Silkworms}}
The Manchester Silkworms began play in 2000 as the third [[Connecticut]]-based NECBL team. The Silkworms' high water mark occurred from [[2004 NECBL season|2004]] to [[2008 NECBL season|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.
The Manchester Silkworms began play in 2000 as the third [[Connecticut]]-based NECBL team. The Silkworms' high water mark occurred from [[2004 NECBL season|2004]] to [[2008 NECBL season|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===
===Laconia Muskrats===
{{stack|[[File:Robbie Mills Field Wall.JPG|thumb|150px|Left field wall prior to renovations.]]}}
{{stack|[[File:Robbie Mills Field Wall.JPG|thumb|150px|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.<ref>{{cite news | date = 2009-10-18 | title = Manchester Silkworms are sold, moving to New Hampshire| url = http://www.manchestersilkworms.org/ | publisher = Manchester Silkworms | accessdate = 2009-10-20}}</ref> The Muskrats name was selected from a Name-the-Team contest and announced on November 14, 2009.<ref name="name">{{cite web|date=2009-11-14|author=Gail Ober|url=http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/GJNEWS02/711149898/-1/CITIZEN|title=The winner is...The Muskrats|work=[[Laconia Citizen]]|accessdate = 2009-11-16}}</ref>
After the 2009 season, Silkworms owner Ed Slegeski sold the franchise to a team of partners led by Jonathan and Noah Crane.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 18, 2009 |title=Manchester Silkworms are sold, moving to New Hampshire |url=http://www.manchestersilkworms.org/ |website=manchestersilkworms.org |publisher=Manchester Silkworms |access-date=October 20, 2009 |archive-date=September 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906083306/http://www.manchestersilkworms.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Muskrats name was selected from a Name-the-Team contest.<ref name="name">{{cite web |date=November 14, 2009 |first=Gail |last=Ober |url=http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/GJNEWS02/711149898/-1/CITIZEN |title=The winner is...The Muskrats |work=[[The Citizen (Laconia)|The Citizen]] |location=[[Laconia, New Hampshire]] |access-date=November 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091116222428/http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/GJNEWS02/711149898/-1/CITIZEN |archive-date=November 16, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=beer>{{cite news |url=https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/parks-rec-commission-decides-to-allow-beer-at-muskrats-games/article_c9ae9146-c456-5cf5-9f63-df530fa564e1.html |title=Parks & Rec Commission decides to allow beer at Muskrats games |work=[[The Laconia Daily Sun]] |first=Michael |last=Kitch |date=February 22, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laconiamuskrats.com/2012/04/monster-news-from-the-muskrats/ |title=Monster News from the Muskrats |website=laconiamuskrats.com |publisher=Laconia Muskrats |date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127144839/http://www.laconiamuskrats.com/2012/04/monster-news-from-the-muskrats/ |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The wall, {{convert|17|ft|m}} tall and {{convert|88|ft|m}} in length, was built during the 2012 season.
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[[File:laconialogo.gif|thumbnail|left|Laconia Muskrats logo (2009-2016)]]
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.<ref name=beer>{{cite web
|url=http://www.laconiadailysun.com/node/128356/18661
|title=Parks & Rec Commission decides to allow beer at Muskrats games
|work=[[Laconia Daily Sun]]
|author=Michael Kitch
|date=2012-02-22
}}</ref>
On April 30, the club announced the construction of a manual scoreboard patterned after the [[Green Monster]] at [[Fenway Park]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] at the left-field fence.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.laconiamuskrats.com/2012/04/monster-news-from-the-muskrats/
|title=Monster News from the Muskrats
|publisher=Laconia Muskrats
|date=2012-04-30
}}</ref>
The wall, {{convert|17|ft|m}} tall and {{convert|88|ft|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.


===Winnipesaukee Muskrats===
===Winnipesaukee Muskrats===
After the 2015 season, new general manager Kristian Svindland changed the name of the team from Laconia to Winnipesaukee, the name of Laconia's "Big Lake", to appeal to the entire region.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://winnipesaukeemuskrats.pointstreaksites.com/view/winnipesaukeemuskrats/news-1345/news_357250 |title=Muskrats Announce Name Change |publisher=Winnipesaukee Muskrats |date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref>

The Muskrats folded following the 2022 season after the league's governing board rejected the team's strategy to house players.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drapcho |first1=Adam |title=Housing at issue, Muskrats baseball team won't return for 2023 |url=https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/housing-at-issue-muskrats-baseball-team-wont-return-for-2023/article_71239704-815a-11ed-ac2c-2ba388575cc8.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |work=[[The Laconia Daily Sun]] |date=December 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


==Postseason appearances==
==Postseason appearances==
[[File:Danny Collins Laconia Muskrats.JPG|right|thumb|Third baseman Danny Collins, who in 2012 set an NECBL single-season home run record.]]
[[File:Danny Collins Laconia Muskrats.JPG|right|thumb|Third baseman Danny Collins, who in 2012 set an NECBL single-season home run record]]
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|[[Riverpoint Royals]]
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|[[2010 NECBL season|2010]]
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|[[2011 NECBL season|2011]]
|[[2011 NECBL season|2011]]
|[[Newport Gulls]]
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|W (2-0)
|W (2–0)
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|[[Sanford Mainers]]
|W (2-0)
|W (2–0)
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|[[Keene Swamp Bats]]
|L (0-2)
|L (0–2)
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|[[2012 NECBL season|2012]]
|[[2012 NECBL season|2012]]
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox]]
|[[New Bedford Bay Sox]]
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|[[2014 NECBL season|2014]]
|[[2014 NECBL season|2014]]
|[[Vermont Mountaineers]]
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|[[2015 NECBL season|2015]]
|[[2015 NECBL season|2015]]
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==See also==
* [[New England Collegiate Baseball League]]
* [[Laconia, New Hampshire]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.laconiamuskrats.com/ Laconia Muskrats website]
* [http://www.muskratsbaseball.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL website]
* [http://www.necbl.com NECBL]


{{NECBL}}
{{NECBL}}
{{New Hampshire Sports}}
{{New Hampshire Sports}}


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Latest revision as of 01:52, 14 May 2024

Winnipesaukee Muskrats
Information
LeagueNECBL (Northern Division)
LocationLaconia, New Hampshire (2010–2022)
Manchester, Connecticut (2000–2009)
BallparkRobbie Mills Field (2010–2022)
Founded2000
Disbanded2022
Former name(s)Laconia Muskrats (2010–2016)
Manchester Silkworms (2000–2009)
Former league(s)
  • NECBL
    • Southern Division (2004–2008)
    • Western Division (2002)
    • American Division (2001)
Former ballparksNorthwest Park (2000–2009)
ColorsLight Blue, Brown, Gold
     
MascotMarko the Muskrat
OwnershipScott Everett, Michael Smith, Peter Erklauer
ManagerRichard Cesca Jr. (head coach)
General ManagerCarey Hough
Websitemuskratsbaseball.com

The Winnipesaukee Muskrats were a collegiate summer baseball team in Laconia, New Hampshire, playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), a wood bat league operating in the northeastern United States. The team's home field was Robbie Mills Field in Laconia.

The Muskrats were 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. The NECBL announced in November 2015 that the team would be called the Winnipesaukee Muskrats (named after the region's Lake Winnipesaukee) in 2016. The Muskrats folded following the 2022 season.

History

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Manchester Silkworms

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Main article: 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

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Left field wall prior to renovations

After the 2009 season, Silkworms owner Ed Slegeski sold the franchise to a team of partners led by Jonathan and Noah Crane.[1] The Muskrats name was selected from a Name-the-Team contest.[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.

Winnipesaukee Muskrats

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After the 2015 season, new general manager Kristian Svindland changed the name of the team from Laconia to Winnipesaukee, the name of Laconia's "Big Lake", to appeal to the entire region.[5]

The Muskrats folded following the 2022 season after the league's governing board rejected the team's strategy to house players.[6]

Postseason appearances

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Third baseman Danny Collins, who in 2012 set an NECBL single-season home run record
Year Division Semi-Finals Division Finals NECBL Championship Series
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)
2014 Vermont Mountaineers L (0–2)
2015 Vermont Mountaineers L (0–2)
Winnipesaukee Muskrats

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester Silkworms are sold, moving to New Hampshire". manchestersilkworms.org. Manchester Silkworms. October 18, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  2. ^ Ober, Gail (November 14, 2009). "The winner is...The Muskrats". The Citizen. Laconia, New Hampshire. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  3. ^ Kitch, Michael (February 22, 2012). "Parks & Rec Commission decides to allow beer at Muskrats games". The Laconia Daily Sun.
  4. ^ "Monster News from the Muskrats". laconiamuskrats.com. Laconia Muskrats. April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Muskrats Announce Name Change". Winnipesaukee Muskrats. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Drapcho, Adam (December 22, 2022). "Housing at issue, Muskrats baseball team won't return for 2023". The Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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