2025 FCBL season
| 2025 FCBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Futures Collegiate Baseball League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 28 – August 9 (Playoffs: August 10 – August 16) |
| Games | 62 (186 games in total) |
| Teams | 6 |
| Futures Collegiate Baseball League Championship | |
| Champions | Norwich Sea Unicorns |
| Runners-up | New Britain Bees |
| Finals MVP | Bryce Detwiler |
The 2025 FCBL season was the 15th season of collegiate summer baseball in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL), a collegiate summer baseball league in the Northeastern United States, since its creation in 2010.
The Norwich Sea Unicorns entered the season as two-time defending champions, having defeated the Westfield Starfires, two games to zero, in the league's 2024 championship series.[1][2]
Season schedule
The league is scheduled to operate with six teams during the 2025 season.[3] The Brockton Rox ceased operation, with its name taken on by a professional team previously known as the New England Knockouts in the Frontier League.[4][5]
The Pittsfield Suns got scheduled to sit out the season, as Wahconah Park was not be ready.[6] With an even number of teams in the league, the Road Warriors were dropped from the schedule.
The season will be played with a 62-game schedule, with the regular season starting on May 28 and concluding on August 9. The top four teams in the regular season standing will qualify for the playoffs that start on August 10.[7]
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Worcester Bravehearts | 61 | 45 | 16 | .738 | -- |
| 2 | x – Vermont Lake Monsters | 62 | 40 | 22 | .645 | 5.5 |
| 3 | x – New Britain Bees | 61 | 29 | 32 | .475 | 16.0 |
| 4 | x – Norwich Sea Unicorns | 61 | 28 | 33 | .459 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Nashua Silver Knights | 60 | 24 | 36 | .400 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Westfield Starfires | 61 | 17 | 44 | .279 | 28.0 |
- x – Clinched playoff spot
Statistical leaders
Hitting
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Shaun McMillan | Vermont Lake Monsters | 11 |
| AVG | Patrick Shrake | Nashua Silver Knights | .342 |
| RBIs | Shaun McMillan | Vermont Lake Monsters | 52 |
| SB | Cole Patterson | Nashua Silver Knights | 23 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Various Players | Various Teams | 5 |
| ERA | Garret Garbinski | New Britain Bees | 0.70 |
| SO | John Delgado | Vermont Lake Monsters | 53 |
| SV | Sean Gamble | Vermont Lake Monsters | 10 |
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shaun McMillan | Vermont Lake Monsters |
| Pro Prospect of the Year | Shaun McMillan | Vermont Lake Monsters |
| Pitcher of the Year | John Delgado | Vermont Lake Monsters |
| Relief Pitcher of the Year | Evan Mello | New Britain Bees |
| Manager of the Year | Luke Beckstein | Worcester Bravehearts |
Playoffs
Format
The postseason will feature four teams playing a best-of-three format for both the semifinals and championship series.
In the semifinals, the #1 seed will play the #4 seed and the #2 seed will play the #3 seed in a best-of-three series. The winners will play in the championship.
The team with the highest points percentage shall be home in game 1, on the road for game 2 and if necessary home for game 3. The sites for the games can be changed if mutually agreed upon by the two teams and the commissioner.
The following will be used as tiebreaking procedure:
1. Total Points Percentage
2. Points
3. Head-to-Head
Playoff bracket
| Semifinals (best-of-three) | Futures Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series (best-of-three) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Worcester Bravehearts | 4 | 1 | X | |||||||||
| 4 | Norwich Sea Unicorns | 8 | 2 | X | |||||||||
| 4 | Norwich Sea Unicorns | 0 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| 3 | New Britain Bees | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vermont Lake Monsters | 8 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | New Britain Bees | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Norwich wins second straight FCBL title in walk-off style". nashuatelegraph.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Late heroics cap a memorable season for Norwich Sea Unicorns". norwichbulletin.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England: Summer 25". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ↑ Touri, Amin (January 29, 2025). "Brockton Rox returning to professional baseball with Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice as co-owner". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ↑ Geagan, Matt (January 29, 2025). "Red Sox legend Jim Rice part of ownership group reviving Brockton Rox". CBS News. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ Sukiennik, Greg (August 6, 2024). "Wahconah Park won't be ready in time for the 2025 season, the mayor says. But the Pittsfield Suns remain committed to the city". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ↑ "The Futures League Releases 2025 Schedule; Opening Day Set for May 28". thefuturesleague.com. December 17, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Futures Collegiate Baseball League Standings". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Player Stats - Hitting". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Player Stats - Hitting". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Futures League Playoffs". thefuturesleague.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.