NECBL Hall of Fame

Andre Ethier

Andre played outfield for the Keene Swamp Bats in 2001 out of Chandler-Gilbert Junior College. He transferred to Arizona State in the fall of 2001. He was drafted twice by the Oakland A’s and signed in 2003. In 2005 he was the Texas League MVP and A’s Minor League Player of the Year. In 2005 he was traded to the LA Dodgers, made his MLB debut in 2006 and is now their All-Star right fielder. Andre is married to Maggie Germaine Ethier, whom he met at ASU, they have 2 children and reside in Arizona.

Chris Iannetta

A native Rhode Islander, Chris earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in the NECBL as the Newport Gulls catcher in 2003. He batted .302 with 20 RBIs on the season, and was selected to the NECBL All-Star Game and earned All-League First Team honors. Iannetta was drafted out of UNC by the Colorado Rockies in the 4th round of the 2004 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2006. Chris was also inducted into the Gulls Hall of Fame this year. He and his wife Lisa reside in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

Mark Malaska

Mark had the most prolific career in NECBL history as an outfielder/pitcher for the Danbury
Westerners in 1998 and 1999. He was a two-time All-Star garnering the All-Star Game MVP Award in 1999 and was voted Top Pro Prospect in both of his stellar seasons. He still holds NECBL records for total bases, extra-base hits and triples. He converted to pitching at the U. of Akron and was drafted by Tampa Bay in 2000. He has pitched for the Rays and earned a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 2004. Mark retired in 2006 and now resides in Rhode Island.

Joseph Consentino

In 1993 Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Joe Consentino saw that some very talented New England collegiate baseball players were not getting the chance to play in summer wood bat leagues dominated by sun belt college players. He gathered together some of the best baseball people he could find and the NECBL was born in 1994 as a five-team league. With his guidance the league has thrived and has teams in all 6 New England states and is recognized by Major League Baseball as one
of the top U.S. summer collegiate programs.

Fay Vincent

The New England Collegiate Baseball League made nation-wide news in 1997 when it was announced that former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent had agreed to become President of the League. Fay retired from his post in 2004 but there has been no better friend to the NECBL. Fay was honored by the NECBL in 2004 with a Tribute Dinner hosted by Bob Costas and attended by baseball and sports luminaries. Fay’s continued support has helped the NECBL become one of the top summer collegiate leagues nationwide.

Joel Cooney

From the league's beginning Joel Cooney was indispensible to the birth and growth of the NECBL. He was the original league statistician and held the posts of President, Commissioner, Executive Vice-President and Treasurer.