# Danbury Westerners

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.
On August 12, 2021, the Westerners finally won their first NECBL championship as they defeated the North Shore Navigators in two games.

## Postseason appearances

| Year | Wild Card Game* | Wild Card Game* | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | NECBL Championship Series | NECBL Championship Series |
| Danbury Westerners |||||||||
| 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) | | |

## Alumni in MLB

Source:
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. 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.
Danbury Westerners in MLB. :
| Year | Name | MLB Team | College | MLB Debut |
| 1996 | Earl Snyder | Cleveland Indians | University of Hartford | 2002 |
| 1996 | Matt White | Boston Red Sox | Clemson University | 2003 |
| 1996 | Pete Zoccolillo | Milwaukee Brewers | Rutgers University | 2003 |
| 1997 | Steve Stemle | Kansas City Royals | Western Kentucky University | 2005 |
| 1998-99 | Mark Malaska | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | University of Akron | 2003 |
| 2000 | Brian Slocum | Cleveland Indians | Villanova University | 2006 |
| 2000 | Matt DeSalvo | New York Yankees | Marietta College | 2007 |
| 2001 | Jason Bergmann | Washington Nationals | Rutgers University | 2005 |
| 2001 | Joe Thatcher | San Diego Padres | Indiana State University | 2007 |
| 2002 | Jeff Baisley | Oakland Athletics | University of South Florida | 2008 |
| 2002 | Dusty Hughes | Kansas City Royals | Delta State University | 2008 |
| 2002 | Jack Egbert | Chicago White Sox | Rutgers University | 2009 |
| 2002 | Jeff Frazier | Detroit Tigers | Rutgers University | 2010 |
| 2003 | Jarrett Hoffpauir | St. Louis Cardinals | University of Southern Mississippi | 2009 |
| 2003 | Joe Martinez | San Francisco Giants | Boston College | 2009 |
| 2003 | Brian Bogusevic | Houston Astros | Tulane University | 2010 |
| 2004 | Matt Joyce | Detroit Tigers | Florida Southern College | 2008 |
| 2004 | Adam Ottavino | St. Louis Cardinals | Northeastern University | 2010 |
| 2008 | Mike Olt | Texas Rangers | University of Connecticut | 2012 |
| 2009 | Billy Burns | Oakland Athletics | Mercer University | 2014 |
| 2010 | Mike Hauschild | Texas Rangers | University of Dayton | 2017 |
| 2011 | Mike Ford | New York Yankees | Princeton University | 2019 |
| 2014 | Vimael Machín | Oakland Athletics | Virginia Commonwealth University | 2020 |
| 2014 | Josh Palacios | Toronto Blue Jays | Auburn University | 2021 |
| 2016 | Josiah Gray | Los Angeles Dodgers | Le Moyne College | 2021 |
| 2016 | David Villar | San Francisco Giants | University of South Florida | 2022 |
| 2016 | Coco Montes | Colorado Rockies | University of South Florida | 2023 |
| 2017 | Brendan White | Detroit Tigers | Siena College | 2023 |
| 2019 | Emmet Sheehan | Los Angeles Dodgers | Boston College | 2023 |
Bold denotes player is still active in MLB.