2014 America East Conference baseball tournament

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2014 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Binghamton  (3rd title)
Winning coach Tim Sinicki  (3rd title)
MVP Shaun McGraw (Binghamton)
2014 America East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stony Brook  185 .7833518 .660
Hartford  167 .6963123 .574
UMass Lowell  1010 .5002022 .476
Binghamton  y1112 .4782526 .490
Maine  1011 .4762429 .453
UMBC  717 .2921729 .370
Albany  717 .2921233 .267
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell. Binghamton won their third tournament championship, and second consecutive, to claim the America East Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Seeding and format

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams will play a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, is not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II. [7] With one weekend left in the regular season, Stony Brook, Hartford, Maine, and Binghamton clinched berths in the Tournament. [8]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Stony Brook 185.7831
Hartford 167.69622
UMass Lowell 1010.5006.5
Binghamton 1112.47873
Maine 1011.47674
UMBC 717.29211.5
Albany 717.29211.5

Bracket

A game between Hartford and eventual champion Binghamton America East Baseball Championship (14075493988).jpg
A game between Hartford and eventual champion Binghamton
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Stony Brook 4
4 Maine 1
1Stony Brook10
2Hartford6
2 Hartford 6
3 Binghamton 1
1Stony Brook
3Binghamton
Lower round 1Lower final
2Hartford0
4Maine33Binghamton8
3Binghamton6

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Scott HeathMaine
Sean Newcomb Hartford
David MacKinnon Hartford
Joshua MasonStony Brook
Anthony ItalianoStony Brook
Casey BakerStony Brook
Greg OstnerBinghamton
Anthony GrilliniBinghamton
Eddie PosavecBinghamton
Shaun McGrawBinghamton

Most Outstanding Player

Shaun McGraw was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. McGraw was an infielder for Binghamton, who collected four hits in the championship game.. [6]

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