1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament

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1993 North Atlantic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Best-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Finals site
Champions Maine  (1st title)
Winning coach John Winkin  (1st title)
MVP Gabe Duross (Maine)
  • NAC baseball tournament
  • 1994

The 1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Delaware Diamond in Newark, Delaware. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated fifth-seeded Drexel, 11-1, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. [1] [2] [3]

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Standings

The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series. [2]

Division standings

Northern Division
PosTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1y Maine 60224.8463327.550Qualification for the Quarterfinals & NCAA tournament
2 New Hampshire 431510.6006.52320.535Qualification for the Quarterfinals
3 Vermont 431513.53682518.581
4 Northeastern 36714.33312.51719.472
Source: [2]
y Division champion

Southern Division
PosTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1y Delaware 491412.5382821.571Qualification for the Quarterfinals
2 Drexel 481211.5220.52424.500
3 Hartford 47915.37542027.426
4 Boston University 32217.1058.5527.156
Source: [2]
y Division champion

Conference standings

PosDivTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1N Maine (C)60224.8463327.550Qualification for the Quarterfinals & NCAA tournament
2N New Hampshire 431510.6006.52320.535Qualification for the Quarterfinals
3S Delaware 491412.53882821.571
4N Vermont 431513.53682518.581
5S Drexel 481211.5228.52424.500
6S Hartford 47915.375122027.426
7N Northeastern 36714.33312.51719.472
8S Boston University 32217.10516.5527.156
Source: [2]
(C) Champion

Results

QuarterfinalsUpper round 2Upper finalFinal
1N Maine 525
4N Northeastern 452
1NMaine8
2SDrexel4
2N New Hampshire 536
3N Vermont 2022
1NMaine6
1SDelaware1 11
1S Delaware 136
4S Boston University 21
2NNew Hampshire4
1SDelaware6
2S Drexel 44
1NMaine11
3S Hartford 23
2SDrexel1
Lower round 1Lower final
1SDelaware7
2SDrexel62SDrexel9
2NNew Hampshire1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [1]

PlayerTeam
Mark BallardMaine
Bill ChampiMaine
Ron HewesMaine
Mike SidotiMaine
Shawn TobinMaine
Justin TomberlinMaine
Chad WhiteMaine
Adam WhiteDrexel
Bill DiIennoDelaware
Bruce HannahDelaware
Fran McHughNew Hampshire

Most Outstanding Player

Maine first baseman Gabe Duross was named Most Outstanding Player.

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