2002 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

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2002 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Central Connecticut  (1st title)
Winning coach Charlie Hickey  (1st title)
MVPKevin Rival (Central Connecticut)
2002 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth  234 .8523021 .588
UMBC  207 .7413224 .571
Central Connecticut  y189 .6673423 .596
St. Francis  1710 .6302224 .478
Sacred Heart  1413 .5192027 .426
Mount St. Mary's  1016 .3851735 .327
Quinnipiac  918 .3331230 .286
Long Island  819 .2961133 .250
Wagner  819 .2961039 .204
Fairleigh Dickinson  719 .269935 .205
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2002, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Central Connecticut won their first of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [1]

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Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Monmouth 234.8521
UMBC 207.74132
Central Connecticut 189.66753
St. Francis 1710.63064
Sacred Heart 1413.5199
Mount St. Mary's 1016.38512.5
Quinnipiac 918.33314
Long Island 819.29615
Wagner 819.29615
Fairleigh Dickinson 719.26916

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1 Monmouth 3 
4 St. Francis 2 
 1Monmouth5 
 3Central Connecticut7 
3 Central Connecticut 5
2 UMBC 3 
 3Central Connecticut11
 2UMBC2
4St. Francis0 
2UMBC1 
 1Monmouth2
 2UMBC8 

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Rival of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rival earned a win in the Blue Devils' opener against UMBC, and a save against Monmouth while also batting .300 with two doubles and three RBI for the tournament. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2002 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2002. Retrieved August 26, 2018.