2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2011 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Sacred Heart  (2nd title)
Winning coach Nick Giaquinto  (2nd title)
MVP Troy Scribner (Sacred Heart)
2011 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Monmouth  ‍†‍‍25–7–0 .78136–19–0 .655
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍y23–9–0 .71934–23–0 .596
Long Island  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63328–23–0 .549
Bryant  ‍‍‍19–12–0 .61330–23–0 .566
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍17–14–0 .54826–25–1 .510
Wagner  ‍‍‍12–20–0 .37518–33–0 .353
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍11–21–0 .34415–32–0 .319
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍9–23–0 .28112–38–0 .240
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍7–25–0 .21915–35–0 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2011, at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Sacred Heart won their second tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Pioneers were runners up in the previous two years [1] [2]

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Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Monmouth 257.781–1
Sacred Heart 239.71922
Long Island 1911.63353
Bryant 1912.6135.5–
Central Connecticut 1714.5487.54
Wagner 1220.37513–
Quinnipiac 1121.34414–
Fairleigh Dickinson 923.28116—
Mount St. Mary's 725.21918–

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Monmouth 2
4 Central Connecticut 1
1Monmouth1
2Sacred Heart6
2 Long Island 1
3 Sacred Heart 10
2Sacred Heart
1Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth6
4Central Connecticut24Sacred Heart3
3Long Island1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [2]

Pos.NameSchoolClass
PNick LeiningenSacred HeartFR
Pat LightMonmouthSO
Matt McCormickLong IslandSO
Nick MeyersMonmouthSR
Troy ScribnerSacred HeartSO
CDerick HornSacred HeartFR
SSJohn MurphySacred HeartSO
INFRyan TerryMonmouthSR
LFDylan DelaCruzCentral ConnecticutFR

Most Valuable Player

John Murphy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Murphy was a sophomore shortstop for Sacred Heart. [2]

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The 2009 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2009, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Monmouth won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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The 2007 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26, 2007, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Monmouth won their third tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2006 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 27, 2006, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Sacred Heart won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2005 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23, 2005, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Quinnipiac won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 2003 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 18, 2003, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Central Connecticut won their second of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 1999 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 7 and ended on May 10, 1999, at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Monmouth won their second consecutive, and second overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 1998 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 11 and ended on May 12, 1998, at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the single elimination tournament. Rain severely impacted the event, forcing both a venue change and a format change. The tournament was originally intended to be a double-elimination tournament at Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Second-seeded Monmouth won their first tournament championship, then won the NCAA play-in series against Navy to advance to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 1995 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1995 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their second of three consecutive tournament championships. They then lost a play-in series to Penn for the right to play in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The 1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 15 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Sacred Heart Secures Program's Second-Ever NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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