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  2570 .78136190 .655
Sacred Heart  y2390 .71934230 .596
Long Island  19110 .63328230 .549
Bryant  19120 .61330230 .566
Central Connecticut  17140 .54826251 .510
Wagner  12200 .37518330 .353
Quinnipiac  11210 .34415320 .319
Fairleigh Dickinson  9230 .28112380 .240
Mount St. Mary's  7250 .21915350 .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 257.7811
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
3 Long Island 1
2 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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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.