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The 2009 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23 at Pete Sylvester Field in Endicott, New York. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Binghamton defeated second-seeded Albany, 16–6, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Binghamton received the America East's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament, the program's first.
The 2008 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24 at Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium in Farmingdale, New York. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Stony Brook defeated first-seeded Binghamton, 6-0, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Stony Brook received the America East's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.
The 2007 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 26 at Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium in Farmingdale, New York. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, third-seeded Albany defeated first-seeded Binghamton, 1-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Albany received the America East's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA tournament, the program's first.
The 2005 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 28 at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Maine defeated third-seeded Vermont, 6-5, to win its third tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.
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The 2002 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated third-seeded Northeastern, 7-5, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.
The 2001 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 17 through 19 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated third-seeded Towson, 7–0, to win its fourth consecutive and sixth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.
The 2000 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 18 through 20 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated fourth-seeded Northeastern, 4-2, to win its third consecutive and fifth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament.
The 1999 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Delaware defeated first-seeded Towson, 6-3, to win its second consecutive and fourth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.
The 1998 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated second-seeded Northeastern, 10-4, to win its third tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.
The 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament was held at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Northeastern defeated third-seeded Vermont, 8–1, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the America East's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament.
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.
The 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell. Stony Brook claimed their fifth tournament championship and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2016 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28, 2016. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell. Binghamton won the championship and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2017 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 to 27, 2017. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell and the minor league Lowell Spinners. UMBC won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The 2019 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 to 25, 2019. The top six teams out of the league's seven members met in the double-elimination tournament held at Varsity Field in Vestal, New York, the home park of Binghamton. The tournament champion, Stony Brook, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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- ↑ "2013 America East Conference Baseball Championship Central". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.