2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bryant  (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Owens  (2nd title)
MVP Craig Schlitter (Bryant)
2014 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bryant  y1950 .79242160 .724
Central Connecticut  14100 .58327220 .551
Sacred Heart  13110 .54229280 .509
LIU Brooklyn  11130 .45825251 .500
Wagner  11130 .45819350 .352
Mount St. Mary's  10140 .41717240 .415
Fairleigh Dickinson  6180 .25015320 .319
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 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. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant 195.7921
Central Connecticut 1410.58352
Sacred Heart 1311.54263
Wagner 1113.45884
LIU Brooklyn 1113.4588
Mount St. Mary's 1014.4179
Fairleigh Dickinson 618.25013

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Bryant 5
4 Wagner 2
1 Bryant 3
2 Central Connecticut 0
2 Central Connecticut 4
3 Sacred Heart 3
1Bryant
3Sacred Heart
Lower round 1Lower final
3Sacred Heart2
4 Wagner 82Central Connecticut0
3 Sacred Heart 13

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.

Pos.NameTeam
PCraig SchlitterBryant
PKevin McAvoyBryant
1BRobby RinnBryant
C/DHBuck McCarthyBryant
UTKeith KlebartSacred Heart
OFJayson SullivanSacred Heart
PNick MorrisseySacred Heart
PNick NeumannCentral Connecticut
OFTrey NicosiaWagner

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References

  1. "Baseball Championship Headquarters". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.