2015 America East Conference baseball tournament

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2015 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Stony Brook  (5th title)
Winning coach Matt Senk  (5th title)
MVP Cameron Stone (Stony Brook)
2015 America East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Stony Brook †‡y 1841 .80435161 .683
UMBC  14100 .58334200 .630
Maine  10100 .50024280 .462
UMass Lowell * 10100 .50017260 .395
Hartford  10120 .45523310 .426
Albany  7130 .35014280 .333
Binghamton  6161 .28317242 .419
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA 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. [2] [3] Stony Brook claimed their fifth tournament championship and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [4]

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Seeding and format

The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year. [5]

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Stony Brook 1841.8041
UMBC 14100.5834.52
Maine 10100.50073
UMass Lowell 10100.5007
Hartford 10120.4558.54
Albany 7130.35010.5
Binghamton 6161.28312

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Stony Brook 2
4 Hartford 0
1Stony Brook4
2UMBC3
2 UMBC 9
3 Maine 5
1Stony Brook
2UMBC
Lower round 1Lower final
4Hartford2
4Hartford112UMBC10
3Maine2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [4]

NameSchool
Luke MorrillMaine
Sam McKayHartford
Trey StoverHartford
Conrad WozniakUMBC
Jake BarnesUMBC
Connor HaxUMBC
Bobby HoneymanStony Brook
Daniel Zamora Stony Brook
Robert ChavarriaStony Brook
Cameron StoneStony Brook

Most Outstanding Player

Cameron Stone was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Stone, a sophomore pitcher for Stony Brook, recorded two saves in 4.1 perfect innings of work out of the Seawolves bullpen. He closed out all three wins for Stony Brook. [4]

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