2015 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

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2015 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Sacred Heart  (4th title)
Winning coach Nick Giaquinto  (4th title)
MVPJesus Medina (Sacred Heart)
2015 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍17–7–0 .708  29–25–0 .537
Wagner  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .625  27–23–1 .539
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍y13–11–0 .542  23–32–1 .420
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .458  21–26–0 .447
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .417  17–34–0 .333
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .417  12–31–0 .279
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .333  15–33–0 .313
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 24, 2015 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Sacred Heart won their fourth tournament championship to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [1] [2]

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Seeding and format

The top four finishers will be seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They will then play a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant 177.708—1
Wagner 159.62522
Sacred Heart 1311.54243
Fairleigh Dickinson 1113.45864
LIU Brooklyn 1014.4177—
Mount St. Mary's 1014.4177—
Central Connecticut 816.3339—

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1 Bryant 2 
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 
 4Fairleigh Dickinson0 
 3Sacred Heart10 
2 Wagner 1
3 Sacred Heart 3 
 3Sacred Heart25
 1Bryant54
1Bryant4 
2Wagner2 
 1Bryant7
 4Fairleigh Dickinson0 

All-Tournament Team

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

POSNameSchool
RHPJames CookseySacred Heart
James DavittBryant
Jason FoleySacred Heart
INF/PJesus MedinaSacred Heart
CBuck McCarthyBryant
INFBrandon BingelBryant
PJ DeFilippoSacred Heart
SSZack ShortSacred Heart
OFShane SieblerFairleigh Dickinson

Most Valuable Player

Jesus Medina was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Medina was an infielder and pitcher for Sacred Heart, and batted .444 with a tournament-high eight hits and six runs scored while also pitching 7 one-run innings in the first matchup with Bryant. [2]

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Northeast Conference

The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA. Participating schools are located principally in the Northeastern United States, from which the conference derives its name.

The Bryant Bulldogs baseball team is the NCAA division 1 varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Bryant University, located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The program has been a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) since the 2010 season. It plays at Conaty Park on the northern edge of Bryant's campus. Ryan Klosterman has been the program's head coach since the 2020 season.

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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.

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The 2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 28, 2017 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Central Connecticut won their fifth championship and claimed the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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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

The 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2010, at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Central Connecticut won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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.

The 2008 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 24, 2008, at Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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 2004 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2004, 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 third consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 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 2002 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2002, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Central Connecticut won their first of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

The 2000 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 12 and ended on May 14, 2000, at The Sandcastle in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Wagner won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 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.

References

  1. ↑ "NEC Baseball Coaches' Poll Suggests Bryant's Remarkable Run Will Continue". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cardiac Kids Send Sacred Heart to its Fourth NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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