2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

Last updated
2016 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bryant  (3rd title)
Winning coach Steve Owens  (3rd title)
MVPCole Fabio, (Bryant)
2016 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant  y264 .8674712 .797
Sacred Heart  1813 .5813028 .517
Fairleigh Dickinson  1615 .5162828 .500
Central Connecticut  1517 .4692334 .404
LIU Brooklyn  1317 .4331935 .352
Wagner  1319 .4061933 .365
Mount St. Mary's  824 .2501137 .229
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 26 and ended on May 28, 2016 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won their third tournament championship in four years to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] [3] [4]

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Entering the event, Central Connecticut and defending champion Sacred Heart had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant 264.8671
Sacred Heart 1813.5818.52
Fairleigh Dickinson 1615.51610.53
Central Connecticut 1517.469124
LIU Brooklyn 1317.43313
Wagner 1319.40614
Mount St. Mary's 824.25019

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1 Bryant 8 
4 Central Connecticut 1 
 1Bryant5 
 2Sacred Heart1 
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 8
2 Sacred Heart 9 
 1Bryant8
 3Fairleigh Dickinson3
4Central Connecticut0 
3Fairleigh Dickinson2 
 3Fairleigh Dickinson11
 2Sacred Heart8 

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Brandon BingelBryant
Ryan BrennanFairleigh Dickinson
PJ DeFilippoSacred Heart
Cole FabioBryant
Jason FatzingerFairleigh Dickinson
Buck McCarthyBryant
Bobby RomanoFairleigh Dickinson
AJ ZaroznyBryant
Corey ZellerFairleigh Dickinson

Most Valuable Player

Cole Fabio was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fabio was a junior second baseman who recorded four hits, four walks, three RBI and a tournament-high seven runs scored in the event. [4]

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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 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.

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The 2019 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 23 and end on May 26, 2019 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. The tournament winner, Central Connecticut, earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Central Connecticut has won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson has never won a championship. LIU Brooklyn won their first title in 2018.

References

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  2. "2015-16 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. "2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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