2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2016 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Bryant  (3rd title)
Winning coach Steve Owens  (3rd title)
MVP Cole Fabio, (Bryant)
2016 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‡‍y26–4 .86747–12 .797
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍18–13 .58130–28 .517
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍16–15 .51628–28 .500
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍15–17 .46923–34 .404
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍13–17 .43319–35 .352
Wagner  ‍‍‍13–19 .40619–33 .365
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍8–24 .25011–37 .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 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 264.867—1
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
1Bryant
3Fairleigh Dickinson
Lower round 1Lower final
3Fairleigh Dickinson11
4Central Connecticut02Sacred Heart8
3Fairleigh Dickinson2

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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References

  1. ↑ "Northeast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "NEC Baseball Tournament: Bryant Clinches Conference Crown With 47th Win". Northeast Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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