2017 America East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2017 America East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
2017 America East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Binghamton  154 .7893013 .698
UMBC  y119 .5502325 .479
Stony Brook  1210 .5452626 .500
Albany  1013 .4352626 .500
UMass Lowell * 1013 .4352226 .458
Maine  812 .4002529 .463
Hartford  813 .3812030 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 2017 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 to 27, 2017. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell and the minor league Lowell Spinners. [2] [3] UMBC won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [4]

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Seeding and format

All six eligible participants from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds received a first-round bye. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it was transitioning from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year. [5]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, May 24
Second Round
Thursday, May 25
Third Round
Friday, May 26
Championship
Saturday, May 27
1Binghamton3
4Albany34Albany7
5Maine04Albany0
2UMBC9
2UMBC3
3Stony Brook43Stony Brook2
6Hartford3
2UMBC2-
5Maine1-
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Albany5
5Maine85Maine12
5Maine31Binghamton3
5Maine23Stony Brook0
6Hartford1

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