2017 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2017 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Central Connecticut  (5th title)
Winning coach Charlie Hickey  (5th title)
MVP TT Bowens (Central Connecticut)
2017 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍20–6 .76929–26 .527
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y21–7 .75036–22 .621
Wagner  ‍‍‍13–12 .52022–28 .440
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍14–13 .51923–36 .390
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍12–14 .46222–28 .440
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍8–18 .30812–34 .261
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍5–23 .1798–39 .170
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 25 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. Central Connecticut won their fifth championship and claimed the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Entering the event, Central Connecticut and 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 then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant 206.769—1
Central Connecticut 217.750—2
Wagner 1312.5206.53
Sacred Heart 1413.5196.54
LIU Brooklyn 1214.4628—
Fairleigh Dickinson 818.30812—
Mount Saint Mary's 523.17916—

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Bryant 2
4 Sacred Heart 3
4Sacred Heart4
2Central Connecticut10
2 Central Connecticut 5
3 Wagner 4
2Central Connecticut
4Sacred Heart
Lower round 1Lower final
4Sacred Heart412
1Bryant53Wagner3
3Wagner6

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
TT BowensCentral Connecticut
Tyler ColemanCentral Connecticut
Tom CurtisCentral Connecticut
Franklin JenningsCentral Connecticut
Keith KlebartSacred Heart
Ted ShawSacred Heart
James TaublSacred Heart

Most Valuable Player

TT Bowens was named Tournament Most Valuable Players. Bowens was a freshman first baseman for Central Connecticut who batted .636 and slugged 1.363 for the Tournament. [4]

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The 2022 Northeast Conference baseball tournament will begin on May 26 and end on May 29 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers will compete in the double elimination tournament. The tournament winner will earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 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

  1. ↑ "2016-17 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hickey's 500th CCSU Win Clinches Program's Fifth NEC Tournament Title". Northeast Conference. May 28, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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