2021 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

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2021 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
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2021 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bryant  1830 .857  22111 .662
Central Connecticut  1680 .667  19110 .633
Sacred Heart  1470 .667  19200 .487
LIU  13100 .565  15120 .556
Merrimack  10110 .476  15190 .441
Fairleigh Dickinson  7170 .292  8230 .258
Wagner  6180 .250  9210 .300
Mount St. Mary's  5150 .250  9240 .273
Tournament champion
As of May 30, 2021 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 27 and ends on May 30, 2021, 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 will earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

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.

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1 Bryant 17 
4 LIU 13 
 1Bryant6 
 2Central Connecticut0 
2 Central Connecticut 17
3 Sacred Heart 10 
 1Bryant5
 2Central Connecticut7
4LIU4 
3Sacred Heart5 
 2Central Connecticut5
 3Sacred Heart3 

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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 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 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.

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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 1997 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1997 at Skylands Park in Sussex, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Marist won their first and only tournament championship then won the NCAA play-in series against Siena to advance to the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

The 1996 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1996 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their third consecutive, and final, tournament championship. They then lost a play-in series to Princeton for the right to play in the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

The 1995 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1995 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their second of three consecutive tournament championships. They then lost a play-in series to Penn for the right to play in the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

The 1994 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1994 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their first of three consecutive tournament championships. They then won a play-in series against Yale for the right to play in the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

The 1993 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1993 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded St. Francis won their first and only tournament championship.

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.

The 1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 15, 1995 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

References

  1. "Northeast Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. "2021 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org.