America East Conference baseball tournament | |
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Conference baseball championship | |
Sport | Baseball |
Conference | America East Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Double-elimination |
Current stadium | Mahaney Diamond |
Current location | Orono, ME |
Played | 1993–present |
Last contest | 2018 |
Current champion | Hartford |
Most championships | Delaware (6) |
Official website | AmericaEast.com baseball |
Host stadiums | |
Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018) Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17) Joe Nathan Field (2011–12) Varsity Field (2010) Pete Sylvester Field (2009) Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007–08) Centennial Field (2003, 2005–06) Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997–2001) Friedman Diamond (1994) Delaware Diamond (1993) | |
Host locations | |
Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018) Lowell, MA (2013–17) Stony Brook, NY (2011–12) Vestal, NY (2010) Endicott, NY (2009) Farmingdale, NY (2007–08) Burlington, VT (2003, 2005–06) Wilmington, DE (1995, 1997–2001) Brookline, MA (1994) Newark, DE (1993) |
The America East Conference baseball tournament, officially known as the America East Conference baseball championship, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which rotates among the home fields of each conference member. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. [1] The format has changed over the years between a six-team and four-team formats. Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.
For the first two tournaments, the event was held over two weekends. On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired. The winners of the four opening round series advanced to a double-elimination final round.
For these three tournaments, the event was held in a single weekend. Its format was the six-team double-elimination format of NCAA Regionals at the time.
For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site. [2]
The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. [3] [1] [4]
Year | Program | Site | |
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1993 | Maine | Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE | |
1994 | Northeastern | Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA | |
1995 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1996 | Delaware | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
1997 | Northeastern | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1998 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1999 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2000 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2001 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2002 | Maine | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2003 | Northeastern | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2004 | Stony Brook | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2005 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2006 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2007 | Albany | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
2008 | Stony Brook | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
2009 | Binghamton | Pete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY | |
2010 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | |
2011 | Maine | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
2012 | Stony Brook | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
2013 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA [5] [3] | |
2014 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2015 | Stony Brook | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2016 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2017 | UMBC | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2018 | Hartford | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2019 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Binghamton, NY | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
2021 | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY |
The following is a list of conference champions by school. [1] [4]
School | Championships | Years |
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Delaware† | 6 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Stony Brook | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
Maine | 5 | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
Binghamton | 5 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 |
Northeastern† | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
Albany | 1 | 2007 |
Hartford | 1 | 2018 |
UMBC | 1 | 2017 |
Drexel† | 0 | |
UMass Lowell | 0 | |
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