NESCAC baseball tournament

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NESCAC Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Tournament
Sport Baseball
Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
Format Best-of-three series (quarterfinals)
Double-elimination (semifinals, finals)
Current stadium Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium
Current location Hartford, Connecticut
Played2001–present
Last contest2021
Current champion Amherst (1)
Most championships Tufts (6)
Official website NESCAC.com Baseball
Host stadiums
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Huskins Field (2002, 2014, 2021)
Coombs Field (2017, 2019)
Holman Stadium (2015–2016)
Andrus Field (2013)
Memorial Field (2003, 2005, 2011)
Bobby Coombs Field (2001, 2007)
Pickard Baseball Diamond (2006)
Host locations
Hartford, CT (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Medford, MA (2002, 2014, 2021)
Waterville, ME (2017, 2019)
Nashua, NH (2015–2016)
Middletown, CT (2013)
Amherst, MA (2003, 2005, 2011)
Williamstown, MA (2001, 2007)
Brunswick, ME (2006)

The NESCAC baseball tournament is the conference tournament in baseball for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). It is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular-season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.

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Tournament

The NESCAC Baseball tournament is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament held each year at rotating campus sites. Eight of the ten NESCAC teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the NESCAC's guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament.

History

Until 2022, the Conference Tournament featured four teams in a double-elimination tournament. There was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Due to a shortened 2021 season, a championship series was held between the top team of each division. [2] In 2022, a new format was unveiled, which would feature the top four teams of each division qualifying for the NESCAC tournament. A best-of-three series will be played in the quarterfinal round. Then, a double-elimination tournament will be played between the final four teams.

Results

EditionYearHostsChampionsScore and VenueRunners-upThird placeFourth placeNo. of teams
12001 Williams College Williams Ephs 8–5
Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown
Tufts Jumbos Amherst Mammoths Trinity Bantams 4
22002 Tufts University Tufts Jumbos [note 1]
Huskins Field, Medford
Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Williams Ephs 4
32003 Amherst College Trinity Bantams 5–3
Memorial Field, Amherst
Amherst Mammoths Williams Ephs Tufts Jumbos 4
42004 Trinity College Amherst Mammoths 5–4
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford
Williams Ephs Bowdoin Polar Bears Trinity Bantams 4
52005 Amherst College Amherst Mammoths 8–7 (F/10)
Memorial Field, Amherst
Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Tufts Jumbos 4
62006 Bowdoin College Middlebury Panthers 8–1
Pickard Baseball Diamond, Brunswick
Tufts Jumbos Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs 4
72007 Amherst College Williams Ephs 5–3
Memorial Field, Amherst
Tufts Jumbos Amherst Mammoths Bowdoin Polar Bears 4
82008 Trinity College Trinity Bantams 11–8
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford
Amherst Mammoths Tufts Jumbos Williams Ephs 4
92009 Williams College Trinity Bantams 7–3
Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown
Tufts Jumbos Williams Ephs Wesleyan Cardinals 4
102010 Tufts University Tufts Jumbos 6–1
Huskins Field, Medford
Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs Wesleyan Cardinals 4
112011 Amherst College Tufts Jumbos [note 2]
Memorial Field, Amherst
Bowdoin Polar Bears Amherst Mammoths Middlebury Panthers 4
122012 Trinity College Trinity Bantams 6–0
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford
Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs Amherst Mammoths 4
132013 Wesleyan University Amherst Mammoths 7–0
Andrus Field, Middletown
Wesleyan Cardinals Trinity Bantams Bowdoin Polar Bears 4
142014 Tufts University Wesleyan Cardinals 6–4
Huskins Field, Medford
Tufts Jumbos Bates Bobcats Amherst Mammoths 4
152015 City of Nashua Wesleyan Cardinals 4–2 (F/12)
Holman Stadium, Nashua
Amherst Mammoths Bates Bobcats Tufts Jumbos 4
162016 City of Nashua Tufts Jumbos 18–6
Holman Stadium, Nashua
Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Amherst Mammoths 4
172017 Colby College Tufts Jumbos 10–6
Coombs Field, Waterville
Middlebury Panthers Amherst Mammoths Bates Bobcats 4
182018 Trinity College Amherst Mammoths 3–2
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford
Tufts Jumbos Wesleyan Cardinals Bates Bobcats 4
192019 Colby College Tufts Jumbos 8–3
Coombs Field, Waterville
Middlebury Panthers Williams Ephs Bates Bobcats 4
2020Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
202021 Tufts University Amherst Mammoths 6–2, 4–1
Huskins Field, Medford
Tufts Jumbos [note 3] 2
212022 Trinity College TBDTBD
Memorial Field, Amherst
TBDTBDTBD8
222023 Colby College TBDTBD
Coombs Field, Waterville
TBDTBDTBD8
Notes
  1. Tufts was awarded the 2002 championship after Game 7 of the tournament was rained out. [3]
  2. Tufts was awarded the 2011 championship after Games 6 and 7 of the tournament were rained out. [3]
  3. The 2021 field was restricted to the two division winners due to the shortened season. The two teams competed in a best-of-three series. [3]

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTop 4
Total
Tufts 6 (2002*, 2010*, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019)7 (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014*, 2018, 2021*)1 (2008)3 (2003, 2004, 2015)17
Amherst 5 (2004, 2005*, 2013, 2018, 2021)3 (2003*, 2008, 2015)4 (2001, 2007, 2011*, 2017)3 (2012, 2014, 2016)15
Trinity 4 (2003, 2008*, 2009, 2012*)3 (2002, 2005, 2016)1 (2013)2 (2001, 2004*)10
Williams 2 (2001*, 2007*)1 (2004)5 (2003, 2009*, 2010, 2012, 2019)3 (2002, 2006, 2008)11
Wesleyan 2 (2014, 2015)1 (2013*)4 (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)2 (2009, 2010)9
Middlebury 1 (2006)2 (2017, 2019)1 (2011)4
Bowdoin 3 (2010, 2011, 2012)2 (2004, 2006*)2 (2007, 2013)7
Bates 2 (2014, 2015)3 (2017, 2018, 2019)5
*hosts

Overall team records

As of 2021 NESCAC Baseball Tournament [3]
RankTeamPartPldWLRFRARD
1 Tufts 17563125354295+59
2 Amherst 14462521
3 Trinity 10342212
4 Williams 11311318
5 Wesleyan 8281216
6 Middlebury 141486
7 Bowdoin 721813
8 Bates 1412210

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References

  1. "NESCAC COVID-19 Information". nescac.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In light of the decision of many NESCAC schools to have students return home and complete the semester remotely due to COVID-19, the NESCAC Presidents met and concluded unanimously that conference competition, including conference championships, will be canceled for the 2020 spring season.
  2. "2021 NESCAC Baseball Championship - New England Small College Athletic Conference". nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In 2021, the NESCAC Baseball Championship will be a two-team (best 2-of-3) series based on the final conference divisional standings.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "NESCAC Baseball Records" (PDF). nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.