1998 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 1998 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 11 and ended on May 12, 1998, at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the single elimination tournament. Rain severely impacted the event, forcing both a venue change and a format change. The tournament was originally intended to be a double-elimination tournament at Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey.[1] Second-seeded Monmouth won their first tournament championship, then won the NCAA play-in series against Navy to advance to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1998 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMonmouth (1st title)
Winning coachDean Ehehalt (1st title)
MVPJoe McCullough (Monmouth)
1998 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 10 5 0   .667 26 12 1   .679
Monmouth  ‍y 10 5 0   .667 30 21 0   .588
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 9 6 0   .600 24 14 0   .632
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 9 28 0   .243
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 15 24 0   .385
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 4 11 0   .267 10 35 1   .228
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Due to rain, the standard double-elimination format was abandoned in favor of a single-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
St. Francis 10 5 .667 1
Monmouth 10 5 .667 2
Long Island 9 6 .600 1 3
Mount St. Mary's 6 9 .400 4 4
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 9 .400 4
Wagner 4 11 .267 6

Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 St. Francis 6
4 Mount St. Mary's 1
1 St. Francis 2
2 Monmouth 7
3 Long Island 4
2 Monmouth 5

Most Valuable Player

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Joe McCullough was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McCullough was a second baseman for Monmouth.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "1998 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 12, 1998. Retrieved September 8, 2018.