The 2010 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 28 at Varsity Field in Vestal, New York. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, third-seeded Stony Brook defeated fourth-seeded Albany, 4-2, to win its third tournament championship. As a result, Stony Brook received the America East's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3][4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Stony Brook (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Matt Senk (3rd title) |
| MVP | Pat Cantwell (Stony Brook) |
Seeding
editThe top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | 21 | 3 | .875 | – |
1
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| Maine | 17 | 7 | .708 | 4 |
2
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| Stony Brook | 15 | 9 | .625 | 6 |
3
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| Albany | 10 | 14 | .417 | 11 |
4
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| Hartford | 5 | 19 | .208 | 16 |
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| UMBC | 4 | 20 | .167 | 17 |
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Results
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 6 | 1 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 0 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Pat Cantwell | Stony Brook |
| William Carmona | Stony Brook |
| Maxx Tissenbaum | Stony Brook |
| Nick Tropeano | Stony Brook |
| Adam Brown | Stony Brook |
| Kyle Crean | Albany |
| Brendan Rowland | Albany |
| Mike Augliera | Binghamton |
| Joe Charron | Binghamton |
| Joe Mercurio | Maine |
Most Outstanding Player
editStony Brook catcher Pat Cantwell was named Most Outstanding Player.
References
edit- ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "2010 America East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "2010 Conference Tournaments". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ Henry, Marcus (May 28, 2010). "Stony Brook Wins America East Baseball Title, Earns NCAA Berth". Newsday.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2013.