2013 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
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The 2013 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Top seeded Bryant won its first Tournament championship and claimed the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bryant (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Owens (1st title) |
| MVP | Jordan Mountford (Bryant) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant †‡y | 27 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .844 | 45 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 23 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .719 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 19 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .629 | 30 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 16 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .532 | 21 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 16 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .500 | 28 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 16 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .500 | 24 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 12 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .375 | 17 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 7 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .219 | 12 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 6 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .188 | 11 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
editThe top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 27 | 5 | 0 | .844 | – | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 23 | 9 | 0 | .719 | 4 | 2 |
| Monmouth | 19 | 11 | 1 | .629 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Long Island | 16 | 14 | 1 | .532 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Central Connecticut | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | 11 | – |
| Wagner | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | 11 | – |
| Quinnipiac | 12 | 20 | 0 | .375 | 15 | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 7 | 25 | 0 | .219 | 20 | – |
| Mount St. Mary's | 6 | 26 | 0 | .188 | 21 | – |
Bracket
edit| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Long Island | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Long Island | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Island | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 11 | 1 | Bryant | 16 | ||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 1 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Mountford | Bryant | OF |
| Kevin Brown | Bryant | 3B |
| John Healy | Bryant | RHP |
| Kevin McAvoy | Bryant | RHP |
| Carl Anderson | Bryant | OF |
| Troy Scribner | Sacred Heart | RHP |
| Dan Perez | Sacred Heart | DH |
| Justin Topa | Long Island | RHP |
| John Ziznewski | Long Island | SS |
Most Valuable Player
editJordan Mountford was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mountford was a sophomore outfielder for Bryant.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "Baseball Championship Information Page". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Who Let The Dogs Out: Bryant Denies Sacred Heart 'Three-Peat' and Bulldogs Will Dance for First Time". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2014.