The 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 26 and ended on May 28 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won their third tournament championship in four years to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bryant (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Owens (3rd title) |
| MVP | Cole Fabio, (Bryant) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant †‡y | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | 47 | – | 12 | .797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | 23 | – | 34 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 19 | – | 35 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | 19 | – | 33 | .365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | 11 | – | 37 | .229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entering the event, Central Connecticut and defending champion Sacred Heart had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.
Seeding and format
editThe top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They will then play a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 26 | 4 | .867 | — | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 18 | 13 | .581 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 16 | 15 | .516 | 10.5 | 3 |
| Central Connecticut | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12 | 4 |
| LIU Brooklyn | 13 | 17 | .433 | 13 | — |
| Wagner | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's | 8 | 24 | .250 | 19 | — |
Bracket
edit| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 0 | 2 | Sacred Heart | 8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Brandon Bingel | Bryant |
| Ryan Brennan | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| PJ DeFilippo | Sacred Heart |
| Cole Fabio | Bryant |
| Jason Fatzinger | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Buck McCarthy | Bryant |
| Bobby Romano | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| AJ Zarozny | Bryant |
| Corey Zeller | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Most Valuable Player
editCole Fabio was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fabio was a junior second baseman who recorded four hits, four walks, three RBI and a tournament-high seven runs scored in the event.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Northeast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c "NEC Baseball Tournament: Bryant Clinches Conference Crown With 47th Win". Northeast Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.