2019 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 2019 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 23 and end on May 26 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. The tournament winner, Central Connecticut, earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2] Central Connecticut has won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson has never won a championship. LIU Brooklyn won their first title in 2018.

2019 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (6th title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (6th title)
TelevisionNEC Front Row
2019 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 40 20 0   .667
Central Connecticut  ‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 31 23 0   .574
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 19 32 0   .373
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 19 34 1   .361
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 20 33 0   .377
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 15 37 1   .292
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 15 35 0   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Bryant4
4Sacred Heart0
1Bryant3
2Central Connecticut1
2Central Connecticut5
3Wagner0
1Bryant
2Central Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
3Wagner3
4Sacred Heart72Central Connecticut7
3Wagner11

Conference championship

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Northeast Conference Championship
(1) Bryant Bulldogs vs. (2) Central Connecticut Blue Devils
May 25, 2019, 4:15 p.m. (EDT) at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
(2) Central Connecticut 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 2
WP: Mike Appel (6–0)   LP: Nathan Wrighter (4–2)   Sv: Jared Gallagher (9)
Home runs:
BRY: None
CCSU: TT Bowens (4)
May 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m. (EDT) at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 1
(2) Central Connecticut 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 3 5 1
WP: Jared Gallagher (3–0)   LP: Jackson Harrigan (1–2)
Home runs:
BRY: None
CCSU: Dave Matthews

References

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  1. ^ "Northeast Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2017-18 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2018.