NESCAC baseball tournament

NESCAC Baseball Tournament
NESCAC Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Tournament
Sport	Baseball
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Best-of-three series (quarterfinals); Double-elimination (semifinals, finals)
Current stadium	Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium
Current location	Hartford, Connecticut
Played	2001–present
Last contest	2021
Current champion	Amherst (1)
Most championships	Tufts (6)
Official website	NESCAC.com Baseball
Host stadiums
	Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022); Huskins Field (2002, 2014, 2021); Coombs Field (2017, 2019); Holman Stadium (2015–2016); Andrus Field (2013); Memorial Field (2003, 2005, 2011); Bobby Coombs Field (2001, 2007); Pickard Baseball Diamond (2006)
Host locations
	Hartford, CT (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022); Medford, MA (2002, 2014, 2021); Waterville, ME (2017, 2019); Nashua, NH (2015–2016); Middletown, CT (2013); Amherst, MA (2003, 2005, 2011); Williamstown, MA (2001, 2007); Brunswick, ME (2006)

The NESCAC baseball tournament is the conference tournament in baseball for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). It is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular-season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.

Tournament

The NESCAC Baseball tournament is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament held each year at rotating campus sites. Eight of the ten NESCAC teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the NESCAC's guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament.

History

Until 2022, the Conference Tournament featured four teams in a double-elimination tournament. There was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Due to a shortened 2021 season, a championship series was held between the top team of each division.^[2] In 2022, a new format was unveiled, which would feature the top four teams of each division qualifying for the NESCAC tournament. A best-of-three series will be played in the quarterfinal round. Then, a double-elimination tournament will be played between the final four teams.

Results

Edition	Year	Hosts	Champions	Score and Venue	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	No. of teams
1	2001	Williams College	Williams Ephs	8–5 Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown	Tufts Jumbos	Amherst Mammoths	Trinity Bantams	4
2	2002	Tufts University	Tufts Jumbos	^{[note 1]} Huskins Field, Medford	Trinity Bantams	Wesleyan Cardinals	Williams Ephs	4
3	2003	Amherst College	Trinity Bantams	5–3 Memorial Field, Amherst	Amherst Mammoths	Williams Ephs	Tufts Jumbos	4
4	2004	Trinity College	Amherst Mammoths	5–4 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford	Williams Ephs	Bowdoin Polar Bears	Trinity Bantams	4
5	2005	Amherst College	Amherst Mammoths	8–7 (F/10) Memorial Field, Amherst	Trinity Bantams	Wesleyan Cardinals	Tufts Jumbos	4
6	2006	Bowdoin College	Middlebury Panthers	8–1 Pickard Baseball Diamond, Brunswick	Tufts Jumbos	Bowdoin Polar Bears	Williams Ephs	4
7	2007	Amherst College	Williams Ephs	5–3 Memorial Field, Amherst	Tufts Jumbos	Amherst Mammoths	Bowdoin Polar Bears	4
8	2008	Trinity College	Trinity Bantams	11–8 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford	Amherst Mammoths	Tufts Jumbos	Williams Ephs	4
9	2009	Williams College	Trinity Bantams	7–3 Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown	Tufts Jumbos	Williams Ephs	Wesleyan Cardinals	4
10	2010	Tufts University	Tufts Jumbos	6–1 Huskins Field, Medford	Bowdoin Polar Bears	Williams Ephs	Wesleyan Cardinals	4
11	2011	Amherst College	Tufts Jumbos	^{[note 2]} Memorial Field, Amherst	Bowdoin Polar Bears	Amherst Mammoths	Middlebury Panthers	4
12	2012	Trinity College	Trinity Bantams	6–0 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford	Bowdoin Polar Bears	Williams Ephs	Amherst Mammoths	4
13	2013	Wesleyan University	Amherst Mammoths	7–0 Andrus Field, Middletown	Wesleyan Cardinals	Trinity Bantams	Bowdoin Polar Bears	4
14	2014	Tufts University	Wesleyan Cardinals	6–4 Huskins Field, Medford	Tufts Jumbos	Bates Bobcats	Amherst Mammoths	4
15	2015	City of Nashua	Wesleyan Cardinals	4–2 (F/12) Holman Stadium, Nashua	Amherst Mammoths	Bates Bobcats	Tufts Jumbos	4
16	2016	City of Nashua	Tufts Jumbos	18–6 Holman Stadium, Nashua	Trinity Bantams	Wesleyan Cardinals	Amherst Mammoths	4
17	2017	Colby College	Tufts Jumbos	10–6 Coombs Field, Waterville	Middlebury Panthers	Amherst Mammoths	Bates Bobcats	4
18	2018	Trinity College	Amherst Mammoths	3–2 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford	Tufts Jumbos	Wesleyan Cardinals	Bates Bobcats	4
19	2019	Colby College	Tufts Jumbos	8–3 Coombs Field, Waterville	Middlebury Panthers	Williams Ephs	Bates Bobcats	4
2020		Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
20	2021	Tufts University	Amherst Mammoths	6–2, 4–1 Huskins Field, Medford	Tufts Jumbos	^{[note 3]}		2
21	2022	Trinity College	TBD	TBD Memorial Field, Amherst	TBD	TBD	TBD	8
22	2023	Colby College	TBD	TBD Coombs Field, Waterville	TBD	TBD	TBD	8

TBD: to be determined

Notes

^ Tufts was awarded the 2002 championship after Game 7 of the tournament was rained out.^[3]
^ Tufts was awarded the 2011 championship after Games 6 and 7 of the tournament were rained out.^[3]
^ The 2021 field was restricted to the two division winners due to the shortened season. The two teams competed in a best-of-three series.^[3]

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four
Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Top 4 Total
Tufts	6 (2002, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019)	7 (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021)	1 (2008)	3 (2003, 2004, 2015)	17
Amherst	5 (2004, 2005*, 2013, 2018, 2021)	3 (2003*, 2008, 2015)	4 (2001, 2007, 2011*, 2017)	3 (2012, 2014, 2016)	15
Trinity	4 (2003, 2008, 2009, 2012)	3 (2002, 2005, 2016)	1 (2013)	2 (2001, 2004*)	10
Williams	2 (2001, 2007)	1 (2004)	5 (2003, 2009*, 2010, 2012, 2019)	3 (2002, 2006, 2008)	11
Wesleyan	2 (2014, 2015)	1 (2013*)	4 (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)	2 (2009, 2010)	9
Middlebury	1 (2006)	2 (2017, 2019)		1 (2011)	4
Bowdoin		3 (2010, 2011, 2012)	2 (2004, 2006*)	2 (2007, 2013)	7
Bates			2 (2014, 2015)	3 (2017, 2018, 2019)	5

* hosts

Overall team records

As of 2021 NESCAC Baseball Tournament^[3]

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD
1	Tufts	17	56	31	25	354	295	+59
2	Amherst	14	46	25	21	–	–	–
3	Trinity	10	34	22	12	–	–	–
4	Williams	11	31	13	18	–	–	–
5	Wesleyan	8	28	12	16	–	–	–
6	Middlebury	14	14	8	6	–	–	–
7	Bowdoin	7	21	8	13	–	–	–
8	Bates	14	12	2	10	–	–	–

References

^ "NESCAC COVID-19 Information". nescac.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In light of the decision of many NESCAC schools to have students return home and complete the semester remotely due to COVID-19, the NESCAC Presidents met and concluded unanimously that conference competition, including conference championships, will be canceled for the 2020 spring season.
^ "2021 NESCAC Baseball Championship - New England Small College Athletic Conference". nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In 2021, the NESCAC Baseball Championship will be a two-team (best 2-of-3) series based on the final conference divisional standings.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NESCAC Baseball Records" (PDF). nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

[4] Tufts was awarded the 2002 championship after Game 7 of the tournament was rained out.^[3]

[5] Tufts was awarded the 2011 championship after Games 6 and 7 of the tournament were rained out.^[3]

[6] The 2021 field was restricted to the two division winners due to the shortened season. The two teams competed in a best-of-three series.^[3]

[covid-1] "NESCAC COVID-19 Information". nescac.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In light of the decision of many NESCAC schools to have students return home and complete the semester remotely due to COVID-19, the NESCAC Presidents met and concluded unanimously that conference competition, including conference championships, will be canceled for the 2020 spring season.

[2021_tourney-2] "2021 NESCAC Baseball Championship - New England Small College Athletic Conference". nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In 2021, the NESCAC Baseball Championship will be a two-team (best 2-of-3) series based on the final conference divisional standings.

[records-3] "NESCAC Baseball Records" (PDF). nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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