2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Norwich, CT
Champions Bryant (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Owens (2nd title)
MVP Craig Schlitter (Bryant)
Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2013  2015»
2014 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Bryant 19 5 0   .792     41 14 0   .745
Central Connecticut 14 10 0   .583     27 21 0   .563
Sacred Heart 13 11 0   .542     28 27 0   .509
LIU Brooklyn 11 13 0   .458     25 25 1   .500
Wagner 11 13 0   .458     19 35 0   .352
Mount St. Mary's 10 14 0   .417     17 24 0   .415
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 18 0   .250     15 32 0   .319
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 23, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding and format

The 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 Pct GB Seed
Bryant 19 5 .792
1
Central Connecticut 14 10 .583
5
2
Sacred Heart 13 11 .542
6
3
Wagner 11 13 .458
8
4
LIU Brooklyn 11 13 .458
8
Mount St. Mary's 10 14 .417
9
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 18 .250
13

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1  Bryant 5  
4  Wagner 2  
  1  Bryant 3  
  2  Central Connecticut 0  
2  Central Connecticut 4
3  Sacred Heart 3  
  1  Bryant 6 --
  3  Sacred Heart 2 --
4  Wagner 8  
3  Sacred Heart 13  
  3  Sacred Heart 2
  2  Central Connecticut 0  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.

Pos. Name Team
P Craig Schlitter Bryant
P Kevin McAvoy Bryant
1B Robby Rinn Bryant
C/DH Buck McCarthy Bryant
UT Keith Klebart Sacred Heart
OF Jayson Sullivan Sacred Heart
P Nick Morrissey Sacred Heart
P Nick Neumann Central Connecticut
OF Trey Nicosia Wagner

References

  1. "2014 Northeast Conference Standings & Leaders". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "Baseball Championship Headquarters". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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