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)
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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.