1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated third-seeded Drexel, 12-2, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3][4]

1996 North Atlantic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Mahaney Diamond Orono, ME
Champions	Delaware (2nd title)
Winning coach	Bob Hannah (2nd title)
MVP	Adam Lamanteer, Delaware

Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Delaware	19	5	.792	–	1
Maine	12	8	.600	5	2
Drexel	12	8	.600	5	3
Hofstra	12	12	.500	7	4
Northeastern	11	11	.500	7	5
Hartford	10	14	.417	9	6
Vermont	8	12	.400	9	–
Towson State	8	14	.364	10	–
New Hampshire	8	16	.333	11	–

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Delaware	3
	6	Hartford	1			1	Delaware	27
						4	Hofstra	2
	2	Maine	4								1	Delaware	20
	5	Northeastern	0								3	Drexel	10
						2	Maine	2													1	Delaware	5	12
						3	Drexel	15													3	Drexel	13	2
	3	Drexel	12													3	Drexel	10
	4	Hofstra	2								2	Maine	6			6	Hartford	8
						6	Hartford	8			6	Hartford	8
						5	Northeastern	7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Player	Team
Brian August	Delaware
Dan Hammer	Delaware
Matt Ardizzone	Delaware
Adam Lamanteer	Delaware
Jason Gold	Drexel
Kris Doiron	Drexel
Kevin Fahy	Drexel
Brian Edge	Hartford
Dave Tober	Hartford
Keith Croteau	Maine
Pete Fischer	Maine

Most Outstanding Player

Delaware pitcher Adam Lamanteer was named Most Outstanding Player.[5]

Notes

• Delaware sets a tournament record for most runs (27).

References

1. "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
3. Flesichmann, Bill (May 15, 1996). "Baseball Proves Right Choice for Drexel's Doiron". Philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
4. Thomas, Kevin (May 19, 1996). "UMaine Bows Out, 8-6". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
5. "College Beat: Midwest Regional". USA Today Baseball Weekly. USAToday.com. June 6, 1996. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.