2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 18, 2003, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Central Connecticut won their second of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2003 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	FirstEnergy Park Lakewood, NJ
Champions	Central Connecticut (2nd title)
Winning coach	Charlie Hickey (2nd title)
MVP	Zack Herrick, Central Connecticut

2003 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Central Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍^y	19	–	6	–	0		.760			31	–	17	–	2		.640
St. Francis  ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			21	–	21	–	1		.500
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	15	–	11	–	0		.577			24	–	27	–	0		.471
UMBC  ‍‍‍	15	–	12	–	0		.556			20	–	27	–	0		.426
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			17	–	24	–	0		.415
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	12	–	15	–	0		.444			14	–	25	–	0		.359
Long Island  ‍‍‍	11	–	15	–	0		.423			16	–	24	–	0		.400
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0		.391			14	–	23	–	0		.378
Wagner  ‍‍‍	10	–	16	–	0		.385			11	–	36	–	0		.234
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			13	–	29	–	0		.310
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB	Seed
Central Connecticut	19	6	.760	—	1
St. Francis	17	10	.630	3	2
Monmouth	15	11	.577	4.5	3
UMBC	15	12	.556	5	4
Quinnipiac	14	13	.519	6	—
Fairleigh Dickinson	12	15	.444	8	—
Long Island	11	15	.423	8.5	—
Mount St. Mary's	9	14	.391	9	—
Wagner	10	16	.385	9.5	—
Sacred Heart	7	17	.292	11.5	—

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Central Connecticut	8
	4	UMBC	1
						1	Central Connecticut	2
						3	Monmouth	0
	3	Monmouth	2
	2	St. Francis	0
											1	Central Connecticut	4	—
										3	Monmouth	0	—
	4	UMBC	1
	2	St. Francis	0
						3	Monmouth	11
						4	UMBC	2

Most Valuable Player

Zack Herrick of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Herrick pitched 8 innings, allowing no runs while striking out three and walking four to win the final game.[1]

References

1. "2003 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 18, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.