2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2010, at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Central Connecticut won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2010 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	TD Bank Ballpark Bridgewater, NJ
Champions	Central Connecticut (4th title)
Winning coach	Charlie Hickey (4th title)
MVP	Pat Epps, Central Connecticut

2010 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍	25	–	7		.781			34	–	22		.607
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	20	–	12		.625			31	–	27		.534
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	14		.563			33	–	23		.589
Wagner  ‍‍‍	17	–	15		.531			26	–	31		.456
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	15	–	17		.469			22	–	27		.449
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	14	–	18		.438			20	–	31		.392
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍	13	–	19		.406			14	–	39		.264
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	11	–	21		.344			16	–	38		.296
Long Island  ‍‍‍	11	–	21		.344			14	–	42		.250
† – 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. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I.

Team	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB	Seed
Bryant	25	7	.781	–	–
Sacred Heart	20	12	.625	5	1
Central Connecticut	18	14	.563	7	2
Wagner	17	15	.531	8	3
Monmouth	15	17	.469	10	4
Mount St. Mary's	14	18	.438	11	–
Quinnipiac	13	19	.406	12	–
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	21	.344	14	—
Long Island	11	21	.344	14	–

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Sacred Heart	5
	4	Monmouth	4
						1	Sacred Heart	8
						2	Central Connecticut	3
	3	Wagner	3
	2	Central Connecticut	5
											1	Sacred Heart	6	3
										2	Central Connecticut	9	9
	4	Monmouth	4
	3	Wagner	9
						2	Central Connecticut	7
						3	Wagner	2

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School	Class
P	Jared Balbach	Sacred Heart	SR
	Kyle Breese	Monmouth	SR
	Jason Foster	Central Connecticut	SO
	Tyler Riordan	Central Connecticut	SR
	Troy Scribner	Sacred Heart	FR
1B	Vin Avella	Wagner	SR
SS	John Murphy	Sacred Heart	FR
OF	Pat Epps	Central Connecticut	JR
	Kyle Zarotney	Central Connecticut	JR

Most Valuable Player

Pat Epps was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Epps was a Junior outfielder for Central Connecticut.[1]

References

1. "Central Connecticut Tops Sacred Heart, Captures Fourth NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 27, 2018.