2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2011, at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Sacred Heart won their second tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Pioneers were runners up in the previous two years[1][2]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Sacred Heart (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Nick Giaquinto (2nd title) |
| MVP | Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart |
| 2011 Northeast Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth † | 25 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .781 | 36 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart ‡y | 23 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .719 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 19 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .633 | 28 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 19 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .613 | 30 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .566 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 17 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .548 | 26 | – | 25 | – | 1 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 12 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .375 | 18 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .344 | 15 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .281 | 12 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .219 | 15 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | 25 | 7 | .781 | – | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 23 | 9 | .719 | 2 | 2 |
| Long Island | 19 | 11 | .633 | 5 | 3 |
| Bryant | 19 | 12 | .613 | 5.5 | – |
| Central Connecticut | 17 | 14 | .548 | 7.5 | 4 |
| Wagner | 12 | 20 | .375 | 13 | – |
| Quinnipiac | 11 | 21 | .344 | 14 | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | 23 | .281 | 16 | — |
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | 25 | .219 | 18 | – |
Bracket
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 9 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 3 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Pos. | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Nick Leiningen | Sacred Heart | FR |
| Pat Light | Monmouth | SO | |
| Matt McCormick | Long Island | SO | |
| Nick Meyers | Monmouth | SR | |
| Troy Scribner | Sacred Heart | SO | |
| C | Derick Horn | Sacred Heart | FR |
| SS | John Murphy | Sacred Heart | SO |
| INF | Ryan Terry | Monmouth | SR |
| LF | Dylan DelaCruz | Central Connecticut | FR |
Most Valuable Player
John Murphy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Murphy was a sophomore shortstop for Sacred Heart.[2]
References
- "Sacred Heart Secures Program's Second-Ever NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.