2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2012 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second seeded Sacred Heart won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2012 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament logo
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (3rd title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (3rd title)
MVPTroy Scribner, Sacred Heart
2012 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍ 24–8–0 .750  33–21–0 .611
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 21–11–0 .656  35–24–0 .593
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .594  28–24–0 .538
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍y 19–13–0 .594  25–32–0 .439
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 18–14–0 .563  25–28–1 .472
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 15–17–0 .469  22–33–0 .400
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 13–19–0 .406  22–33–0 .400
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 8–24–0 .250  9–38–0 .191
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7–25–0 .219  14–40–0 .259
† – 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. Sacred Heart claimed the second seed over Central Connecticut by tiebreaker.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Bryant248.750––
Monmouth2111.65631
Sacred Heart1913.59452
Central Connecticut1913.59453
Fairleigh Dickinson1814.56364
Wagner1517.4699–
Long Island1319.40611–
Quinnipiac824.25018–
Mount St. Mary's725.21919–

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Monmouth 7  
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 1  
  1 Monmouth 0  
  2 Sacred Heart 6  
3 Central Connecticut 2
2 Sacred Heart 3  
  2 Sacred Heart 5 —
  1 Monmouth 1 —
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 3  
3 Central Connecticut 2  
  1 Monmouth 5
  4 Fairleigh Dickinson 3  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.NameSchoolClass
RHP/1BTroy ScribnerSacred HeartJr.
LHPNick LeiningenSacred HeartSo.
RHPKody KerskiSacred HeartSo.
SSJohn MurphySacred HeartJr.
2BJake GronskyMonmouthSo.
RHPPat LightMonmouthJr.
RHP/INFMike EliasenFairleigh DickinsonSr.
LFJordan RitzFairleigh DickinsonFr.
RHPHarry GlynneCentral ConnecticutSr.

Most Valuable Player

Troy Scribner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner was a junior pitcher and first baseman for Sacred Heart. Scribner allowed two runs on seven hits in a complete game victory over Central Connecticut in the first round.[3][4]

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References
  1. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  2. "Northeast Conference 2011-23 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  3. "Three Days, Three CG Pitching Performances, and a Second Straight NEC Title for Sacred Heart". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. "Prime Pitching Propels Monmouth & Sacred Heart to Day 1 Wins at 2012 NEC Tournament". Northeast Conference. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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