2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 27, 2018 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. LIU Brooklyn won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2018 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLIU Brooklyn (1st title)
Winning coachDan Pirillo (1st title)
MVPGregory Vaughn, LIU Brooklyn
2018 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍ 21–7–0 .750  32–23–1 .580
Wagner  ‍†‍‍ 21–7–0 .750  38–18–0 .679
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‡‍y 16–12–0 .571  31–26–0 .544
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 15–13–0 .536  21–33–0 .389
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 12–16–0 .429  17–35–0 .327
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .407  18–28–0 .391
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 1–26–0 .037  10–37–0 .213
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, Central Connecticut had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant217.750—1
Wagner217.750—2
LIU Brooklyn1612.57153
Mount St Mary's1513.53664
Sacred Heart1216.4299—
Central Connecticut1116.4079.5—
Fairleigh Dickinson126.03719.5—

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Bryant 21  
4 Mount St Mary's 6  
  1 Bryant 4  
  3 LIU Brooklyn 13  
2 Wagner 1
3 LIU Brooklyn 2  
  3 LIU Brooklyn 8 —
  2 Wagner 5 —
4 Mount St. Mary's 1  
2 Wagner 3  
  2 Wagner 6
  1 Bryant 1  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameTeam
Neil AbbatielloWagner
James CilientoBryant
Patrick ClyneLIU Brooklyn
Rob GriswoldLIU Brooklyn
Eric LigdaWagner
Joe MercadanteLIU Brooklyn
Andrew TurnerLIU Brooklyn
Gregory Vaughn Jr.LIU Brooklyn
Ryan WardBryant

Most Valuable Player

Gregory Vaughn Jr. earned the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Vaughn was a junior outfielder for LIU Brooklyn, who recorded 5 RBI and 3 stolen bases in the Tournament.[3]

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References
  1. "2017-18 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. "LIU Brooklyn Defeats NYC Rival for Program's First NEC Tournament Crown". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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