2006 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 27, 2006, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Sacred Heart won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2006 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	FirstEnergy Park Lakewood, NJ
Champions	Sacred Heart (1st title)
Winning coach	Nick Giaquinto (1st title)
MVP	Bobby McKee, Sacred Heart

2006 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Central Connecticut  ‍†‍‍	16	–	7	–	0		.696			33	–	18	–	0		.647
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍	14	–	8	–	0		.636			22	–	24	–	1		.479
Wagner  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			18	–	34	–	0		.346
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	22	–	0		.551
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	22	–	0		.551
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			23	–	24	–	0		.489
Long Island  ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0		.435			13	–	33	–	1		.287
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			10	–	43	–	0		.189
St. Francis  ‍‍‍	3	–	20	–	0		.130			6	–	39	–	0		.133
† – 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	16	7	.696	—	1
Quinnipiac	14	8	.636	1.5	2
Wagner	15	9	.625	1.5	3
Sacred Heart	14	9	.609	2	4
Monmouth	16	9	.609	2	—
Mount St. Mary's	12	11	.522	4	—
Long Island	10	13	.435	6	—
Fairleigh Dickinson	6	18	.250	10.5	—
St. Francis	3	20	.130	13	—

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Central Connecticut	5
	4	Sacred Heart	7
						4	Sacred Heart	4
						3	Wagner	0
	3	Wagner	3
	2	Quinnipiac	2
											4	Sacred Heart	10	—
										1	Central Connecticut	8	—
	1	Central Connecticut	7
	2	Quinnipiac	6
						3	Wagner	8
						1	Central Connecticut	25

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Chris Aldrich	Sacred Heart
Ricky Coppola	Quinnipiac
Jeff Hanson	Sacred Heart
Bobby McKee	Sacred Heart
Jay Monti	Sacred Heart
John Romano	Central Connecticut
Adam Taha	Central Connecticut
Joe Testa	Wagner

Most Valuable Player

Bobby McKee of Sacred Heart was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

1. "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
2. "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.