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]

2011 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, CT
Champions	Sacred Heart (2nd title)
Winning coach	Nick Giaquinto (2nd title)
MVP	Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart

2011 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
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

1. "Sacred Heart Secures Program's Second-Ever NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
2. "2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.