2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2014 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBryant (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (2nd title)
MVPCraig Schlitter, Bryant
2014 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bryant  y 1950 .792  42160 .724
Central Connecticut   14100 .583  27220 .551
Sacred Heart   13110 .542  29280 .509
LIU Brooklyn   11130 .458  25251 .500
Wagner   11130 .458  19350 .352
Mount St. Mary's   10140 .417  17240 .415
Fairleigh Dickinson   6180 .250  15320 .319
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. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant195.792
1
Central Connecticut1410.583
5
2
Sacred Heart1311.542
6
3
Wagner1113.458
8
4
LIU Brooklyn1113.458
8
Mount St. Mary's1014.417
9
Fairleigh Dickinson618.250
13

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Bryant 5  
4 Wagner 2  
  1 Bryant 3  
  2 Central Connecticut 0  
2 Central Connecticut 4
3 Sacred Heart 3  
  1 Bryant 6 --
  3 Sacred Heart 2 --
4 Wagner 8  
3 Sacred Heart 13  
  3 Sacred Heart 2
  2 Central Connecticut 0  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.

Pos.NameTeam
PCraig SchlitterBryant
PKevin McAvoyBryant
1BRobby RinnBryant
C/DHBuck McCarthyBryant
UTKeith KlebartSacred Heart
OFJayson SullivanSacred Heart
PNick MorrisseySacred Heart
PNick NeumannCentral Connecticut
OFTrey NicosiaWagner

References

  1. "Baseball Championship Headquarters". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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