2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 26 and ended on May 28, 2016 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won their third tournament championship in four years to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2016 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBryant (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (3rd title)
MVPCole Fabio,, Bryant
2016 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‡‍y 26–4 .867  47–12 .797
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 18–13 .581  30–28 .517
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 16–15 .516  28–28 .500
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 15–17 .469  23–34 .404
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  19–35 .352
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 13–19 .406  19–33 .365
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8–24 .250  11–37 .229
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, Central Connecticut and defending champion Sacred Heart 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 will then play a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant264.867
—
1
Sacred Heart1813.581
8.5
2
Fairleigh Dickinson1615.516
10.5
3
Central Connecticut1517.469
12
4
LIU Brooklyn1317.433
13
—
Wagner1319.406
14
—
Mount St. Mary's824.250
19
—

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Bryant 8  
4 Central Connecticut 1  
  1 Bryant 5  
  2 Sacred Heart 1  
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 8
2 Sacred Heart 9  
  1 Bryant 8 —
  3 Fairleigh Dickinson 3 —
4 Central Connecticut 0  
3 Fairleigh Dickinson 2  
  3 Fairleigh Dickinson 11
  2 Sacred Heart 8  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NameSchool
Brandon BingelBryant
Ryan BrennanFairleigh Dickinson
PJ DeFilippoSacred Heart
Cole FabioBryant
Jason FatzingerFairleigh Dickinson
Buck McCarthyBryant
Bobby RomanoFairleigh Dickinson
AJ ZaroznyBryant
Corey ZellerFairleigh Dickinson

Most Valuable Player

Cole Fabio was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fabio was a junior second baseman who recorded four hits, four walks, three RBI and a tournament-high seven runs scored in the event.[4]

References
  1. "Northeast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. "2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. "NEC Baseball Tournament: Bryant Clinches Conference Crown With 47th Win". Northeast Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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