1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament

The 1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Massachusetts. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, second-seeded Northeastern defeated fifth-seeded Hartford, 5-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3]

1994 North Atlantic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatBest-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern (1st title)
Winning coachNeil McPhee (1st title)
MVPBill Barrale (Northeastern)
  • 1993
  • NAC baseball tournament
  • 1995

Seeding

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All eight of the league's teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series– one vs. eight, two vs. seven, three vs. six, and four vs. five. The four winners of these series met in a double-elimination final round.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Delaware 20 4 .833
1
Northeastern 18 6 .750
2
2
Drexel 13 7 .650
5
3
Maine 13 12 .520
7.5
4
Hartford 10 11 .476
9.5
5
Vermont 10 13 .435
10.5
6
New Hampshire 6 17 .261
14.5
7
Boston University 4 24 .143
19
8

Results

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Quarterfinals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Delaware 8 7
8 Boston University 2 3
1 Delaware 1
5 Hartford 5
4 Maine 1 8
5 Hartford 5 10
5 Hartford 6
2 Northeastern 5
2 Northeastern 8 3
7 New Hampshire 1 1
2 Northeastern 9
3 Drexel 2
3 Drexel 12 1 9
6 Vermont 4 6 6
5 Hartford 5 0
2 Northeastern 6 5
1 Delaware 14
3 Drexel 8
2 Northeastern 4
1 Delaware 3

All-Tournament Team

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

Player Team
Bill Barrale Northeastern
Derek Gauthier Northeastern
Mike Glavine Northeastern
Mark Hopkins Northeastern
Tim O'Connell Northeastern
Jay O'Shaughnessy Northeastern
Scott LaRock Hartford
Dave Tober Hartford
Deron Brown Delaware
Ethan Jack Delaware
Tom Lafferty Delaware
John Shannon Drexel

Most Outstanding Player

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Northeastern outfielder Bill Barrale was named Most Outstanding Player.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Clark, Ernie (June 7, 2013). "Maine Out of baseball playoffs". Portland Press Herald. Guy Gannett News Service. p. 1D. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Baseball Coaching Staff: Bill Barrale". Athletics.Williams.edu. Williams Sports Information. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2013.