The 2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19 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 consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3]
 2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament logo | |
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sacred Heart (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Nick Giaquinto (3rd title) |
| MVP | Troy Scribner (Sacred Heart) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant † | 24 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .750 | 33 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 21 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .656 | 35 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 19 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .594 | 28 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart ‡y | 19 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .594 | 25 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 18 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .563 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 1 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 15 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .469 | 22 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 13 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .406 | 22 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 8 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .250 | 9 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .191 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .219 | 14 | – | 40 | – | 0 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format edit
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. Sacred Heart claimed the second seed over Central Connecticut by tiebreaker.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 24 | 8 | .750 | – | – |
| Monmouth | 21 | 11 | .656 | 3 | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 19 | 13 | .594 | 5 | 2 |
| Central Connecticut | 19 | 13 | .594 | 5 | 3 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 18 | 14 | .563 | 6 | 4 |
| Wagner | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9 | – |
| Long Island | 13 | 19 | .406 | 11 | – |
| Quinnipiac | 8 | 24 | .250 | 18 | – |
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | 25 | .219 | 19 | – |
Bracket edit
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Central Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 3 | 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Central Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team edit
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP/1B | Troy Scribner | Sacred Heart | Jr. |
| LHP | Nick Leiningen | Sacred Heart | So. |
| RHP | Kody Kerski | Sacred Heart | So. |
| SS | John Murphy | Sacred Heart | Jr. |
| 2B | Jake Gronsky | Monmouth | So. |
| RHP | Pat Light | Monmouth | Jr. |
| RHP/INF | Mike Eliasen | Fairleigh Dickinson | Sr. |
| LF | Jordan Ritz | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fr. |
| RHP | Harry Glynne | Central Connecticut | Sr. |
Most Valuable Player edit
Troy Scribner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner was a junior pitcher and first baseman for Sacred Heart. Scribner allowed two runs on seven hits in a complete game victory over Central Connecticut in the first round.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Northeast Conference 2011–23 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Three Days, Three CG Pitching Performances, and a Second Straight NEC Title for Sacred Heart". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "Prime Pitching Propels Monmouth & Sacred Heart to Day 1 Wins at 2012 NEC Tournament". Northeast Conference. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.