2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

2012 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2012
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
Norwich, CT
Champions Sacred Heart (3rd title)
Winning coach Nick Giaquinto (3rd title)
MVP Troy Scribner (Sacred Heart)
Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2012 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Bryant 24 8 0   .750     33 21 0   .611
Monmouth 21 11 0   .656     33 22 0   .600
Central Connecticut 19 13 0   .594     28 22 0   .560
Sacred Heart y 19 13 0   .594     25 32 0   .439
Fairleigh Dickinson 18 14 0   .563     24 26 1   .480
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
As of June 30, 2012[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2012 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. 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.[2][3][4]

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. 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

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
4  Fairleigh Dickinson 1  
1  Monmouth 7  
  1  Monmouth 0  
  2  Sacred Heart 6  
3  Central Connecticut 2
2  Sacred Heart 3  
  2  Sacred Heart 5
  1  Monmouth 1
3  Central Connecticut 2  
4  Fairleigh Dickinson 3  
  1  Monmouth 5
  4  Fairleigh Dickinson 3  

All-Tournament Team

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

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

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.[4][5]

References

  1. "NEC Baseball Standings (1998-2012)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  3. "Northeast Conference 2011-23 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Three Days, Three CG Pitching Performances, and a Second Straight NEC Title for Sacred Heart". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  5. "Prime Pitching Propels Monmouth & Sacred Heart to Day 1 Wins at 2012 NEC Tournament". Northeast Conference. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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