2001 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

2001 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUMBC (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Jancuska (1st title)
MVPEric Weltmer (UMBC)
2001 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Central Connecticut  x‍‍‍ 14 – 8 – 0   .636 30 – 22 – 0   .577
St. Francis  x‍‍‍ 14 – 8 – 0   .636 25 – 22 – 0   .532
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 18 – 24 – 0   .429
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10 – 0   .545 22 – 23 – 0   .489
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 3 – 19 – 0   .136 5 – 37 – 0   .119
South
UMBC  x‍‍‡‍y 17 – 5 – 0   .773 31 – 20 – 2   .604
Monmouth  x‍‍‍ 17 – 5 – 0   .773 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13 – 0   .409 13 – 27 – 0   .325
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14 – 0   .364 16 – 30 – 1   .351
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 19 – 0   .136 12 – 37 – 0   .245
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2001 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 11 and ended on May 13, 2001, at The Sandcastle in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded UMBC won their first and only tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

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The two division winners claimed the top two seeds, with the next two teams by conference winning percentage rounding out the field. They played a double-elimination tournament.

North Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Central Connecticut 14 8 .636 — 2
St. Francis 14 8 .636 — 4
Long Island 13 9 .591 1 —
Sacred Heart 12 10 .545 2 —
Quinnipiac 3 19 .136 11 —
South Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Monmouth 17 5 .773 — 1
UMBC 17 5 .773 — 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 13 .409 8 —
Wagner 8 14 .409 9 —
Mount St. Mary's 3 19 .136 14 —

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth710
4St. Francis6
1Monmouth10
3UMBC16
3UMBC10
2Central Connecticut5
3UMBC
1Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth9
4St. Francis22Central Connecticut5
2Central Connecticut6

Most Valuable Player

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Eric Weltmer of UMBC was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weltmer threw a pair of complete games in the tournament, including the final, with a 2.50 ERA.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2001 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 13, 2001. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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