2009 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Monmouth (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Dean Ehehalt (4th title) |
| MVP | Chris Collazo (Monmouth) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner † | 17 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .654 | 31 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 16 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .615 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 1 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 26 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth ‡y | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 32 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 15 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .577 | 23 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .393 | 18 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .393 | 16 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 6 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .222 | 10 | – | 40 | – | 0 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2009, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Monmouth won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]
Seeding and format
[edit]The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner | 17 | 9 | .654 | — | 1 |
| Sacred Heart | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1 | 2 |
| Central Connecticut | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Monmouth | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2 | 4 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2 | — |
| Quinnipiac | 11 | 17 | .393 | 7 | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | 17 | .393 | 7 | — |
| Long Island | 6 | 21 | .222 | 11.5 | — |
Bracket
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wagner | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 14 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 711 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Central Connecticut | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 16 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wagner | 610 | 1 | Wagner | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Central Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| RHP | Matt Goitz | Monmouth |
| C | Jeff Heppner | Sacred Heart |
| 1B | Jeff Hanson | Sacred Heart |
| 2B | Chris Collazo | Monmouth |
| Steve Tedesco | Sacred Heart | |
| SS | Brian Martutartus | Wagner |
| 3B | Ryan Terry | Monmouth |
| OF | Brett Holland | Monmouth |
| Richie Tri | Central Connecticut |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Chris Collazo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Collazo was a second baseman for Monmouth who hit .600 (9-for-15) and drove in six runs over the three games.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown" (PDF). Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.