2013 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

2013 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBryant (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (1st title)
MVPJordan Mountford (Bryant)
2013 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍y 27 5 0   .844 45 17 1   .722
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 23 9 0   .719 34 23 0   .596
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 19 11 1   .629 30 24 1   .555
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 16 14 1   .532 21 33 1   .391
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 16 16 0   .500 28 25 0   .528
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 16 16 0   .500 24 31 0   .436
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 12 20 0   .375 17 36 0   .321
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 7 25 0   .219 12 36 0   .250
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 6 26 0   .188 11 37 0   .229
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2013 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Top seeded Bryant won its first Tournament championship and claimed the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3]

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Bryant 27 5 0 .844 1
Sacred Heart 23 9 0 .719 4 2
Monmouth 19 11 1 .629 7.5 3
Long Island 16 14 1 .532 10.5 4
Central Connecticut 16 16 0 .500 11
Wagner 16 16 0 .500 11
Quinnipiac 12 20 0 .375 15
Fairleigh Dickinson 7 25 0 .219 20
Mount St. Mary's 6 26 0 .188 21

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Bryant2
4Long Island7
4Long Island7
2Sacred Heart8
2Sacred Heart7
3Monmouth1
2Sacred Heart
1Bryant
Lower round 1Lower final
4Long Island1
1Bryant111Bryant16
3Monmouth1

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School Pos
Jordan Mountford Bryant OF
Kevin Brown Bryant 3B
John Healy Bryant RHP
Kevin McAvoy Bryant RHP
Carl Anderson Bryant OF
Troy Scribner Sacred Heart RHP
Dan Perez Sacred Heart DH
Justin Topa Long Island RHP
John Ziznewski Long Island SS

Most Valuable Player

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Jordan Mountford was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mountford was a sophomore outfielder for Bryant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Baseball Championship Information Page". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Who Let The Dogs Out: Bryant Denies Sacred Heart 'Three-Peat' and Bulldogs Will Dance for First Time". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2014.