2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

2015 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (4th title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (4th title)
MVPJesus Medina (Sacred Heart)
2015 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 29 25 0   .537
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 27 23 1   .539
Sacred Heart  ‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 23 32 1   .420
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 21 26 0   .447
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 17 34 0   .333
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 12 31 0   .279
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 15 33 0   .313
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2015 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 24 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Sacred Heart won their fourth tournament championship to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]

Seeding and format

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

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Bryant 17 7 .708 1
Wagner 15 9 .625 2 2
Sacred Heart 13 11 .542 4 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 13 .458 6 4
LIU Brooklyn 10 14 .417 7
Mount St. Mary's 10 14 .417 7
Central Connecticut 8 16 .333 9

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Bryant2
4Fairleigh Dickinson7
4Fairleigh Dickinson0
3Sacred Heart10
2Wagner1
3Sacred Heart3
3Sacred Heart
1Bryant
Lower round 1Lower final
1Bryant7
1Bryant44Fairleigh Dickinson0
2Wagner2

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

POS Name School
RHP James Cooksey Sacred Heart
James Davitt Bryant
Jason Foley Sacred Heart
INF/P Jesus Medina Sacred Heart
C Buck McCarthy Bryant
INF Brandon Bingel Bryant
PJ DeFilippo Sacred Heart
SS Zack Short Sacred Heart
OF Shane Siebler Fairleigh Dickinson

Most Valuable Player

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Jesus Medina was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Medina was an infielder and pitcher for Sacred Heart, and batted .444 with a tournament-high eight hits and six runs scored while also pitching 7 one-run innings in the first matchup with Bryant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NEC Baseball Coaches' Poll Suggests Bryant's Remarkable Run Will Continue". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Cardiac Kids Send Sacred Heart to its Fourth NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2018.