2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Baseball tournament, Connecticut, U.S.
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The 2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
Teams4
ChampionsBryant (2nd title)
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bryant (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Owens (2nd title) |
| MVP | Craig Schlitter (Bryant) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant †‡y | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 42 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 27 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 29 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 25 | – | 25 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 19 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 17 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 15 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
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 | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 19 | 5 | .792 | – | 1 |
| Central Connecticut | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 | 2 |
| Sacred Heart | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 | 3 |
| Wagner | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 | 4 |
| LIU Brooklyn | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 | – |
| Mount St. Mary's | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 | 18 | .250 | 13 | – |
Bracket
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wagner | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wagner | 8 | 2 | Central Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 13 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.
| Pos. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Craig Schlitter | Bryant |
| P | Kevin McAvoy | Bryant |
| 1B | Robby Rinn | Bryant |
| C/DH | Buck McCarthy | Bryant |
| UT | Keith Klebart | Sacred Heart |
| OF | Jayson Sullivan | Sacred Heart |
| P | Nick Morrissey | Sacred Heart |
| P | Nick Neumann | Central Connecticut |
| OF | Trey Nicosia | Wagner |