2015 America East Conference baseball tournament
American college baseball tournament
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The 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell.[2][3] Stony Brook claimed their fifth tournament championship and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Stony Brook (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Matt Senk (5th title) |
| MVP | Cameron Stone (Stony Brook) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook †‡y | 18 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .804 | 35 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 34 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 24 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell * | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 17 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 10 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .455 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 14 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 6 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .283 | 17 | – | 24 | – | 2 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II As of June 30, 2015[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook | 18 | 4 | 1 | .804 | – | 1 |
| UMBC | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Maine | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 3 |
| UMass Lowell | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 7 | – |
| Hartford | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 8.5 | 4 |
| Albany | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 10.5 | – |
| Binghamton | 6 | 16 | 1 | .283 | 12 | – |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 11 | 2 | UMBC | 10 | ||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 2 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Luke Morrill | Maine |
| Sam McKay | Hartford |
| Trey Stover | Hartford |
| Conrad Wozniak | UMBC |
| Jake Barnes | UMBC |
| Connor Hax | UMBC |
| Bobby Honeyman | Stony Brook |
| Daniel Zamora | Stony Brook |
| Robert Chavarria | Stony Brook |
| Cameron Stone | Stony Brook |
Most Outstanding Player
Cameron Stone was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Stone, a sophomore pitcher for Stony Brook, recorded two saves in 4.1 perfect innings of work out of the Seawolves bullpen. He closed out all three wins for Stony Brook.[4]