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2010 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
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| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Central Connecticut (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Hickey (4th title) |
| MVP | Pat Epps (Central Connecticut) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant † | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | 34 | – | 22 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut ‡y | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | 20 | – | 31 | .392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | 14 | – | 39 | .264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | 16 | – | 38 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | 14 | – | 42 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2010 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2010, at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Central Connecticut won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]
Seeding and format
[edit]The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 25 | 7 | .781 | – | – |
| Sacred Heart | 20 | 12 | .625 | 5 | 1 |
| Central Connecticut | 18 | 14 | .563 | 7 | 2 |
| Wagner | 17 | 15 | .531 | 8 | 3 |
| Monmouth | 15 | 17 | .469 | 10 | 4 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 14 | 18 | .438 | 11 | – |
| Quinnipiac | 13 | 19 | .406 | 12 | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | 21 | .344 | 14 | — |
| Long Island | 11 | 21 | .344 | 14 | – |
Bracket
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Monmouth | 4 | 3 | Wagner | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 9 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Pos. | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Jared Balbach | Sacred Heart | SR |
| Kyle Breese | Monmouth | SR | |
| Jason Foster | Central Connecticut | SO | |
| Tyler Riordan | Central Connecticut | SR | |
| Troy Scribner | Sacred Heart | FR | |
| 1B | Vin Avella | Wagner | SR |
| SS | John Murphy | Sacred Heart | FR |
| OF | Pat Epps | Central Connecticut | JR |
| Kyle Zarotney | Central Connecticut | JR |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Pat Epps was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Epps was a Junior outfielder for Central Connecticut.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Central Connecticut Tops Sacred Heart, Captures Fourth NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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