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1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament

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1993 North Atlantic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatBest-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Finals site
ChampionsMaine (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Winkin (1st title)
MVPGabe Duross (Maine)
  • NAC baseball tournament
  • 1994

The 1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Delaware Diamond in Newark, Delaware. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated fifth-seeded Drexel, 11-1, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3]

Standings

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The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series.[2]

Division standings

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Northern Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Maine 60 22 4 .846 33 27 .550 Qualification for the Quarterfinals & NCAA tournament
2 New Hampshire 43 15 10 .600 6.5 23 20 .535 Qualification for the Quarterfinals
3 Vermont 43 15 13 .536 8 25 18 .581
4 Northeastern 36 7 14 .333 12.5 17 19 .472
Source: [2]
y – Division champion

Southern Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Delaware 49 14 12 .538 28 21 .571 Qualification for the Quarterfinals
2 Drexel 48 12 11 .522 0.5 24 24 .500
3 Hartford 47 9 15 .375 4 20 27 .426
4 Boston University 32 2 17 .105 8.5 5 27 .156
Source: [2]
y – Division champion

Conference standings

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Pos Div Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 N Maine (C) 60 22 4 .846 33 27 .550 Qualification for the Quarterfinals & NCAA tournament
2 N New Hampshire 43 15 10 .600 6.5 23 20 .535 Qualification for the Quarterfinals
3 S Delaware 49 14 12 .538 8 28 21 .571
4 N Vermont 43 15 13 .536 8 25 18 .581
5 S Drexel 48 12 11 .522 8.5 24 24 .500
6 S Hartford 47 9 15 .375 12 20 27 .426
7 N Northeastern 36 7 14 .333 12.5 17 19 .472
8 S Boston University 32 2 17 .105 16.5 5 27 .156
Source: [2]
(C) Champion

Results

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QuarterfinalsUpper round 2Upper finalFinal
1NMaine525
4NNortheastern452
1NMaine8
2SDrexel4
2NNew Hampshire536
3NVermont2022
1NMaine6
1SDelaware111
1SDelaware136
4SBoston University21
2NNew Hampshire4
1SDelaware6
2SDrexel44
1NMaine11
3SHartford23
2SDrexel1
Lower round 1Lower final
1SDelaware7
2SDrexel62SDrexel9
2NNew Hampshire1

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Player Team
Mark Ballard Maine
Bill Champi Maine
Ron Hewes Maine
Mike Sidoti Maine
Shawn Tobin Maine
Justin Tomberlin Maine
Chad White Maine
Adam White Drexel
Bill DiIenno Delaware
Bruce Hannah Delaware
Fran McHugh New Hampshire

Most Outstanding Player

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Maine first baseman Gabe Duross was named Most Outstanding Player.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Larry (May 21, 1993). "Bears Battle Dragons Today: UM's Hewes to Start in NAC Semi". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME, USA. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2013.