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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]

Seeding

All eight of the league's teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series, with both seeds and geography taken into account.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Maine 22 4 .846
1
New Hampshire 15 10 .600
6.5
2
Delaware 14 12 .538
8
3
Vermont 15 13 .536
8
4
Drexel 12 11 .522
8.5
5
Hartford 9 15 .375
12
6
Northeastern 7 14 .333
12.5
7
Boston University 2 17 .105
16.5
8

Results

Quarterfinals

North Region

#1 Maine vs. #7 Northeastern

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#2 New Hampshire vs. #5 Vermont

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South Region

#3 Delaware vs. #8 Boston University

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#5 Drexel vs. #6 Hartford

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Final round

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Maine8
5Drexel4
1Maine6[a]
3Delaware1
2New Hampshire4
3Delaware6
1Maine
5Drexel
Lower round 1Lower final
3Delaware7
5Drexel65Drexel9
2New Hampshire1

All-Tournament Team

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

Maine first baseman Gabe Duross was named Most Outstanding Player.

Notes

  1. ^ 11 innings.

References

  1. ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book". AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.