2008 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Mount St. Mary's (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Scott Thomson (1st title) |
| MVP | Josh Vittek (Mount St. Mary's) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth † | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | 37 | – | 16 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 25 | – | 24 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's ‡y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 15 | – | 38 | .283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 24 | – | 41 | .369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | 16 | – | 36 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | 16 | – | 31 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 24, 2008, at Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]
Seeding and format
[edit]The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | 20 | 5 | .800 | — | 1 |
| Central Connecticut | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3 | 2 |
| Wagner | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 10 | 16 | .385 | 10.5 | — |
| Sacred Heart | 10 | 18 | .357 | 11.5 | — |
| Quinnipiac | 9 | 19 | .321 | 12.5 | — |
| Long Island | 7 | 15 | .318 | 11.5 | — |
Bracket
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 1010 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Central Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 510 | 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 1 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Chris Collazo | Monmouth |
| Matt Eiden | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Kyle Higgins | Monmouth |
| Mike Matta | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Andy Meyers | Monmouth |
| Ryan Murray | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Nick Pulsonetti | Monmouth |
| Josh Vittek | Mount St. Mary’s |
| Kyle Zarotney | Central Connecticut |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Josh Vittek was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Vittek hit .458 with eight runs scored, five home runs and 12 RBI for the Tournament.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount St. Mary's Captures First Ever NEC Baseball Title". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "2008 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2018.