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2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2012 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament logo
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (3rd title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (3rd title)
MVPTroy Scribner (Sacred Heart)
2012 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 24 8 0   .750 33 21 0   .611
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 21 11 0   .656 35 24 0   .593
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 19 13 0   .594 28 24 0   .538
Sacred Heart  ‍‍y 19 13 0   .594 25 32 0   .439
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 18 14 0   .563 25 28 1   .472
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 15 17 0   .469 22 33 0   .400
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 13 19 0   .406 22 33 0   .400
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 8 24 0   .250 9 38 0   .191
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7 25 0   .219 14 40 0   .259
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second seeded Sacred Heart won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3]

Seeding and format

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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. Sacred Heart claimed the second seed over Central Connecticut by tiebreaker.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Bryant 24 8 .750
Monmouth 21 11 .656 3 1
Sacred Heart 19 13 .594 5 2
Central Connecticut 19 13 .594 5 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 18 14 .563 6 4
Wagner 15 17 .469 9
Long Island 13 19 .406 11
Quinnipiac 8 24 .250 18
Mount St. Mary's 7 25 .219 19

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth7
4Fairleigh Dickinson1
1Monmouth0
2Sacred Heart6
3Central Connecticut2
2Sacred Heart3
2Sacred Heart
1Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth5
4Fairleigh Dickinson34Fairleigh Dickinson3
3Central Connecticut2

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School Class
RHP/1B Troy Scribner Sacred Heart Jr.
LHP Nick Leiningen Sacred Heart So.
RHP Kody Kerski Sacred Heart So.
SS John Murphy Sacred Heart Jr.
2B Jake Gronsky Monmouth So.
RHP Pat Light Monmouth Jr.
RHP/INF Mike Eliasen Fairleigh Dickinson Sr.
LF Jordan Ritz Fairleigh Dickinson Fr.
RHP Harry Glynne Central Connecticut Sr.

Most Valuable Player

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Troy Scribner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner was a junior pitcher and first baseman for Sacred Heart. Scribner allowed two runs on seven hits in a complete game victory over Central Connecticut in the first round.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Northeast Conference 2011–23 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Three Days, Three CG Pitching Performances, and a Second Straight NEC Title for Sacred Heart". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Prime Pitching Propels Monmouth & Sacred Heart to Day 1 Wins at 2012 NEC Tournament". Northeast Conference. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.