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2005 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2005 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsQuinnipiac (1st title)
Winning coachDan Gooley (1st title)
MVPRyan Rizzo (Quinnipiac)
2005 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac  ‍y 17 6   .739 26 24   .520
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 20 33   .377
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 30 24   .556
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 22 27   .449
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 18 27   .400
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 12 26   .316
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 19 28   .404
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 13 25   .342
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 3 20   .130 7 37   .159
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2005 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23, 2005, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Quinnipiac won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Quinnipiac 17 6 .739 1
Sacred Heart 16 8 .667 1.5 2
Monmouth 15 8 .652 2 3
Wagner 13 10 .565 4 4
Mount St. Mary's 12 11 .522 5
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 13 .435 7
Central Connecticut 10 14 .417 7.5
Long Island 9 15 .375 8.5
St. Francis 3 20 .130 14

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Quinnipiac13
4Wagner6
1Quinnipiac7
2Sacred Heart0
3Monmouth0
2Sacred Heart3
1Quinnipiac
3Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
2Sacred Heart3
4Wagner43Monmouth10
3Monmouth8

Most Valuable Player

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Ryan Rizzo of Quinnipiac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rizzo, a sophomore, hit safely 11 times in 20 at-bats (.550) with three doubles and three RBI for the tournament.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.