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2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2011 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (2nd title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (2nd title)
MVPTroy Scribner (Sacred Heart)
2011 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 25 7 0   .781 36 19 0   .655
Sacred Heart  ‍‍y 23 9 0   .719 34 23 0   .596
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 28 23 0   .549
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 19 12 0   .613 30 23 0   .566
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 17 14 0   .548 26 25 1   .510
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12 20 0   .375 18 33 0   .353
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11 21 0   .344 15 32 0   .319
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9 23 0   .281 12 38 0   .240
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7 25 0   .219 15 35 0   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2011, 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 tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Pioneers were runners up in the previous two years[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. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Monmouth 25 7 .781 1
Sacred Heart 23 9 .719 2 2
Long Island 19 11 .633 5 3
Bryant 19 12 .613 5.5
Central Connecticut 17 14 .548 7.5 4
Wagner 12 20 .375 13
Quinnipiac 11 21 .344 14
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 23 .281 16
Mount St. Mary's 7 25 .219 18

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth2
4Central Connecticut1
1Monmouth1
2Sacred Heart6
3Long Island1
2Sacred Heart10
2Sacred Heart
1Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth6
4Central Connecticut24Sacred Heart3
3Long Island1

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos. Name School Class
P Nick Leiningen Sacred Heart FR
Pat Light Monmouth SO
Matt McCormick Long Island SO
Nick Meyers Monmouth SR
Troy Scribner Sacred Heart SO
C Derick Horn Sacred Heart FR
SS John Murphy Sacred Heart SO
INF Ryan Terry Monmouth SR
LF Dylan DelaCruz Central Connecticut FR

Most Valuable Player

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John Murphy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Murphy was a sophomore shortstop for Sacred Heart.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sacred Heart Secures Program's Second-Ever NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "2011 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2018.