2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 26 and ended on May 28 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won their third tournament championship in four years to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2016 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBryant (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (3rd title)
MVPCole Fabio, (Bryant)
2016 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‡‍y 26–4 .86747–12 .797
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 18–13 .58130–28 .517
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 16–15 .51628–28 .500
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 15–17 .46923–34 .404
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43319–35 .352
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 13–19 .40619–33 .365
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8–24 .25011–37 .229
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Entering the event, Central Connecticut and defending champion Sacred Heart had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They will then play a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bryant264.867—1
Sacred Heart1813.5818.52
Fairleigh Dickinson1615.51610.53
Central Connecticut1517.469124
LIU Brooklyn1317.43313—
Wagner1319.40614—
Mount St. Mary's824.25019—

Bracket
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Bryant8
4Central Connecticut1
1Bryant5
2Sacred Heart1
3Fairleigh Dickinson8
2Sacred Heart9
1Bryant
3Fairleigh Dickinson
Lower round 1Lower final
3Fairleigh Dickinson11
4Central Connecticut02Sacred Heart8
3Fairleigh Dickinson2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NameSchool
Brandon BingelBryant
Ryan BrennanFairleigh Dickinson
PJ DeFilippoSacred Heart
Cole FabioBryant
Jason FatzingerFairleigh Dickinson
Buck McCarthyBryant
Bobby RomanoFairleigh Dickinson
AJ ZaroznyBryant
Corey ZellerFairleigh Dickinson

Most Valuable Player

Cole Fabio was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fabio was a junior second baseman who recorded four hits, four walks, three RBI and a tournament-high seven runs scored in the event.[4]

References
  1. "Northeast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. "2016 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. "NEC Baseball Tournament: Bryant Clinches Conference Crown With 47th Win". Northeast Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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