2002 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

The 2002 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2002, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Central Connecticut won their first of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

2002 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (1st title)
MVPKevin Rival (Central Connecticut)
2002 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth   234 .8523021 .588
UMBC   207 .7413224 .571
Central Connecticut  y 189 .6673423 .596
St. Francis   1710 .6302224 .478
Sacred Heart   1413 .5192027 .426
Mount St. Mary's   1016 .3851735 .327
Quinnipiac   918 .3331230 .286
Long Island   819 .2961133 .250
Wagner   819 .2961039 .204
Fairleigh Dickinson   719 .269935 .205
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Monmouth234.8521
UMBC207.74132
Central Connecticut189.66753
St. Francis1710.63064
Sacred Heart1413.5199
Mount St. Mary's1016.38512.5
Quinnipiac918.33314
Long Island819.29615
Wagner819.29615
Fairleigh Dickinson719.26916

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth3
4St. Francis2
1Monmouth5
3Central Connecticut7
3Central Connecticut5
2UMBC3
3Central Connecticut
2UMBC
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth2
4St. Francis02UMBC8
2UMBC1

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Rival of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rival earned a win in the Blue Devils' opener against UMBC, and a save against Monmouth while also batting .300 with two doubles and three RBI for the tournament.[1]

References

  1. "2002 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2002. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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