2005 America East Conference baseball tournament
The 2005 America East Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 28 at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Maine defeated third-seeded Vermont, 6-5, to win its third tournament championship (its second under head coach Paul Kostacopoulos). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Maine (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Paul Kostacopoulos (2nd title) |
| MVP | Joe Hough (Maine) |
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 14 | 6 | .700 | – | 1 |
| Maine | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Vermont | 14 | 7 | .667 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Binghamton | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | 4 |
| Albany | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.5 | – |
| Stony Brook | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.5 | – |
| UMBC | 6 | 15 | .286 | 8.5 | – |
| Hartford | 3 | 18 | .143 | 11.5 | – |
Results
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 14 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 0 | 3 | Vermont | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Joe Hough | Maine |
| Greg Creek | Maine |
| Ryan Quintal | Maine |
| Mike Ferrigii | Maine |
| Greg Norton | Maine |
| Frank Rossi | Vermont |
| Jason Carey | Vermont |
| Aaron Izaryk | Vermont |
| Michael Magrass | Vermont |
| Derek Miller | Vermont |
Most Outstanding Player
Maine outfielder Joe Hough was named Most Outstanding Player.[6]
References
- "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- Warner, Pete (May 26, 2005). "Black Bears Buoyed by Binghamton Sweep: Maine Has Momentum for playoffs". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "Vermont Falls to Maine 6–5 in Title Game". TimesArgus.com. Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. May 29, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "2005 Conference Tournaments". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "Maine Picked to Win America East Baseball Title". Bangor Daily News. February 17, 2006. p. C5. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.