2009 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

The 2009 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2009, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Monmouth won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]

2009 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMonmouth (4th title)
Winning coachDean Ehehalt (4th title)
MVPChris Collazo (Monmouth)
2009 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Wagner   1790 .65431210 .596
Sacred Heart   16100 .61529271 .518
Central Connecticut   16110 .59326220 .542
Monmouth  y 15110 .57732250 .561
Mount St. Mary's   15110 .57723250 .479
Quinnipiac   11170 .39318340 .346
Fairleigh Dickinson   11170 .39316340 .320
Long Island   6210 .22210400 .200
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
Wagner179.6541
Sacred Heart1610.61512
Central Connecticut1611.5931.53
Monmouth1511.57724
Mount St. Mary's1511.5772
Quinnipiac1117.3937
Fairleigh Dickinson1117.3937
Long Island621.22211.5

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Wagner8
4Monmouth14
4Monmouth711
2Sacred Heart6
3Central Connecticut13
2Sacred Heart16
4Monmouth
2Sacred Heart
Lower round 1Lower final
2Sacred Heart5
1Wagner6101Wagner4
3Central Connecticut5

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Pos.NameSchool
RHPMatt GoitzMonmouth
CJeff HeppnerSacred Heart
1BJeff HansonSacred Heart
2BChris CollazoMonmouth
Steve TedescoSacred Heart
SSBrian MartutartusWagner
3BRyan TerryMonmouth
OFBrett HollandMonmouth
Richie TriCentral Connecticut

Most Valuable Player

Chris Collazo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Collazo was a second baseman for Monmouth who hit .600 (9-for-15) and drove in six runs over the three games.[1]

References

  1. "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown" (PDF). Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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