2011 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Monmouth  ‍†‍‍ 25–7–0 .78136–19–0 .655
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍y 23–9–0 .71934–23–0 .596
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 19–11–0 .63328–23–0 .549
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 19–12–0 .61330–23–0 .566
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 17–14–0 .54826–25–1 .510
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12–20–0 .37518–33–0 .353
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11–21–0 .34415–32–0 .319
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9–23–0 .28112–38–0 .240
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7–25–0 .21915–35–0 .300
† – 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. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Monmouth257.781–1
Sacred Heart239.71922
Long Island1911.63353
Bryant1912.6135.5–
Central Connecticut1714.5487.54
Wagner1220.37513–
Quinnipiac1121.34414–
Fairleigh Dickinson923.28116—
Mount St. Mary's725.21918–

Bracket
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

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

Pos.NameSchoolClass
PNick LeiningenSacred HeartFR
Pat LightMonmouthSO
Matt McCormickLong IslandSO
Nick MeyersMonmouthSR
Troy ScribnerSacred HeartSO
CDerick HornSacred HeartFR
SSJohn MurphySacred HeartSO
INFRyan TerryMonmouthSR
LFDylan DelaCruzCentral ConnecticutFR

Most Valuable Player

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

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