America East Conference baseball tournament

The America East Conference baseball tournament, officially known as the America East Conference baseball championship, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which rotates among the home fields of each conference member. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1] The format has changed over the years between a six-team and four-team formats. Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.

America East Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumMahaney Diamond
Current locationOrono, ME
Played1993–present
Last contest2018
Current championHartford
Most championshipsDelaware (6)
Official websiteAmericaEast.com baseball
Host stadiums
Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018)
Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17)
Joe Nathan Field (2011–12)
Varsity Field (2010)
Pete Sylvester Field (2009)
Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007–08)
Centennial Field (2003, 2005–06)
Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997–2001)
Friedman Diamond (1994)
Delaware Diamond (1993)
Host locations
Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018)
Lowell, MA (2013–17)
Stony Brook, NY (2011–12)
Vestal, NY (2010)
Endicott, NY (2009)
Farmingdale, NY (2007–08)
Burlington, VT (2003, 2005–06)
Wilmington, DE (1995, 1997–2001)
Brookline, MA (1994)
Newark, DE (1993)

History

1993–1994
See, for example, 1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament.

For the first two tournaments, the event was held over two weekends. On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired. The winners of the four opening round series advanced to a double-elimination final round.

1995–1997
See, for example, 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament.

For these three tournaments, the event was held in a single weekend. Its format was the six-team double-elimination format of NCAA Regionals at the time.

1998–2015
See, for example, 2001 America East Conference baseball tournament.

For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[2]

2016–present

The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3][1][4]

YearProgramSite
1993MaineDelaware Diamond • Newark, DE
1994NortheasternFriedman Diamond • Brookline, MA
1995DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1996DelawareMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
1997NortheasternFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1998DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1999DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2000DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2001DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2002MaineMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2003NortheasternCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2004Stony BrookMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2005MaineCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2006MaineCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2007AlbanyFarmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2008Stony BrookFarmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2009BinghamtonPete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY
2010Stony BrookVarsity Field • Vestal, NY
2011MaineJoe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2012Stony BrookJoe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2013BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA[5][3]
2014BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2015Stony BrookEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2016BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2017UMBCEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2018HartfordMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2019Stony BrookVarsity Field • Binghamton, NY
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY

Championships by school

The following is a list of conference champions by school.[1][4]

School Championships Years
Delaware† 6 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Stony Brook 6 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019
Maine 5 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Binghamton 5 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022
Northeastern† 3 1994, 1997, 2003
Albany 1 2007
Hartford 1 2018
UMBC 1 2017
Drexel† 0
UMass Lowell 0
  • †Former member of the America East

References
  1. "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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