1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Massachusetts. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, second-seeded Northeastern defeated fifth-seeded Hartford, 5-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3]

1994 North Atlantic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatBest-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Finals site
ChampionsNortheastern (1st title)
Winning coachNeil McPhee (1st title)
MVPBill Barrale, Northeastern

Seeding

All eight of the league's teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series– one vs. eight, two vs. seven, three vs. six, and four vs. five. The four winners of these series met in a double-elimination final round.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Delaware204.833
–
1
Northeastern186.750
2
2
Drexel137.650
5
3
Maine1312.520
7.5
4
Hartford1011.476
9.5
5
Vermont1013.435
10.5
6
New Hampshire617.261
14.5
7
Boston University424.143
19
8

Results

#1 Delaware vs. #8 Boston University
  Quarterfinal
           
  1  Delaware 8 7 —
  8  Boston University 2 3 —

#2 Northeastern vs. #7 New Hampshire
  Quarterfinal
           
  2  Northeastern 8 3 —
  7  New Hampshire 1 1 —

#3 Drexel vs. #6 Vermont
  Quarterfinal
           
  3  Drexel 12 1 9
  6  Vermont 4 6 6

#4 Maine vs. #5 Hartford
  Quarterfinal
           
  4  Maine 1 8 —
  5  Hartford 5 10 —

Final round
  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Delaware 1  
5 Hartford 5  
  5 Hartford 6  
  2 Northeastern 5  
2 Northeastern 9
3 Drexel 2  
  5 Hartford 5 0
  2 Northeastern 6 5
1 Delaware 14  
3 Drexel 8  
  2 Northeastern 4
  1 Delaware 3  

All-Tournament Team

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

Player Team
Bill BarraleNortheastern
Derek GauthierNortheastern
Mike GlavineNortheastern
Mark HopkinsNortheastern
Tim O'ConnellNortheastern
Jay O'ShaughnessyNortheastern
Scott LaRockHartford
Dave ToberHartford
Deron BrownDelaware
Ethan JackDelaware
Tom LaffertyDelaware
John ShannonDrexel

Most Outstanding Player

Northeastern outfielder Bill Barrale was named Most Outstanding Player.[4]

References
  1. "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. Clark, Ernie (June 7, 2013). "Maine Out of Baseball Playoffs:". Portland Press Herald. Guy Gannett News Service. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. "Baseball Coaching Staff: Bill Barrale". Athletics.Williams.edu. Williams Sports Information. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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