1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated third-seeded Drexel, 12-2, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3][4]

1996 North Atlantic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsDelaware (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Hannah (2nd title)
MVPAdam Lamanteer, Delaware

Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Delaware195.792
–
1
Maine128.600
5
2
Drexel128.600
5
3
Hofstra1212.500
7
4
Northeastern1111.500
7
5
Hartford1014.417
9
6
Vermont812.400
9
–
Towson State814.364
10
–
New Hampshire816.333
11
–
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Delaware 3  
  6 Hartford 1     1 Delaware 27  
    4 Hofstra 2    
  2 Maine 4         1 Delaware 20            
  5 Northeastern 0           3 Drexel 10              
      2 Maine 2           1 Delaware 5 12
      3 Drexel 15         3 Drexel 13 2
  3 Drexel 12         3 Drexel 10    
  4 Hofstra 2       2 Maine 6     6 Hartford 8  
  6 Hartford 8     6 Hartford 8  
  5 Northeastern 7  

All-Tournament Team

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

Player Team
Brian AugustDelaware
Dan HammerDelaware
Matt ArdizzoneDelaware
Adam LamanteerDelaware
Jason GoldDrexel
Kris DoironDrexel
Kevin FahyDrexel
Brian EdgeHartford
Dave ToberHartford
Keith CroteauMaine
Pete FischerMaine

Most Outstanding Player

Delaware pitcher Adam Lamanteer was named Most Outstanding Player.[5]

Notes
  • Delaware sets a tournament record for most runs (27).

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 -- 1996". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. Flesichmann, Bill (May 15, 1996). "Baseball Proves Right Choice for Drexel's Doiron". Philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. Thomas, Kevin (May 19, 1996). "UMaine Bows Out, 8-6". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. "College Beat: Midwest Regional". USA Today Baseball Weekly. USAToday.com. June 6, 1996. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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