2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2003 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 18, 2003, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Central Connecticut won their second of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2003 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (2nd title)
MVPZack Herrick, Central Connecticut
2003 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Central Connecticut  y 1960 .760  31172 .640
St. Francis   17100 .630  21211 .500
Monmouth   15110 .577  24270 .471
UMBC   15120 .556  20270 .426
Quinnipiac   14130 .519  17240 .415
Fairleigh Dickinson   12150 .444  14250 .359
Long Island   11150 .423  16240 .400
Mount St. Mary's   9140 .391  14230 .378
Wagner   10160 .385  11360 .234
Sacred Heart   7170 .292  13290 .310
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
Central Connecticut196.7601
St. Francis1710.63032
Monmouth1511.5774.53
UMBC1512.55654
Quinnipiac1413.5196
Fairleigh Dickinson1215.4448
Long Island1115.4238.5
Mount St. Mary's914.3919
Wagner1016.3859.5
Sacred Heart717.29211.5

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Central Connecticut 8  
4 UMBC 1  
  1 Central Connecticut 2  
  3 Monmouth 0  
3 Monmouth 2
2 St. Francis 0  
  1 Central Connecticut 4
  3 Monmouth 0
4 UMBC 1  
2 St. Francis 0  
  3 Monmouth 11
  4 UMBC 2  

Most Valuable Player

Zack Herrick of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Herrick pitched 8 innings, allowing no runs while striking out three and walking four to win the final game.[1]

References

  1. "2003 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 18, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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