2006 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 27, 2006, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Sacred Heart won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2006 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (1st title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (1st title)
MVPBobby McKee, Sacred Heart
2006 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Central Connecticut   1670 .696  33180 .647
Quinnipiac   1480 .636  22241 .479
Wagner   1590 .625  18340 .346
Monmouth   1490 .609  27220 .551
Sacred Heart  y 1490 .609  27220 .551
Mount St. Mary's   12110 .522  23240 .489
Long Island   10130 .435  13331 .287
Fairleigh Dickinson   6180 .250  10430 .189
St. Francis   3200 .130  6390 .133
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 Connecticut167.6961
Quinnipiac148.6361.52
Wagner159.6251.53
Sacred Heart149.60924
Monmouth169.6092
Mount St. Mary's1211.5224
Long Island1013.4356
Fairleigh Dickinson618.25010.5
St. Francis320.13013

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Central Connecticut 5  
4 Sacred Heart 7  
  4 Sacred Heart 4  
  3 Wagner 0  
3 Wagner 3
2 Quinnipiac 2  
  4 Sacred Heart 10
  1 Central Connecticut 8
1 Central Connecticut 7  
2 Quinnipiac 6  
  3 Wagner 8
  1 Central Connecticut 25  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Chris AldrichSacred Heart
Ricky CoppolaQuinnipiac
Jeff HansonSacred Heart
Bobby McKeeSacred Heart
Jay MontiSacred Heart
John RomanoCentral Connecticut
Adam TahaCentral Connecticut
Joe TestaWagner

Most Valuable Player

Bobby McKee of Sacred Heart was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

  1. "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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