2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26, 2007, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Monmouth won their third tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Monmouth (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Dean Ehehalt (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Coulson, Monmouth |
| 2007 Northeast Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac † | 21 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .750 | 29 | – | 18 | – | 1 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's † | 21 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .750 | 35 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth ‡y | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 36 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .598 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 14 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .500 | 26 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 22 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 11 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .393 | 17 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 10 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .370 | 16 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .148 | 9 | – | 45 | – | 0 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – 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.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 21 | 7 | .750 | — | 1 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 21 | 7 | .750 | — | 2 |
| Monmouth | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Central Connecticut | 14 | 14 | .500 | 7 | 4 |
| Sacred Heart | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8.5 | — |
| Wagner | 11 | 17 | .393 | 10 | — |
| Long Island | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10.5 | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 4 | 23 | .148 | 16.5 | — |
Bracket
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mount St. Mary's | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mount St. Mary's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 0 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Brad Brach | Monmouth |
| Matt Coulson | Monmouth | |
| Pat Egan | Quinnipiac | |
| Adam Piechowski | Central Connecticut | |
| Matt Gianini | Central Connecticut | |
| Evan Scribner | Central Connecticut | |
| 1B | Andy Meyers | Monmouth |
| OF | Tim Binkoski | Quinnipiac |
| Kyle Messineo | Monmouth |
Most Valuable Player
Matt Coulson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Coulson, a pitcher for Monmouth, pitched 7.2 innings allowing one run on five hits in the decisive final game.[1]
References
- "Monmouth Captures NEC Baseball Title With 7-1 Win Over CCSU in Title Game". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- "2007 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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