2002 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 2002 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2002, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Central Connecticut won their first of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

2002 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (1st title)
MVPKevin Rival (Central Connecticut)
2002 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 23 4   .852 30 21   .588
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 20 7   .741 32 24   .571
Central Connecticut  ‍‍y 18 9   .667 34 23   .596
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 22 24   .478
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 20 27   .426
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 17 35   .327
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 12 30   .286
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 11 33   .250
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 10 39   .204
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 9 35   .205
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Monmouth 23 4 .852 1
UMBC 20 7 .741 3 2
Central Connecticut 18 9 .667 5 3
St. Francis 17 10 .630 6 4
Sacred Heart 14 13 .519 9
Mount St. Mary's 10 16 .385 12.5
Quinnipiac 9 18 .333 14
Long Island 8 19 .296 15
Wagner 8 19 .296 15
Fairleigh Dickinson 7 19 .269 16

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth3
4St. Francis2
1Monmouth5
3Central Connecticut7
3Central Connecticut5
2UMBC3
3Central Connecticut
2UMBC
Lower round 1Lower final
1Monmouth2
4St. Francis02UMBC8
2UMBC1

Most Valuable Player

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Kevin Rival of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rival earned a win in the Blue Devils' opener against UMBC, and a save against Monmouth while also batting .300 with two doubles and three RBI for the tournament.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2002 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2002. Retrieved August 26, 2018.