2004 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 2004 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2004, 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 third consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

2004 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (3rd title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (3rd title)
MVPEvan Scribner (Central Connecticut)
2004 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Central Connecticut  ‍y 20 4 0   .833 41 17 1   .703
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 16 7 0   .696 23 21 0   .523
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 22 29 1   .433
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 20 29 0   .408
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 12 28 0   .300
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 10 13 0   .435 25 18 0   .581
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 12 36 0   .250
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 7 16 0   .304 9 29 0   .237
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 6 17 0   .261 12 30 0   .286
† – 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
Central Connecticut 20 4 .833 1
Quinnipiac 16 7 .696 3.5 2
Monmouth 13 10 .565 6.5 3
Wagner 12 11 .522 7.5 4
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 13 .458 9
Mount St. Mary's 10 13 .435 9.5
Sacred Heart 10 14 .417 10
Long Island 7 16 .304 12.5
St. Francis 6 17 .261 13.5

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Central Connecticut4
4Wagner9
4Wagner13
3Monmouth4
3Monmouth16
2Quinnipiac1
4Wagner
1Central Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
3Monmouth1
1Central Connecticut111Central Connecticut9
2Quinnipiac4

Most Valuable Player

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Evan Scribner of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner pitched in four of the five tournament games that Central Connecticut played in.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2018.