2015 America East Conference baseball tournament


The 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell.[2][3] Stony Brook claimed their fifth tournament championship and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

2015 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStony Brook (5th title)
Winning coachMatt Senk (5th title)
MVPCameron Stone (Stony Brook)
2015 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Stony Brook †‡y ‍‍‍ 18 4 1   .804 35 16 1   .683
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 34 20 0   .630
Maine  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 24 28 0   .462
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 17 26 0   .395
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 10 12 0   .455 23 31 0   .426
Albany  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 14 28 0   .333
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 16 1   .283 17 24 2   .419
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5]

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Stony Brook 18 4 1 .804 1
UMBC 14 10 0 .583 4.5 2
Maine 10 10 0 .500 7 3
UMass Lowell 10 10 0 .500 7
Hartford 10 12 0 .455 8.5 4
Albany 7 13 0 .350 10.5
Binghamton 6 16 1 .283 12

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Stony Brook2
4Hartford0
1Stony Brook4
2UMBC3
2UMBC9
3Maine5
1Stony Brook
2UMBC
Lower round 1Lower final
4Hartford2
4Hartford112UMBC10
3Maine2

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School
Luke Morrill Maine
Sam McKay Hartford
Trey Stover Hartford
Conrad Wozniak UMBC
Jake Barnes UMBC
Connor Hax UMBC
Bobby Honeyman Stony Brook
Daniel Zamora Stony Brook
Robert Chavarria Stony Brook
Cameron Stone Stony Brook

Most Outstanding Player

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Cameron Stone was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Stone, a sophomore pitcher for Stony Brook, recorded two saves in 4.1 perfect innings of work out of the Seawolves bullpen. He closed out all three wins for Stony Brook.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Stony Brook Claims 5th America East Baseball Title". America East Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.