2017 America East Conference baseball tournament


The 2017 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 to 27, 2017. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell and the minor league Lowell Spinners.[2][3] UMBC won the tournament and received the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

2017 America East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUMBC (1st title)
2017 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 15 4   .789 30 13   .698
UMBC  ‍‍y 11 9   .550 23 25   .479
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 26 26   .500
Albany  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 26 26   .500
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 22 26   .458
Maine  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 25 29   .463
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 20 30   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

Seeding and format

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All six eligible participants from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds received a first-round bye. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it was transitioning from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, May 24
Second round
Thursday, May 25
Third round
Friday, May 26
Championship
Saturday, May 27
1Binghamton3
4Albany34Albany7
5Maine04Albany0
2UMBC9
2UMBC3
3Stony Brook43Stony Brook2
6Hartford3
2UMBC2-
5Maine1-
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Albany5
5Maine85Maine12
5Maine31Binghamton3
5Maine23Stony Brook0
6Hartford1

References

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  1. ^ "America East Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2016.