Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Sacred Heart (1st title) |
Winning coach | Nick Giaquinto (1st title) |
MVP | Bobby McKee (Sacred Heart) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut † | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .696 | 33 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 14 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .636 | 22 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 18 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 14 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .609 | 27 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart ‡y | 14 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .609 | 27 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 23 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .489 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 10 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .435 | 13 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 10 | – | 43 | – | 0 | .189 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis | 3 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .130 | 6 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2006 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 27, 2006, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Sacred Heart won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]
Seeding and format
[edit]The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.
Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Central Connecticut | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 1 |
Quinnipiac | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1.5 | 2 |
Wagner | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | 3 |
Sacred Heart | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2 | 4 |
Monmouth | 16 | 9 | .609 | 2 | — |
Mount St. Mary's | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4 | — |
Long Island | 10 | 13 | .435 | 6 | — |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 | 18 | .250 | 10.5 | — |
St. Francis | 3 | 20 | .130 | 13 | — |
Bracket
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Central Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacred Heart | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacred Heart | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Wagner | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Wagner | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Quinnipiac | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
1 | Central Connecticut | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
3 | Wagner | 8 | |||||||||||
1 | Central Connecticut | 7 | 1 | Central Connecticut | 25 | ||||||||
2 | Quinnipiac | 6 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
Name | School |
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Chris Aldrich | Sacred Heart |
Ricky Coppola | Quinnipiac |
Jeff Hanson | Sacred Heart |
Bobby McKee | Sacred Heart |
Jay Monti | Sacred Heart |
John Romano | Central Connecticut |
Adam Taha | Central Connecticut |
Joe Testa | Wagner |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Bobby McKee of Sacred Heart was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.