1993 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament

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1993 North Atlantic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatBest-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Finals site
  • Delaware Diamond (baseball)
  • Newark, DE
ChampionsMaine (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Winkin (1st title)
MVPGabe Duross (Maine)
  • NAC Baseball Tournament
  • 1994 →

The 1993 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at in Newark, Delaware. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated fifth-seeded Drexel, 11-1, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3]

Seeding[]

All eight of the league's teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series, with both seeds and geography taken into account.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Maine 22 4 .846
–
1
New Hampshire 15 10 .600
6.5
2
Delaware 14 12 .538
8
3
Vermont 15 13 .536
8
4
Drexel 12 11 .522
8.5
5
Hartford 9 15 .375
12
6
Northeastern 7 14 .333
12.5
7
Boston University 2 17 .105
16.5
8

Results[]

Quarterfinals[]

North Region[]

#1 Maine vs. #7 Northeastern[]
  Quarterfinal
           
  1  Maine 5 2 5
  7  Northeastern 4 5 2
#2 New Hampshire vs. #5 Vermont[]
  Quarterfinal
           
  2  New Hampshire 5 3 6
  4  Vermont 20 2 2

South Region[]

#3 Delaware vs. #8 Boston University[]
  Quarterfinal
           
  3  Delaware 13 6 —
  8  Boston University 2 1 —
#5 Drexel vs. #6 Hartford[]
  Quarterfinal
           
  5  Drexel 4 4 —
  6  Hartford 2 3 —

Final round[]

 
                             
1 Maine 8  
5 Drexel 4  
  1 Maine 6[a]  
  3 Delaware 1  
2 New Hampshire 4
3 Delaware 6  
  1 Maine 11 —
  5 Drexel 1 —
5 Drexel 6  
2 New Hampshire 1  
  3 Delaware 7
  5 Drexel 9  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Player Team
Mark Ballard Maine
Bill Champi Maine
Ron Hewes Maine
Mike Sidoti Maine
Shawn Tobin Maine
Justin Tomberlin Maine
Chad White Maine
Adam White Drexel
Bill DiIenno Delaware
Bruce Hannah Delaware
Fran McHugh New Hampshire

Most Outstanding Player[]

Maine first baseman Gabe Duross was named Most Outstanding Player.

Notes[]

  1. ^ 11 innings.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Larry (May 21, 1993). "Bears Battle Dragons Today: UM's Hewes to Start in NAC Semi". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME, USA. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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