2009 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

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2009 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMonmouth (4th title)
Winning coachDean Ehehalt (4th title)
MVPChris Collazo (Monmouth)
2009 Northeast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Wagner  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 31 – 21 – 0   .596
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10 – 0   .615 29 – 27 – 1   .518
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 26 – 22 – 0   .542
Monmouth  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 11 – 0   .577 32 – 25 – 0   .561
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 23 – 25 – 0   .479
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 18 – 34 – 0   .346
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 16 – 34 – 0   .320
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 10 – 40 – 0   .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 21 and ended on May 23, 2009, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Monmouth won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

Seeding and format[]

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Wagner 17 9 .654 — 1
Sacred Heart 16 10 .615 1 2
Central Connecticut 16 11 .593 1.5 3
Monmouth 15 11 .577 2 4
Mount St. Mary's 15 11 .577 2 —
Quinnipiac 11 17 .393 7 —
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 17 .393 7 —
Long Island 6 21 .222 11.5 —

Bracket[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Wagner 8  
4 Monmouth 14  
  4 Monmouth 711  
  2 Sacred Heart 6  
3 Central Connecticut 13
2 Sacred Heart 16  
  4 Monmouth 14 —
  2 Sacred Heart 8 —
1 Wagner 610  
3 Central Connecticut 5  
  2 Sacred Heart 5
  1 Wagner 4  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
RHP Matt Goitz Monmouth
C Jeff Heppner Sacred Heart
1B Jeff Hanson Sacred Heart
2B Chris Collazo Monmouth
Steve Tedesco Sacred Heart
SS Brian Martutartus Wagner
3B Ryan Terry Monmouth
OF Brett Holland Monmouth
Richie Tri Central Connecticut

Most Valuable Player[]

Chris Collazo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Collazo was a second baseman for Monmouth who hit .600 (9-for-15) and drove in six runs over the three games.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Monmouth Captures Northeast Conference Baseball Crown" (PDF). Northeast Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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