America East Conference Baseball Tournament
| America East Conference Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Championship | |
 | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Current stadium | Mahaney Diamond |
| Current location | Orono, ME |
| Played | 1993–present |
| Last contest | 2018 |
| Current champion | Hartford |
| Most championships | Delaware (6) |
| Official website | AmericaEast.com baseball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018) Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17) Joe Nathan Field (2011–12) Varsity Field (2010) Pete Sylvester Field (2009) Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007–08) Centennial Field (2003, 2005–06) Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997–2001) Friedman Diamond (1994) Delaware Diamond (1993) | |
| Host locations | |
| Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018) Lowell, MA (2013–17) Stony Brook, NY (2011–12) Vestal, NY (2010) Endicott, NY (2009) Farmingdale, NY (2007–08) Burlington, VT (2003, 2005–06) Wilmington, DE (1995, 1997–2001) Brookline, MA (1994) Newark, DE (1993) | |
The America East Conference Baseball Tournament, officially known as the America East Conference Baseball Championship, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which rotates among the home fields of each conference member. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1] The format has changed over the years between a six-team and four-team formats. Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.
History[]
1993–1994[]
- See, for example, 1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament.
For the first two tournaments, the event was held over two weekends. On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired. The winners of the four opening round series advanced to a double-elimination final round.
1995–1997[]
- See, for example, 1997 America East Conference Baseball Tournament.
For these three tournaments, the event was held in a single weekend. Its format was the six-team double-elimination format of NCAA Regionals at the time.
1998–2015[]
- See, for example, 2001 America East Conference Baseball Tournament.
For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[2]
2016–present[]
The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.
Champions[]
By year[]
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3][1][4]
| Year | Program | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Maine | Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE | |
| 1994 | Northeastern | Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA | |
| 1995 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 1996 | Delaware | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
| 1997 | Northeastern | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 1998 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 1999 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 2000 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 2001 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
| 2002 | Maine | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
| 2003 | Northeastern | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
| 2004 | Stony Brook | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
| 2005 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
| 2006 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
| 2007 | Albany | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
| 2008 | Stony Brook | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
| 2009 | Binghamton | Pete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY | |
| 2010 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | |
| 2011 | Maine | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
| 2012 | Stony Brook | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
| 2013 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA[5][3] | |
| 2014 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
| 2015 | Stony Brook | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
| 2016 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
| 2017 | UMBC | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
| 2018 | Hartford | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
| 2019 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Binghamton, NY | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | ||
Tournament Championships by School[]
By school[]
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[1][4]
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware† | 6 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Stony Brook | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
| Maine | 5 | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
| Binghamton | 4 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Northeastern† | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
| Albany | 1 | 2007 |
| Hartford | 1 | 2018 |
| UMBC | 1 | 2017 |
| Drexel† | 0 | |
| UMass Lowell | 0 |
- †Former member of the America East
References[]
- ^ a b c "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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