2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19, 2012 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, CT. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second seeded Sacred Heart won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2][3]

2012 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament logo
Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, CT
Champions	Sacred Heart (3rd title)
Winning coach	Nick Giaquinto (3rd title)
MVP	Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart

2012 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍	24	–	8	–	0		.750			33	–	21	–	0		.611
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	21	–	11	–	0		.656			35	–	24	–	0		.593
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	19	–	13	–	0		.594			28	–	24	–	0		.538
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	13	–	0		.594			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			25	–	28	–	1		.472
Wagner  ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Long Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	19	–	0		.406			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍	8	–	24	–	0		.250			9	–	38	–	0		.191
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	7	–	25	–	0		.219			14	–	40	–	0		.259
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I. Sacred Heart claimed the second seed over Central Connecticut by tiebreaker.

Team	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB	Seed
Bryant	24	8	.750	–	–
Monmouth	21	11	.656	3	1
Sacred Heart	19	13	.594	5	2
Central Connecticut	19	13	.594	5	3
Fairleigh Dickinson	18	14	.563	6	4
Wagner	15	17	.469	9	–
Long Island	13	19	.406	11	–
Quinnipiac	8	24	.250	18	–
Mount St. Mary's	7	25	.219	19	–

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Monmouth	7
	4	Fairleigh Dickinson	1
						1	Monmouth	0
						2	Sacred Heart	6
	3	Central Connecticut	2
	2	Sacred Heart	3
											2	Sacred Heart	5	—
										1	Monmouth	1	—
	4	Fairleigh Dickinson	3
	3	Central Connecticut	2
						1	Monmouth	5
						4	Fairleigh Dickinson	3

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.	Name	School	Class
RHP/1B	Troy Scribner	Sacred Heart	Jr.
LHP	Nick Leiningen	Sacred Heart	So.
RHP	Kody Kerski	Sacred Heart	So.
SS	John Murphy	Sacred Heart	Jr.
2B	Jake Gronsky	Monmouth	So.
RHP	Pat Light	Monmouth	Jr.
RHP/INF	Mike Eliasen	Fairleigh Dickinson	Sr.
LF	Jordan Ritz	Fairleigh Dickinson	Fr.
RHP	Harry Glynne	Central Connecticut	Sr.

Most Valuable Player

Troy Scribner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner was a junior pitcher and first baseman for Sacred Heart. Scribner allowed two runs on seven hits in a complete game victory over Central Connecticut in the first round.[3][4]

References

1. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
2. "Northeast Conference 2011-23 NEC Championship Dates". Northeast Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
3. "Three Days, Three CG Pitching Performances, and a Second Straight NEC Title for Sacred Heart". Northeast Conference. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
4. "Prime Pitching Propels Monmouth & Sacred Heart to Day 1 Wins at 2012 NEC Tournament". Northeast Conference. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.