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2006 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

2006 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSacred Heart (1st title)
Winning coachNick Giaquinto (1st title)
MVPBobby McKee (Sacred Heart)
2006 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
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

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Central Connecticut5
4Sacred Heart7
4Sacred Heart4
3Wagner0
3Wagner3
2Quinnipiac2
4Sacred Heart
1Central Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
3Wagner8
1Central Connecticut71Central Connecticut25
2Quinnipiac6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
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

Bobby McKee of Sacred Heart was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "2006 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2018.