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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Central Connecticut   1670 .69633180 .647
Quinnipiac   1480 .63622241 .479
Wagner   1590 .62518340 .346
Monmouth   1490 .60927220 .551
Sacred Heart  y 1490 .60927220 .551
Mount St. Mary's   12110 .52223240 .489
Long Island   10130 .43513331 .287
Fairleigh Dickinson   6180 .25010430 .189
St. Francis   3200 .1306390 .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.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Central Connecticut167.6961
Quinnipiac148.6361.52
Wagner159.6251.53
Sacred Heart149.60924
Monmouth169.6092
Mount St. Mary's1211.5224
Long Island1013.4356
Fairleigh Dickinson618.25010.5
St. Francis320.13013

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]

NameSchool
Chris AldrichSacred Heart
Ricky CoppolaQuinnipiac
Jeff HansonSacred Heart
Bobby McKeeSacred Heart
Jay MontiSacred Heart
John RomanoCentral Connecticut
Adam TahaCentral Connecticut
Joe TestaWagner

Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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