2008 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMount St. Mary's (1st title)
Winning coachScott Thomson (1st title)
MVPJosh Vittek (Mount St. Mary's)
2008 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Monmouth  ‍†‍‍ 20–5 .80037–16 .698
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66725–24 .510
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60727–28 .491
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‡‍y 13–11 .54221–33 .389
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38515–38 .283
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35724–41 .369
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .32116–36 .308
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31816–31 .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 24, 2008, at Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 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
Monmouth205.800—1
Central Connecticut189.66732
Wagner1711.6074.53
Mount St. Mary's1311.5426.54
Fairleigh Dickinson1016.38510.5—
Sacred Heart1018.35711.5—
Quinnipiac919.32112.5—
Long Island715.31811.5—

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Monmouth12
4Mount St. Mary's7
1Monmouth1010
2Central Connecticut9
3Wagner4
2Central Connecticut8
1Monmouth
4Mount St. Mary's
Lower round 1Lower final
2Central Connecticut2
4Mount St. Mary's5104Mount St. Mary's6
3Wagner1

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Chris CollazoMonmouth
Matt EidenMount St. Mary’s
Kyle HigginsMonmouth
Mike MattaMount St. Mary’s
Andy MeyersMonmouth
Ryan MurrayMount St. Mary’s
Nick PulsonettiMonmouth
Josh VittekMount St. Mary’s
Kyle ZarotneyCentral Connecticut

Most Valuable Player

Josh Vittek was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Vittek hit .458 with eight runs scored, five home runs and 12 RBI for the Tournament.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount St. Mary's Captures First Ever NEC Baseball Title". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2008 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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