2008 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 5   .800 37 – 16   .698
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 25 – 24   .510
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 27 – 28   .491
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11   .542 21 – 33   .389
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 15 – 38   .283
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 24 – 41   .369
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19   .321 16 – 36   .308
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 16 – 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.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Monmouth 20 5 .800 — 1
Central Connecticut 18 9 .667 3 2
Wagner 17 11 .607 4.5 3
Mount St. Mary's 13 11 .542 6.5 4
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 16 .385 10.5 —
Sacred Heart 10 18 .357 11.5 —
Quinnipiac 9 19 .321 12.5 —
Long Island 7 15 .318 11.5 —

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]

Name School
Chris Collazo Monmouth
Matt Eiden Mount St. Mary’s
Kyle Higgins Monmouth
Mike Matta Mount St. Mary’s
Andy Meyers Monmouth
Ryan Murray Mount St. Mary’s
Nick Pulsonetti Monmouth
Josh Vittek Mount St. Mary’s
Kyle Zarotney Central 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. ^ a b c "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.