2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2010 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 22, 2010, at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second-seeded Central Connecticut won their fourth tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

2010 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (4th title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (4th title)
MVPPat Epps, Central Connecticut
2010 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‍ 25–7 .781  34–22 .607
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 20–12 .625  31–27 .534
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 18–14 .563  33–23 .589
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 17–15 .531  26–31 .456
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 15–17 .469  22–27 .449
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 14–18 .438  20–31 .392
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 13–19 .406  14–39 .264
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11–21 .344  16–38 .296
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 11–21 .344  14–42 .250
† – 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.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Bryant257.781––
Sacred Heart2012.62551
Central Connecticut1814.56372
Wagner1715.53183
Monmouth1517.469104
Mount St. Mary's1418.43811–
Quinnipiac1319.40612–
Fairleigh Dickinson1121.34414—
Long Island1121.34414–

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Sacred Heart 5  
4 Monmouth 4  
  1 Sacred Heart 8  
  2 Central Connecticut 3  
3 Wagner 3
2 Central Connecticut 5  
  1 Sacred Heart 6 3
  2 Central Connecticut 9 9
4 Monmouth 4  
3 Wagner 9  
  2 Central Connecticut 7
  3 Wagner 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchoolClass
PJared BalbachSacred HeartSR
Kyle BreeseMonmouthSR
Jason FosterCentral ConnecticutSO
Tyler RiordanCentral ConnecticutSR
Troy ScribnerSacred HeartFR
1BVin AvellaWagnerSR
SSJohn MurphySacred HeartFR
OFPat EppsCentral ConnecticutJR
Kyle ZarotneyCentral ConnecticutJR

Most Valuable Player

Pat Epps was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Epps was a Junior outfielder for Central Connecticut.[1]

References
  1. "Central Connecticut Tops Sacred Heart, Captures Fourth NEC Baseball Crown". Northeast Conference. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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