2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

The 2014 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 25, 2014, at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Bryant won the tournament for the second time, earning the NEC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1]

2014 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Norwich, CT
Champions	Bryant (2nd title)
Winning coach	Steve Owens (2nd title)
MVP	Craig Schlitter (Bryant)
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2014 Northeast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Bryant  ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			42	–	16	–	0		.724
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			27	–	22	–	0		.551
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			29	–	28	–	0		.509
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	25	–	1		.500
Wagner  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			19	–	35	–	0		.352
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			17	–	24	–	0		.415
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	32	–	0		.319
† – 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. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Bryant	19	5	.792	–	1
Central Connecticut	14	10	.583	5	2
Sacred Heart	13	11	.542	6	3
Wagner	11	13	.458	8	4
LIU Brooklyn	11	13	.458	8	–
Mount St. Mary's	10	14	.417	9	–
Fairleigh Dickinson	6	18	.250	13	–

Bracket

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Bryant	5
	4	Wagner	2
						1	Bryant	3
						2	Central Connecticut	0
	2	Central Connecticut	4
	3	Sacred Heart	3
											1	Bryant
											3	Sacred Heart
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Sacred Heart	2
	4	Wagner	8			2	Central Connecticut	0
	3	Sacred Heart	13

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bryant pitcher Craig Schlitter, one of four Bulldogs selected, was named Most Valuable Player.

Pos.	Name	Team
P	Craig Schlitter	Bryant
P	Kevin McAvoy	Bryant
1B	Robby Rinn	Bryant
C/DH	Buck McCarthy	Bryant
UT	Keith Klebart	Sacred Heart
OF	Jayson Sullivan	Sacred Heart
P	Nick Morrissey	Sacred Heart
P	Nick Neumann	Central Connecticut
OF	Trey Nicosia	Wagner

References

1. "Baseball Championship Headquarters". Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.