2002 Northeast Conference Tournament

The 2002 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ. #3 Central Connecticut State University defeated #2 University of Maryland, Baltimore County for the title. Kevin Rival of Central Connecticut was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Monmouth University	23-4	Dean Ehehalt
2	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	20-7	John Jancuska
3	Central Connecticut State University	18-9	Charlie Hickey
4	St. Francis College	17-10	Frank Del George

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Monmouth	3
	4	St. Francis (NY)	2
						1	Monmouth	5
						3	Central Connecticut St.	7
	2	UMBC	3
	3	Central Connecticut St.	5
											3	Central Connecticut St.	11	x
											2	UMBC	2	x
						1	Monmouth	2
	4	St. Francis (NY)	0			2	UMBC	8
	2	UMBC	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 17
Game 1	Monmouth University	3-2	St. Francis College
Game 2	Central Connecticut State University	5-3 (10)	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
May 18
Game 3	Central Connecticut State University	7-5	Monmouth University
Game 4	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	1-0	St. Francis College	St. Francis eliminated
Game 5	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	8-2	Monmouth University	Monmouth eliminated
May 19
Game 6	Central Connecticut State University	11-2	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Central Connecticut advances to NCAA tournament