2018 Northeast Conference Tournament

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The 2018 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT. #3 LIU Brooklyn defeated #2 Wagner College for the title. Gregory Vaughn, Jr. of LIU Brooklyn was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Bryant University 21-7 Steve Owens
2 Wagner College 21-7 Jim Carone
3 LIU Brooklyn 16-12 Dan Pirillo
4 Mount St. Mary's University 15-13 Scott Thomson

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Bryant 21  
  4 Mount St. Mary's 6    
      1 Bryant 4  
      3 LIU Brooklyn 13    
  2 Wagner 1          
  3 LIU Brooklyn 2        
      3 LIU Brooklyn 8 x
        2 Wagner 5 x
       
    1 Bryant 1    
  4 Mount St. Mary's 1     2 Wagner 6  
  2 Wagner 3  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 24
Game 1 Bryant University 21-6 Mount St. Mary's University
Game 2 LIU Brooklyn 2-1 Wagner College
May 25
Game 3 Wagner College 3-1 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's eliminated
Game 4 LIU Brooklyn 13-4 Bryant University
May 26
Game 5 Wagner College 6-1 Bryant University Bryant eliminated
Game 6 LIU Brooklyn 8-5 Wagner College LIU Brooklyn advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Gregory Vaughn, Jr., LIU Brooklyn
  • Joe Mercadante, LIU Brooklyn
  • Andrew Turner, LIU Brooklyn
  • Patrick Clyne, LIU Brooklyn
  • Rob Griswold, LIU Brooklyn
  • Neil Abbatiello, Wagner
  • Eric Ligda, Wagner
  • James Ciliento, Bryant
  • Ryan Ward, Bryant