America East Conference Baseball Tournament

America East Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport Baseball
Conference America East Conference
Number of teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Current stadium Mahaney Diamond
Current location Orono, ME
Played 1993-present
Last contest 2018
Current champion Hartford
Most championships Delaware (6)
Official website AmericaEast.com baseball
Host stadiums
Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17)
Joe Nathan Field (2011-12)
Varsity Field (2010)
Pete Sylvester Field (2009)
Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007-08)
Centennial Field (2003, 2005-06)
Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018)
Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997-2001)
Friedman Diamond (1994)
Delaware Diamond (1993)
Host locations
Lowell, MA (2013–17)
Stony Brook, NY (2011-12)
Vestal, NY (2010)
Endicott, NY (2009)
Farmingdale, NY (2007-08)
Burlington, VT (2003, 2005-06)
Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018)
Wilmington, DE (1995, 1997-2001)
Brookline, MA (1994)
Newark, DE (1993)

The America East Conference Baseball Tournament, officially known as the America East Conference Baseball Championship, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's six eligible teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which is in the midst of a five-year residency at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1][2] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[3] Prior to 1998, the tournament was a six-team double-elimination format. After 2009, the conference also began allowing schools to host the championship on fields without lights.

History

1993–1994

See, for example, 1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament.

For the first two tournaments, the event was held over two weekends. On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired. The winners of the four opening round series advanced to a double-elimination final round.

1995–1997

See, for example, 1997 America East Conference Baseball Tournament.

For these three tournaments, the event was held in a single weekend. Its format was the six-team double-elimination format of NCAA Regionals at the time.

1998–present

See, for example, 2001 America East Conference Baseball Tournament.

The current format, adopted for the 1998 tournament, is four-team double-elimination. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[4]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[2][3][5]

YearProgramSite
1993MaineDelaware Diamond • Newark, DE
1994NortheasternFriedman Diamond • Brookline, MA
1995DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1996DelawareMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
1997NortheasternFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1998DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1999DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2000DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2001DelawareFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2002MaineMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2003NortheasternCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2004Stony BrookMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2005MaineCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2006MaineCentennial Field • Burlington, VT
2007AlbanyFarmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2008Stony BrookFarmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2009BinghamtonPete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY
2010Stony BrookVarsity Field • Vestal, NY
2011MaineJoe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2012Stony BrookJoe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2013BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2014BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2015Stony BrookEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2016BinghamtonEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2017UMBCEdward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2018HartfordMahaney Diamond • Orono, ME

Tournament Championships by School

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[3][5]

School Championships Years
Delaware† 6 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Maine 5 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Stony Brook 5 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
Binghamton 4 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016
Northeastern† 3 1994, 1997, 2003
Albany 1 2007
Hartford 1 2018
UMBC 1 2017
Drexel† 0
UMass Lowell 0
  • †Former member of the America East

References

  1. ↑ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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