2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23, 2005, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Quinnipiac won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2005 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsQuinnipiac (1st title)
Winning coachDan Gooley (1st title)
MVPRyan Rizzo, Quinnipiac
2005 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Quinnipiac  y 176 .739  2624 .520
Sacred Heart   168 .667  2033 .377
Monmouth   158 .652  3024 .556
Wagner   1310 .565  2227 .449
Mount St. Mary's   1211 .522  1827 .400
Fairleigh Dickinson   1013 .435  1226 .316
Central Connecticut   1014 .417  1928 .404
Long Island   915 .375  1325 .342
St. Francis   320 .130  737 .159
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.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Quinnipiac176.7391
Sacred Heart168.6671.52
Monmouth158.65223
Wagner1310.56544
Mount St. Mary's1211.5225
Fairleigh Dickinson1013.4357
Central Connecticut1014.4177.5
Long Island915.3758.5
St. Francis320.13014

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Quinnipiac 13  
4 Wagner 6  
  1 Quinnipiac 7  
  2 Sacred Heart 0  
3 Monmouth 0
2 Sacred Heart 3  
  1 Quinnipiac 2 7
  3 Monmouth 8 3
4 Wagner 4  
3 Monmouth 8  
  2 Sacred Heart 3
  3 Monmouth 10  

Most Valuable Player

Ryan Rizzo of Quinnipiac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rizzo, a sophomore, hit safely 11 times in 20 at-bats (.550) with three doubles and three RBI for the tournament.[1]

References

  1. "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
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