2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 to 26, 2018. The top six teams out of the league's seven members met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine, the home park of Maine.[2] As tournament champion, Hartford received the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

2018 America East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsHartford Hawks (1st title)
Winning coachJustin Blood (1st title)
MVPDrew DeMartino, Hartford
TelevisionESPN+
2018 America East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Hartford  y 1680 .667  26310 .456
UMass Lowell   13110 .542  25290 .463
UMBC   12110 .522  22290 .431
Stony Brook   12120 .500  32250 .561
Maine   12120 .500  20340 .370
Albany   9140 .391  20280 .417
Binghamton   9150 .375  18301 .378
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams from the regular season are seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive a first-round bye. The teams then play a double-elimination tournament.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, May 23
Second Round
Thursday, May 24
Third Round
Friday, May 25
Semifinals
Friday, May 25
Championship
Saturday, May 26
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  6 Albany 8     1 Hartford 2  
  3 UMBC 5     4 Stony Brook 0    
      1 Hartford 4              
      2 UMass Lowell 3              
  4 Stony Brook 2     2 UMass Lowell 4          
  5 Maine 1     6 Albany 0        
        1 Hartford 9
Loser's Bracket       4 Stony Brook 4
  5 Maine 9        
  3 UMBC 4          
      5 Maine 6        
      6 Albany 1          
            4 Stony Brook 11              
          5 Maine 4              
      2 UMass Lowell 5    
    4 Stony Brook 6  

References

  1. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. "MBB Playoff Changes, 2018 Baseball Championship Site Determined at Annual Meeting". America East Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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