1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1993
Conference:North Atlantic Conference
Shortconference:NAC
Teams:8
Format:Best-of-three quarterfinals
Double-elimination final round
Ballpark:Delaware Diamond (baseball)
City:Newark, DE
Champions:Maine
Titlecount:1st
Coach:John Winkin
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Gabe Duross
Mvpteam:Maine
Firsttournamentever:yes

The 1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Delaware Diamond in Newark, Delaware. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated fifth-seeded Drexel, 11-1, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Maine received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament.[1] [2] [3]

Standings

The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series.

Division standings

Conference standings

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

PlayerTeam
Mark Ballard Maine
Bill Champi Maine
Ron Hewes Maine
Mike Sidoti Maine
Shawn Tobin Maine
Justin Tomberlin Maine
Chad White Maine
Adam White Drexel
Bill DiIenno Delaware
Bruce Hannah Delaware
Fran McHugh New Hampshire

Most Outstanding Player

Maine first baseman Gabe Duross was named Most Outstanding Player.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book . AmericaEast.com . America East Conference . May 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424161321/http://www.americaeast.com/fls/14000/records/base.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=14000 . April 24, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993 . BoydsWorld.com . Boyd Nation . June 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214060535/http://www.boydsworld.com/data/standings/standings1993.html . February 14, 2013 . live .
  3. News: Mahoney . Larry . Bears Battle Dragons Today: UM's Hewes to Start in NAC Semi . June 7, 2013 . Bangor Daily News . May 21, 1993 . Bangor, ME, USA . 9 .