2014 America East Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:America East Conference
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Edward A. LeLacheur Park
City:Lowell, Massachusetts
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Tim Sinicki
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Shaun McGraw
Mvpteam:Binghamton

The 2014 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell. won their third tournament championship, and second consecutive, to claim the America East Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Seeding and format

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams will play a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, is not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II.[6] With one weekend left in the regular season, Stony Brook, Hartford, Maine, and Binghamton clinched berths in the Tournament.[7]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
18 5 1
16 7 2 2
10 10 6.5
11 12 7 3
10 11 7 4
7 17 11.5
7 17 11.5

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Scott Heath Maine
Hartford
Hartford
Joshua Mason Stony Brook
Anthony Italiano Stony Brook
Casey Baker Stony Brook
Greg Ostner Binghamton
Anthony Grillini Binghamton
Eddie Posavec Binghamton
Shaun McGraw Binghamton

Most Outstanding Player

Shaun McGraw was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. McGraw was an infielder for Binghamton, who collected four hits in the championship game.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-14 Championship Schedule. America East Conference. January 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118161550/http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208807061&DB_OEM_ID=14000&DB_OEM_ID=14000. January 18, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Bearcats baseball schedule released. Binghamton Bearcats. October 9, 2013. January 16, 2014. https://archive.today/20140116201857/http://php.pressconnects.com/blogs/bubearcats/2013/10/09/bearcats-baseball-schedule-released/. 2014-01-16. dead.
  3. Web site: Baseball team to open 2014 season at Duke. Binghamton University. John Hartrick. October 10, 2013. January 16, 2014.
  4. Web site: LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years. NCAA. February 1, 2014. February 2, 2014.
  5. Web site: Binghamton Wins 2nd-Straight #AEBASE Title. America East Conference. May 24, 2014. May 26, 2014.
  6. Web site: UMass Lowell Joins the America East. America East Conference. December 26, 2013. January 16, 2014.
  7. Web site: Maine, Binghamton Clinch Final #AEBASE Playoff Spots. America East Conference. May 11, 2014. May 12, 2014.