| America East Conference baseball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference baseball championship |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Bearcat Sports Complex |
| Current Location: | Binghamton, NY |
| Years: | 1993–present |
| Most Recent: | 2024 |
| Current Champion: | Bryant |
| Most Championships: | Delaware, Maine, Stony Brook (6) |
| Website: | AmericaEast.com baseball |
| All Stadiums: | Bearcat Sports Complex (2023-2024) Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018, 2022) Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17) Joe Nathan Field (2011–12) Varsity Field (2010, 2019) Pete Sylvester Field (2009) Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007–08) Centennial Field (2003, 2005–06) Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997–2001) Friedman Diamond (1994) Delaware Diamond (1993) |
| All Locations: | Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004, 2018) Lowell, MA (2013–17) Stony Brook, NY (2011–12) Binghamton, NY (2010, 2019, 2023-2024) Endicott, NY (2009) Farmingdale, NY (2007–08) Burlington, VT (2003, 2005–06) 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 six finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which rotates among the home fields of each conference member. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1] The format has changed over the years between a six-team and four-team formats. Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.
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.
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.
See, for example, 2001 America East Conference baseball tournament.For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[2]
The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3]
| Year | Program | Site | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE | |||
| Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |||
| Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |||
| Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |||
| Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |||
| Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |||
| Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |||
| Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |||
| Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |||
| Pete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY | |||
| Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | |||
| Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |||
| Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |||
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA[4] [5] | |||
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |||
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |||
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |||
| Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |||
| Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |||
| Varsity Field • Binghamton, NY | |||
| Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| Tournament Not Completed[6] | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | ||
| Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |||
| Bearcat Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY | |||
| Bearcat Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY | |||
The following is a list of conference champions by school.[3]
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware† | 6 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Maine | 6 | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2023 |
| Stony Brook† | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
| Binghamton | 5 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 |
| Northeastern† | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
| Albany | 1 | 2007 |
| Bryant | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford† | 1 | 2018 |
| UMBC | 1 | 2017 |
| Drexel† | 0 | |
| NJIT | 0 | |
| UMass Lowell | 0 | |