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2003 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2003 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (2nd title)
MVPZack Herrick (Central Connecticut)
2003 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Central Connecticut  ‍y 19 6 0   .760 31 17 2   .640
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 21 21 1   .500
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 15 11 0   .577 24 27 0   .471
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 15 12 0   .556 20 27 0   .426
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 17 24 0   .415
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 14 25 0   .359
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 11 15 0   .423 16 24 0   .400
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 14 23 0   .378
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 10 16 0   .385 11 36 0   .234
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 13 29 0   .310
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 18, 2003, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Central Connecticut won their second of three consecutive tournament championships and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Central Connecticut 19 6 .760 1
St. Francis 17 10 .630 3 2
Monmouth 15 11 .577 4.5 3
UMBC 15 12 .556 5 4
Quinnipiac 14 13 .519 6
Fairleigh Dickinson 12 15 .444 8
Long Island 11 15 .423 8.5
Mount St. Mary's 9 14 .391 9
Wagner 10 16 .385 9.5
Sacred Heart 7 17 .292 11.5

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Central Connecticut8
4UMBC1
1Central Connecticut2
3Monmouth0
3Monmouth2
2St. Francis0
1Central Connecticut
3Monmouth
Lower round 1Lower final
3Monmouth11
4UMBC14UMBC2
2St. Francis0

Most Valuable Player

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Zack Herrick of Central Connecticut was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Herrick pitched 8 innings, allowing no runs while striking out three and walking four to win the final game.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2003 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 18, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2018.