The 2015 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23. The top four regular season finishers of the league's six eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell.[2][3] Stony Brook claimed their fifth tournament championship and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Stony Brook (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Matt Senk (5th title) |
| MVP | Cameron Stone (Stony Brook) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook †‡y | 18 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .804 | 35 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 34 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 24 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell * | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .500 | 17 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 10 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .455 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 14 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 6 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .283 | 17 | – | 24 | – | 2 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
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Seeding and format
editThe top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it transitions from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook | 18 | 4 | 1 | .804 | – | 1 |
| UMBC | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Maine | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 3 |
| UMass Lowell | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 7 | – |
| Hartford | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 8.5 | 4 |
| Albany | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 10.5 | – |
| Binghamton | 6 | 16 | 1 | .283 | 12 | – |
Bracket
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stony Brook | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 11 | 2 | UMBC | 10 | ||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 2 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Luke Morrill | Maine |
| Sam McKay | Hartford |
| Trey Stover | Hartford |
| Conrad Wozniak | UMBC |
| Jake Barnes | UMBC |
| Connor Hax | UMBC |
| Bobby Honeyman | Stony Brook |
| Daniel Zamora | Stony Brook |
| Robert Chavarria | Stony Brook |
| Cameron Stone | Stony Brook |
Most Outstanding Player
editCameron Stone was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Stone, a sophomore pitcher for Stony Brook, recorded two saves in 4.1 perfect innings of work out of the Seawolves bullpen. He closed out all three wins for Stony Brook.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "2014-15 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Stony Brook Claims 5th America East Baseball Title". America East Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.