America East Conference baseball tournament

America East Conference baseball tournament
America East Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
Sport	College baseball
Conference	America East Conference
Number of teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Current stadium	Bearcat Sports Complex
Current location	Binghamton, NY
Played	1993–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Bryant
Most championships	Delaware, Maine, Stony Brook (6)
Official website	americaeast.com/baseball
Host stadiums
	List 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) ;
Host locations
	List 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.

History

1993–1994

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.

1995–1997

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.

1998–2015

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]

2016–present

The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.^[3]^[1]^[4]

Year	Program	Site
1993	Maine	Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE
1994	Northeastern	Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA
1995	Delaware	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1996	Delaware	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
1997	Northeastern	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1998	Delaware	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
1999	Delaware	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2000	Delaware	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2001	Delaware	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
2002	Maine	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2003	Northeastern	Centennial Field • Burlington, VT
2004	Stony Brook	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2005	Maine	Centennial Field • Burlington, VT
2006	Maine	Centennial Field • Burlington, VT
2007	Albany	Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2008	Stony Brook	Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY
2009	Binghamton	Pete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY
2010	Stony Brook	Varsity Field • Vestal, NY
2011	Maine	Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2012	Stony Brook	Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2013	Binghamton	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA^[5]^[3]
2014	Binghamton	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2015	Stony Brook	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2016	Binghamton	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2017	UMBC	Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2018	Hartford	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2019	Stony Brook	Varsity Field • Binghamton, NY
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Tournament Not Completed^[6]	Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2022	Binghamton	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
2023	Maine	Bearcat Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY
2024	Bryant	Bearcat Sports Complex • Binghamton, NY

Championships by school

The following is a list of conference champions by school.^[1]^[4]

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

^†Former member of the America East

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
^ No championship game held in 2021. Per conference policy, NJIT received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the lone unbeaten team in the championship after the remainder of the 2021 America East Conference Championship was unable to be completed due to inclement weather. A lack of lighting at the host stadium played a crucial part in the cancelation of the championship game. NJIT was scheduled to play Stony Brook in the championship game before it was canceled.

External links

Official website

[11t-1] "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[format-2] Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

[lowell-3] "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

[all-4] "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[5] "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

[6] No championship game held in 2021. Per conference policy, NJIT received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the lone unbeaten team in the championship after the remainder of the 2021 America East Conference Championship was unable to be completed due to inclement weather. A lack of lighting at the host stadium played a crucial part in the cancelation of the championship game. NJIT was scheduled to play Stony Brook in the championship game before it was canceled.

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