Year: | 2008 |
Conference: | Northeast Conference |
Teams: | 4 |
Format: | Double-elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Bernie Robbins Stadium |
City: | Atlantic City, NJ |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Scott Thomson |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Josh Vittek |
Mvpteam: | Mount St. Mary's |
The 2008 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 22 and ended on May 24, 2008, at Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Fourth-seeded won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.
Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 5 | .800 | — | 1 | ||
18 | 9 | .667 | 3 | 2 | ||
17 | 11 | .607 | 4.5 | 3 | ||
13 | 11 | .542 | 6.5 | 4 | ||
10 | 16 | .385 | 10.5 | — | ||
10 | 18 | .357 | 11.5 | — | ||
9 | 19 | .321 | 12.5 | — | ||
7 | 15 | .318 | 11.5 | — |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Name | School | |
---|---|---|
Chris Collazo | Monmouth | |
Matt Eiden | Mount St. Mary’s | |
Kyle Higgins | Monmouth | |
Mike Matta | Mount St. Mary’s | |
Andy Meyers | Monmouth | |
Ryan Murray | Mount St. Mary’s | |
Nick Pulsonetti | Monmouth | |
Josh Vittek | Mount St. Mary’s | |
Kyle Zarotney | Central Connecticut |
Josh Vittek was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Vittek hit .458 with eight runs scored, five home runs and 12 RBI for the Tournament.