2005 America East Conference Baseball Tournament
| 2005 America East Conference Baseball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2005 | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | Centennial Field Burlington, VT | ||
| Champions | Maine (3rd title) | ||
| Winning coach | Paul Kostacopoulos (2nd title) | ||
| MVP | Joe Hough (Maine) | ||
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The 2005 America East Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 26-28 at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Maine defeated third-seeded Vermont, 6-5, to win its third tournament championship (its second under head coach Paul Kostacopoulos). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3][4][5]
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 14 | 6 | .700 | ||
| Maine | 14 | 7 | .667 | ||
| Vermont | 14 | 7 | .667 | ||
| Binghamton | 12 | 8 | .600 | ||
| Albany | 10 | 11 | .476 | ||
| Stony Brook | 10 | 11 | .476 | ||
| UMBC | 6 | 15 | .286 | ||
| Hartford | 3 | 18 | .143 |
Results
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vermont | 6 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Joe Hough | Maine |
| Greg Creek | Maine |
| Ryan Quintal | Maine |
| Mike Ferrigii | Maine |
| Greg Norton | Maine |
| Frank Rossi | Vermont |
| Jason Carey | Vermont |
| Aaron Izaryk | Vermont |
| Michael Magrass | Vermont |
| Derek Miller | Vermont |
Most Outstanding Player
Maine outfielder Joe Hough was named Most Outstanding Player.[6]
References
- 1 2 "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book". AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- 1 2 "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Warner, Pete (May 26, 2005). "Black Bears Buoyed by Binghamton Sweep: Maine Has Momentum for Playoffs". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Vermont Falls to Maine 6-5 in Title Game". TimesArgus.com. Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. May 29, 2005. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "2005 Conference Tournaments". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Maine Picked to Win America East Baseball Title". Bangor Daily News. February 17, 2006. p. C5. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.