America East Conference Baseball Tournament

America East Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport Baseball
Conference America East Conference
Number of teams 4
Format Double-elimination
Current stadium Edward A. LeLacheur Park
Current location Lowell, MA
Played 1993-present
Last contest 2015
Current champion Stony Brook (5)
Most championships Delaware (6)
Official website AmericaEast.com baseball
Host stadiums
Edward A. LeLacheur Park (2013–17)
Joe Nathan Field (2011-12)
Varsity Field (2010)
Pete Sylvester Field (2009)
Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium (2007-08)
Centennial Field (2003, 2005-06)
Mahaney Diamond (1996, 2002, 2004)
Frawley Stadium (1995, 1997-2001)
Friedman Diamond (1994)
Delaware Diamond (1993)
Host locations
Lowell, MA (2013–17)
Stony Brook, NY (2011-12)
Vestal, NY (2010)
Endicott, NY (2009)
Farmingdale, NY (2007-08)
Burlington, VT (2003, 2005-06)
Orono, ME (1996, 2002, 2004)
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 four finishers in the regular season of the conference's six eligible teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which is in the midst of a five year residency at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1][2] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[3] Prior to 1998, the tournament was a six-team double-elimination format. After 2009, the conference also began allowing 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–present

See, for example, 2001 America East Conference Baseball Tournament.

The current format, adopted for the 1998 tournament, is four-team double-elimination. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[4]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3][5][2]

Year Program Site
1993 Maine Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE
1994 Northeastern Friedman DiamondBrookline, MA
1995 Delaware Frawley StadiumWilmington, DE
1996 Delaware Mahaney DiamondOrono, 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 FieldBurlington, 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 FieldVestal, NY
2011 Maine Joe Nathan FieldStony Brook, NY
2012 Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY
2013 Binghamton Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA
2014 Binghamton Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2015 Stony Brook Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2016 Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA
2017 Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[3][5]

Program No. of titles Title years
Delaware 6 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Maine 5 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Stony Brook 5 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015
Binghamton 3 2009, 2013, 2014
Northeastern 3 1994, 1997, 2003
Albany 1 2007

References

  1. "Lowell’s LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "America East Conference Baseball Record Book". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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