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 | 2016 |
| Current champion | Binghamton (4) |
| Most championships | Delaware (6) |
| Official website | AmericaEast.com baseball |
| Host stadiums | |
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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 | |
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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.[2][3][5]
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 4 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Northeastern | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
| Albany | 1 | 2007 |
- Italics indicate that the school is no longer an America East member.
References
- ↑ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- 1 2 "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 17 February 2012.