NESCAC baseball tournament
| NESCAC Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Tournament | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Best-of-three series (quarterfinals) Double-elimination (semifinals, finals) |
| Current stadium | Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium |
| Current location | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Played | 2001–present |
| Last contest | 2021 |
| Current champion | Amherst (1) |
| Most championships | Tufts (6) |
| Official website | NESCAC.com Baseball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022) Huskins Field (2002, 2014, 2021) Coombs Field (2017, 2019) Holman Stadium (2015–2016) Andrus Field (2013) Memorial Field (2003, 2005, 2011) Bobby Coombs Field (2001, 2007) Pickard Baseball Diamond (2006) | |
| Host locations | |
| Hartford, CT (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022) Medford, MA (2002, 2014, 2021) Waterville, ME (2017, 2019) Nashua, NH (2015–2016) Middletown, CT (2013) Amherst, MA (2003, 2005, 2011) Williamstown, MA (2001, 2007) Brunswick, ME (2006) | |
The NESCAC baseball tournament is the conference tournament in baseball for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). It is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular-season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.
Tournament
The NESCAC Baseball tournament is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament held each year at rotating campus sites. Eight of the ten NESCAC teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the NESCAC's guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament.
History
Until 2022, the Conference Tournament featured four teams in a double-elimination tournament. There was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Due to a shortened 2021 season, a championship series was held between the top team of each division.[2] In 2022, a new format was unveiled, which would feature the top four teams of each division qualifying for the NESCAC tournament. A best-of-three series will be played in the quarterfinal round. Then, a double-elimination tournament will be played between the final four teams.
Results
- TBD: to be determined
- Notes
- ^ Tufts was awarded the 2002 championship after Game 7 of the tournament was rained out.[3]
- ^ Tufts was awarded the 2011 championship after Games 6 and 7 of the tournament were rained out.[3]
- ^ The 2021 field was restricted to the two division winners due to the shortened season. The two teams competed in a best-of-three series.[3]
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts | 6 (2002*, 2010*, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019) | 7 (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014*, 2018, 2021*) | 1 (2008) | 3 (2003, 2004, 2015) | 17 |
| Amherst | 5 (2004, 2005*, 2013, 2018, 2021) | 3 (2003*, 2008, 2015) | 4 (2001, 2007, 2011*, 2017) | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) | 15 |
| Trinity | 4 (2003, 2008*, 2009, 2012*) | 3 (2002, 2005, 2016) | 1 (2013) | 2 (2001, 2004*) | 10 |
| Williams | 2 (2001*, 2007*) | 1 (2004) | 5 (2003, 2009*, 2010, 2012, 2019) | 3 (2002, 2006, 2008) | 11 |
| Wesleyan | 2 (2014, 2015) | 1 (2013*) | 4 (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018) | 2 (2009, 2010) | 9 |
| Middlebury | 1 (2006) | 2 (2017, 2019) | 1 (2011) | 4 | |
| Bowdoin | 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) | 2 (2004, 2006*) | 2 (2007, 2013) | 7 | |
| Bates | 2 (2014, 2015) | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | 5 |
- * hosts
Overall team records
- As of 2021 NESCAC Baseball Tournament[3]
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tufts | 17 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 354 | 295 | +59 |
| 2 | Amherst | 14 | 46 | 25 | 21 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Trinity | 10 | 34 | 22 | 12 | – | – | – |
| 4 | Williams | 11 | 31 | 13 | 18 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Wesleyan | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 | – | – | – |
| 6 | Middlebury | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Bowdoin | 7 | 21 | 8 | 13 | – | – | – |
| 8 | Bates | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | – | – | – |
See also
References
- ^ "NESCAC COVID-19 Information". nescac.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
In light of the decision of many NESCAC schools to have students return home and complete the semester remotely due to COVID-19, the NESCAC Presidents met and concluded unanimously that conference competition, including conference championships, will be canceled for the 2020 spring season.
- ^ "2021 NESCAC Baseball Championship - New England Small College Athletic Conference". nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
In 2021, the NESCAC Baseball Championship will be a two-team (best 2-of-3) series based on the final conference divisional standings.
- ^ a b c d "NESCAC Baseball Records" (PDF). nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.