The Northeast Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference (NEC). In the current format, the top four regular-season finishers among teams eligible for postseason competition advance to the double-elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament, if eligible to participate, receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
Champions By year The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year. Year Champion Runner-up Venue MVP 1993 Fairleigh Dickinson Moody Park • Ewing Township, NJ John Gambale, St. Francis 1994 Long Island Moody Park • Ewing Township, NJ Mark Gola, Rider 1995 Long Island Moody Park • Ewing Township, NJ Lou Deman, Long Island 1996 Long IslandMoody Park • Ewing Township, NJ Jim Gordon, Rider 1997 Fairleigh DickinsonSkylands Park • Sussex, NJ Ben Shove, Marist 1998 St. Francis Cochrane Stadium • Jersey City, NJ Joe McCullough, Monmouth 1999 Fairleigh DickinsonThe Ballpark at Harbor Yard • Bridgeport, CT Mike Benfield, Monmouth 2000 Monmouth The Sandcastle • Atlantic City, NJ Steve Coppola, Wagner 2001 MonmouthThe Sandcastle • Atlantic City, NJ Eric Weltmer, UMBC 2002 UMBC First Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Kevin Rival, Central Connecticut 2003 Monmouth First Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Zack Herrick, Central Connecticut 2004 WagnerFirst Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Evan Scribner, Central Connecticut 2005 MonmouthFirst Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Ryan Rizzo, Quinnipiac 2006 Central Connecticut First Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Bobby McKee, Sacred Heart 2007 Central Connecticut New Britain Stadium • New Britain, CT Matt Coulson, Monmouth 2008 Monmouth Bernie Robbins Stadium • Atlantic City, NJ Josh Vittek, Mount St. Mary’s 2009 Sacred Heart New Britain Stadium • New Britain, CT Chris Collazo, Monmouth 2010 Sacred Heart TD Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, NJ Pat Epps, Central Connecticut 2011 Monmouth Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT John Murphy, Sacred Heart 2012 Monmouth Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Troy Scribner, Sacred Heart 2013 Sacred Heart First Energy Park • Lakewood, NJ Jordan Mountford, Bryant 2014 Sacred Heart Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Craig Schlitter, Bryant 2015 Bryant Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Jesus Medina, Sacred Heart 2016 Fairleigh Dickinson Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Cole Fabio, Bryant 2017 Sacred Heart Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT TT Bowens, Central Connecticut 2018 Wagner Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Gregory Vaughn, LIU Brooklyn 2019 Bryant Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Gregory Vaughn, LIU Brooklyn 2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 2021 Bryant Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Buddy Dewaine, Central Connecticut 2022 Bryant Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwhich, CT Nick Torres, LIU 2023 Wagner Heritage Financial Park • Wappingers Falls, NY Dominic Niman, Central Connecticut 2024 Sacred Heart Heritage Financial Park • Wappingers Falls, NY Seth Surrett, LIU 2025 LIU Heritage Financial Park • Wappingers Falls, NY Wyatt Cameron, Central Connecticut2026 Fairleigh Dickinson Heritage Financial Park • Wappingers Falls, NY Joseph Durso, LIU
By school The following is a list of conference champions listed by school. Schools in pink no longer field baseball teams in the NEC. Program Championships Years Central Connecticut 9 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 Monmouth 4 1998, 1999, 2007, 2009 Sacred Heart 4 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015 Bryant 3 2013, 2014, 2016 Rider 3 1994, 1995, 1996 LIU 4 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026 Marist 1 1997 Mount St. Mary's 1 2008 Quinnipiac 1 2005 St. Francis Brooklyn 1 1993 UMBC 1 2001 Wagner 1 2000
Among current NEC baseball members: Fairleigh Dickinson, Coppin State, Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State, Mercyhurst, Stonehill, and Le Moyne have yet to win a championship. Fairleigh Dickinson is the oldest among the schools to never win it. 2023 saw the first season after the NEC absorbed the MEAC baseball league (Coppin State, Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State) while Stonehill joined the NEC that same year. Le Moyne joined in 2024 and Mercyhurst joined in 2025.
Stonehill first became eligible in 2025 and Le Moyne will be eligible in 2026 while Mercyhurst will be eligible in 2029.
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