The 2012 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 17 and ended on May 19 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Second seeded won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Bryant was ineligible for postseason play, as it completed its transition to Division I. Sacred Heart claimed the second seed over Central Connecticut by tiebreaker. Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed 24 8 .750 – – 21 11 .656 3 1 19 13 .594 5 2 19 13 .594 5 3 18 14 .563 6 4 15 17 .469 9 – 13 19 .406 11 – 8 24 .250 18 – 7 25 .219 19 –
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School Class RHP/1B Troy Scribner Sacred Heart Jr. LHP Nick Leiningen Sacred Heart So. RHP Kody Kerski Sacred Heart So. SS John Murphy Sacred Heart Jr. 2B Jake Gronsky Monmouth So. RHP Pat Light Monmouth Jr. RHP/INF Mike Eliasen Fairleigh Dickinson Sr. LF Jordan Ritz Fairleigh Dickinson Fr. RHP Harry Glynne Central Connecticut Sr.
Most Valuable Player Troy Scribner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scribner was a junior pitcher and first baseman for Sacred Heart. Scribner allowed two runs on seven hits in a complete game victory over Central Connecticut in the first round.
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