The 2016 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 26 and ended on May 28 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. won their third tournament championship in four years to earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, Central Connecticut and defending champion Sacred Heart had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.
Seeding and format The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They will then play a double-elimination tournament. Team W L Pct GB Seed 26 4 — 1 18 13 8.5 2 16 15 10.5 3 15 17 12 4 13 17 13 — 13 19 14 — 8 24 19 —
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Brandon Bingel Bryant Ryan Brennan Fairleigh Dickinson PJ DeFilippo Sacred Heart Cole Fabio Bryant Jason Fatzinger Fairleigh Dickinson Buck McCarthy Bryant Bobby Romano Fairleigh Dickinson AJ Zarozny Bryant Corey Zeller Fairleigh Dickinson
Most Valuable Player Cole Fabio was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fabio was a junior second baseman who recorded four hits, four walks, three RBI and a tournament-high seven runs scored in the event.
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