2021 Northeast Conference baseball tournament

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2021 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (7th title)
Winning coachCharlie Hickey (7th title)
MVPBuddy Dewaine (Central Connecticut)
TelevisionNEC Front Row
2021 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 21 4 0   .840 27 14 1   .655
Central Connecticut  ‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 28 15 0   .651
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 17 9 0   .654 23 25 0   .479
LIU  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 20 15 0   .571
Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 19 22 0   .463
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 9 28 0   .243
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 7 22 0   .241 11 25 0   .306
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 9 28 0   .243
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 27 and ends on May 30, 2021, at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. The tournament winner will earn the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding and format[edit]

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Bracket[edit]

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Bryant17
4LIU13
1Bryant6
2Central Connecticut0
2Central Connecticut17
3Sacred Heart10
1Bryant
2Central Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
2Central Connecticut5
4LIU43Sacred Heart3
3Sacred Heart5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Northeast Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Northeast Conference Baseball Championship - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org.