1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament
| 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 1996 | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | Mahaney Diamond Orono, ME | ||
| Champions | Delaware (2nd title) | ||
| Winning coach | Bob Hannah (2nd title) | ||
| MVP | Adam Lamanteer (Delaware) | ||
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The 1996 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine. The top six regular season finishers of the league's nine teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Delaware defeated third-seeded Drexel, 12-2, to win its second tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament.[1][2][3][4]
Seeding
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and six seeds were matched up in the first game, the two and five seeds in the second, and the three and four seeds in the third.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 19 | 5 | .792 | ||
| Maine | 12 | 8 | .600 | ||
| Drexel | 12 | 8 | .600 | ||
| Hofstra | 12 | 12 | .500 | ||
| Northeastern | 11 | 11 | .500 | ||
| Hartford | 10 | 14 | .417 | ||
| Vermont | 8 | 12 | .400 | ||
| Towson State | 8 | 14 | .364 | ||
| New Hampshire | 8 | 16 | .333 |
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hartford | 1 | 1 | Delaware | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hofstra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 4 | 1 | Delaware | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 0 | 3 | Drexel | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 2 | 1 | Delaware | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drexel | 15 | 3 | Drexel | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Drexel | 12 | 3 | Drexel | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hofstra | 2 | 2 | Maine | 6 | 6 | Hartford | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hartford | 8 | 6 | Hartford | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Brian August | Delaware |
| Dan Hammer | Delaware |
| Matt Ardizzone | Delaware |
| Adam Lamanteer | Delaware |
| Jason Gold | Drexel |
| Kris Doiron | Drexel |
| Kevin Fahy | Drexel |
| Brian Edge | Hartford |
| Dave Tober | Hartford |
| Keith Croteau | Maine |
| Pete Fischer | Maine |
Most Outstanding Player
Delaware pitcher Adam Lamanteer was named Most Outstanding Player.[5]
References
- 1 2 "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- 1 2 "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Flesichmann, Bill (May 15, 1996). "Baseball Proves Right Choice for Drexel's Doiron". Philly.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin (May 19, 1996). "UMaine Bows Out, 8-6". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ↑ "College Beat: Midwest Regional". USA Today Baseball Weekly. USAToday.com. June 6, 1996. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.