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The America East Conference baseball tournament, officially known as the America East Conference baseball championship, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's seven teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which rotates among the home fields of each conference member. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1] The format has changed over the years between a six-team and four-team formats. Beginning in 2009, the conference allowed schools to host the championship on fields without lights.
History
1993–1994
- See, for example, 1994 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament.
For the first two tournaments, the event was held over two weekends. On the first, the opening round consisted of best-of-three series, for which the league's eight members were paired. The winners of the four opening round series advanced to a double-elimination final round.
1995–1997
- See, for example, 1997 America East Conference baseball tournament.
For these three tournaments, the event was held in a single weekend. Its format was the six-team double-elimination format of NCAA Regionals at the time.
1998–2015
- See, for example, 2001 America East Conference baseball tournament.
For eighteen years, the format was a four-team double-elimination tournament. In some years, the event has been held at a campus location, while in others, it has been held at a neutral site.[2]
2016–present
The current format, adopted for the 2016 tournament, is six-team double-elimination event.
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[3][1][4]
Year | Program | Site | |
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1993 | Maine | Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE | |
1994 | Northeastern | Friedman Diamond • Brookline, MA | |
1995 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1996 | Delaware | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
1997 | Northeastern | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1998 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
1999 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2000 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2001 | Delaware | Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE | |
2002 | Maine | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2003 | Northeastern | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2004 | Stony Brook | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2005 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2006 | Maine | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | |
2007 | Albany | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
2008 | Stony Brook | Farmingdale State Baseball Stadium • Farmingdale, NY | |
2009 | Binghamton | Pete Sylvester Field • Endicott, NY | |
2010 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | |
2011 | Maine | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
2012 | Stony Brook | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY | |
2013 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA[5][3] | |
2014 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2015 | Stony Brook | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2016 | Binghamton | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2017 | UMBC | Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA | |
2018 | Hartford | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME | |
2019 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Binghamton, NY | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
2021 | Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY |
Championships by school
The following is a list of conference champions by school.[1][4]
School | Championships | Years |
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Delaware† | 6 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Stony Brook | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
Maine | 5 | 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
Binghamton | 5 | 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022 |
Northeastern† | 3 | 1994, 1997, 2003 |
Albany | 1 | 2007 |
Hartford | 1 | 2018 |
UMBC | 1 | 2017 |
Drexel† | 0 | |
UMass Lowell | 0 |
- †Former member of the America East
References
- ^ a b c "2011 America East Baseball Championships". America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Warner, Pete (June 3, 2013). "America East Should Rethink Baseball Tournament Format". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Lowell's LeLacheur Park to Host 2013 America East Baseball Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved April 9, 2013.