2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23, 2005, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Quinnipiac won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][2]

2005 Northeast Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	FirstEnergy Park Lakewood, NJ
Champions	Quinnipiac (1st title)
Winning coach	Dan Gooley (1st title)
MVP	Ryan Rizzo, Quinnipiac

2005 Northeast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Quinnipiac  ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	6		.739			26	–	24		.520
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			20	–	33		.377
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	15	–	8		.652			30	–	24		.556
Wagner  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			22	–	27		.449
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			18	–	27		.400
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			12	–	26		.316
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	28		.404
Long Island  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			13	–	25		.342
St. Francis  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			7	–	37		.159
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB	Seed
Quinnipiac	17	6	.739	—	1
Sacred Heart	16	8	.667	1.5	2
Monmouth	15	8	.652	2	3
Wagner	13	10	.565	4	4
Mount St. Mary's	12	11	.522	5	—
Fairleigh Dickinson	10	13	.435	7	—
Central Connecticut	10	14	.417	7.5	—
Long Island	9	15	.375	8.5	—
St. Francis	3	20	.130	14	—

Bracket

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Quinnipiac	13
	4	Wagner	6
						1	Quinnipiac	7
						2	Sacred Heart	0
	3	Monmouth	0
	2	Sacred Heart	3
											1	Quinnipiac	2	7
										3	Monmouth	8	3
	4	Wagner	4
	3	Monmouth	8
						2	Sacred Heart	3
						3	Monmouth	10

Most Valuable Player

Ryan Rizzo of Quinnipiac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rizzo, a sophomore, hit safely 11 times in 20 at-bats (.550) with three doubles and three RBI for the tournament.[1]

References

1. "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Recaps". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
2. "2005 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 23, 2005. Retrieved August 25, 2018.