2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 to 26, 2018. The top six teams out of the league's seven members met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine, the home park of Maine.[2] As tournament champion, Hartford received the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

2018 America East Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Mahaney Diamond Orono, ME
Champions	Hartford Hawks (1st title)
Winning coach	Justin Blood (1st title)
MVP	Drew DeMartino, Hartford
Television	ESPN+

2018 America East Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Hartford  ‍†‍‡‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			26	–	31	–	0		.456
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			25	–	29	–	0		.463
UMBC  ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			22	–	29	–	0		.431
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Maine  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			20	–	34	–	0		.370
Albany  ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0		.391			20	–	28	–	0		.417
Binghamton  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			18	–	30	–	1		.378
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six teams from the regular season are seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive a first-round bye. The teams then play a double-elimination tournament.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, May 23					Second Round Thursday, May 24					Third Round Friday, May 25					Semifinals Friday, May 25					Championship Saturday, May 26
Winner's Bracket
	6	Albany	8			1	Hartford	2
	3	UMBC	5			4	Stony Brook	0
											1	Hartford	4
											2	UMass Lowell	3
	4	Stony Brook	2			2	UMass Lowell	4
	5	Maine	1			6	Albany	0
																					1	Hartford	9	–
Loser's Bracket																					4	Stony Brook	4	–
	5	Maine	9
	3	UMBC	4
						5	Maine	6
						6	Albany	1
											4	Stony Brook	11
											5	Maine	4
																2	UMass Lowell	5
																4	Stony Brook	6

References

1. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
2. "MBB Playoff Changes, 2018 Baseball Championship Site Determined at Annual Meeting". America East Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2018.