NESCAC baseball tournament

NESCAC Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Tournament
SportBaseball
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatBest-of-three series (quarterfinals)
Double-elimination (semifinals, finals)
Current stadiumMurren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium
Current locationHartford, Connecticut
Played2001–present
Last contest2021
Current championAmherst (1)
Most championshipsTufts (6)
Official websiteNESCAC.com Baseball
Host stadiums
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Huskins Field (2002, 2014, 2021)
Coombs Field (2017, 2019)
Holman Stadium (2015–2016)
Andrus Field (2013)
Memorial Field (2003, 2005, 2011)
Bobby Coombs Field (2001, 2007)
Pickard Baseball Diamond (2006)
Host locations
Hartford, CT (2004, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Medford, MA (2002, 2014, 2021)
Waterville, ME (2017, 2019)
Nashua, NH (2015–2016)
Middletown, CT (2013)
Amherst, MA (2003, 2005, 2011)
Williamstown, MA (2001, 2007)
Brunswick, ME (2006)

The NESCAC baseball tournament is the conference tournament in baseball for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). It is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular-season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament.

Tournament

The NESCAC Baseball tournament is a best-of-three series followed by a double-elimination tournament held each year at rotating campus sites. Eight of the ten NESCAC teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the NESCAC's guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament.

History

Until 2022, the Conference Tournament featured four teams in a double-elimination tournament. There was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Due to a shortened 2021 season, a championship series was held between the top team of each division.[2] In 2022, a new format was unveiled, which would feature the top four teams of each division qualifying for the NESCAC tournament. A best-of-three series will be played in the quarterfinal round. Then, a double-elimination tournament will be played between the final four teams.

Results

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Fourth place No. of teams
1 2001 Williams College Williams Ephs 8–5
Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown 		Tufts Jumbos Amherst Mammoths Trinity Bantams 4
2 2002 Tufts University Tufts Jumbos [note 1]
Huskins Field, Medford 		Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Williams Ephs 4
3 2003 Amherst College Trinity Bantams 5–3
Memorial Field, Amherst 		Amherst Mammoths Williams Ephs Tufts Jumbos 4
4 2004 Trinity College Amherst Mammoths 5–4
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford 		Williams Ephs Bowdoin Polar Bears Trinity Bantams 4
5 2005 Amherst College Amherst Mammoths 8–7 (F/10)
Memorial Field, Amherst 		Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Tufts Jumbos 4
6 2006 Bowdoin College Middlebury Panthers 8–1
Pickard Baseball Diamond, Brunswick 		Tufts Jumbos Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs 4
7 2007 Amherst College Williams Ephs 5–3
Memorial Field, Amherst 		Tufts Jumbos Amherst Mammoths Bowdoin Polar Bears 4
8 2008 Trinity College Trinity Bantams 11–8
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford 		Amherst Mammoths Tufts Jumbos Williams Ephs 4
9 2009 Williams College Trinity Bantams 7–3
Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown 		Tufts Jumbos Williams Ephs Wesleyan Cardinals 4
10 2010 Tufts University Tufts Jumbos 6–1
Huskins Field, Medford 		Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs Wesleyan Cardinals 4
11 2011 Amherst College Tufts Jumbos [note 2]
Memorial Field, Amherst 		Bowdoin Polar Bears Amherst Mammoths Middlebury Panthers 4
12 2012 Trinity College Trinity Bantams 6–0
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford 		Bowdoin Polar Bears Williams Ephs Amherst Mammoths 4
13 2013 Wesleyan University Amherst Mammoths 7–0
Andrus Field, Middletown 		Wesleyan Cardinals Trinity Bantams Bowdoin Polar Bears 4
14 2014 Tufts University Wesleyan Cardinals 6–4
Huskins Field, Medford 		Tufts Jumbos Bates Bobcats Amherst Mammoths 4
15 2015 City of Nashua Wesleyan Cardinals 4–2 (F/12)
Holman Stadium, Nashua 		Amherst Mammoths Bates Bobcats Tufts Jumbos 4
16 2016 City of Nashua Tufts Jumbos 18–6
Holman Stadium, Nashua 		Trinity Bantams Wesleyan Cardinals Amherst Mammoths 4
17 2017 Colby College Tufts Jumbos 10–6
Coombs Field, Waterville 		Middlebury Panthers Amherst Mammoths Bates Bobcats 4
18 2018 Trinity College Amherst Mammoths 3–2
Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford 		Tufts Jumbos Wesleyan Cardinals Bates Bobcats 4
19 2019 Colby College Tufts Jumbos 8–3
Coombs Field, Waterville 		Middlebury Panthers Williams Ephs Bates Bobcats 4
2020 Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic
20 2021 Tufts University Amherst Mammoths 6–2, 4–1
Huskins Field, Medford 		Tufts Jumbos [note 3] 2
21 2022 Trinity College TBD TBD
Memorial Field, Amherst 		TBD TBD TBD 8
22 2023 Colby College TBD TBD
Coombs Field, Waterville 		TBD TBD TBD 8
  • TBD: to be determined
Notes
  1. ^ Tufts was awarded the 2002 championship after Game 7 of the tournament was rained out.[3]
  2. ^ Tufts was awarded the 2011 championship after Games 6 and 7 of the tournament were rained out.[3]
  3. ^ The 2021 field was restricted to the two division winners due to the shortened season. The two teams competed in a best-of-three series.[3]

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4
Total
Tufts 6 (2002*, 2010*, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019) 7 (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014*, 2018, 2021*) 1 (2008) 3 (2003, 2004, 2015) 17
Amherst 5 (2004, 2005*, 2013, 2018, 2021) 3 (2003*, 2008, 2015) 4 (2001, 2007, 2011*, 2017) 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) 15
Trinity 4 (2003, 2008*, 2009, 2012*) 3 (2002, 2005, 2016) 1 (2013) 2 (2001, 2004*) 10
Williams 2 (2001*, 2007*) 1 (2004) 5 (2003, 2009*, 2010, 2012, 2019) 3 (2002, 2006, 2008) 11
Wesleyan 2 (2014, 2015) 1 (2013*) 4 (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018) 2 (2009, 2010) 9
Middlebury 1 (2006) 2 (2017, 2019) 1 (2011) 4
Bowdoin 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) 2 (2004, 2006*) 2 (2007, 2013) 7
Bates 2 (2014, 2015) 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) 5
* hosts

Overall team records

As of 2021 NESCAC Baseball Tournament[3]
Rank Team Part Pld W L RF RA RD
1 Tufts 17 56 31 25 354 295 +59
2 Amherst 14 46 25 21 – – –
3 Trinity 10 34 22 12 – – –
4 Williams 11 31 13 18 – – –
5 Wesleyan 8 28 12 16 – – –
6 Middlebury 14 14 8 6 – – –
7 Bowdoin 7 21 8 13 – – –
8 Bates 14 12 2 10 – – –

See also

References

  1. ^ "NESCAC COVID-19 Information". nescac.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In light of the decision of many NESCAC schools to have students return home and complete the semester remotely due to COVID-19, the NESCAC Presidents met and concluded unanimously that conference competition, including conference championships, will be canceled for the 2020 spring season.
  2. ^ "2021 NESCAC Baseball Championship - New England Small College Athletic Conference". nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022. In 2021, the NESCAC Baseball Championship will be a two-team (best 2-of-3) series based on the final conference divisional standings.
  3. ^ a b c d "NESCAC Baseball Records" (PDF). nescac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.