1996 North Atlantic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsDelaware (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Hannah (2nd title)
MVPAdam Lamanteer (Delaware)

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]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Delaware195.792–1
Maine128.60052
Drexel128.60053
Hofstra1212.50074
Northeastern1111.50075
Hartford1014.41796
Vermont812.4009–
Towson State814.36410–
New Hampshire816.33311–
First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Delaware3
6Hartford11Delaware27
4Hofstra2
2Maine41Delaware20
5Northeastern03Drexel10
2Maine21Delaware512
3Drexel153Drexel132
3Drexel123Drexel10
4Hofstra22Maine66Hartford8
6Hartford86Hartford8
5Northeastern7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Player Team
Brian AugustDelaware
Dan HammerDelaware
Matt ArdizzoneDelaware
Adam LamanteerDelaware
Jason GoldDrexel
Kris DoironDrexel
Kevin FahyDrexel
Brian EdgeHartford
Dave ToberHartford
Keith CroteauMaine
Pete FischerMaine

Most Outstanding Player

Delaware pitcher Adam Lamanteer was named Most Outstanding Player.[5]

Notes

  • Delaware sets a tournament record for most runs (27).

References

  1. 1 2 "2013 America East Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Flesichmann, Bill (May 15, 1996). "Baseball Proves Right Choice for Drexel's Doiron". Philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (May 19, 1996). "UMaine Bows Out, 8–6". Portland Press Herald. p. 1D. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "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.
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