2018 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 2018 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 27 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Entering the event, Central Connecticut had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.
TeamWLPctGBSeed
217.7501
217.7502
1612.57153
1513.53664
1216.4299
1116.4079.5
126.03719.5

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
NameTeam
Neil AbbatielloWagner
James CilientoBryant
Patrick ClyneLIU Brooklyn
Rob GriswoldLIU Brooklyn
Eric LigdaWagner
Joe MercadanteLIU Brooklyn
Andrew TurnerLIU Brooklyn
Gregory Vaughn Jr.LIU Brooklyn
Ryan WardBryant

Most Valuable Player

Gregory Vaughn Jr. earned the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Vaughn was a junior outfielder for LIU Brooklyn, who recorded 5 RBI and 3 stolen bases in the Tournament.