1996 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRider (3rd title)
Winning coachSonny Pittaro (3rd title)
MVPJim Gordon (Rider)
1996 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider   1560 .71428220 .560
Monmouth   1560 .71425220 .532
St. Francis   1280 .60021201 .512
Long Island   1290 .57121190 .525
Fairleigh Dickinson   9120 .42916230 .410
Wagner   8120 .40014240 .368
Marist   8130 .38116241 .402
Mount St. Mary's   4170 .1906241 .210
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Northeast Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1996 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their third consecutive, and final, tournament championship. They then lost a play-in series to Princeton for the right to play in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Rider156.7141
Monmouth156.7142
St. Francis128.6002.53
Long Island129.57134
Fairleigh Dickinson912.4296
Wagner812.4006.5
Marist813.3817
Mount St. Mary's417.19011

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Rider3
4Long Island2
1Rider1
3St. Francis0
3St. Francis5
2Monmouth2
1Rider
4Long Island
Lower round 1Lower final
3St. Francis4
4Long Island24Long Island9
2Monmouth1

Most Valuable Player

Jim Gordon of Rider was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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