Sacred Heart won its first NEC Baseball Championship by topping Central Connecticut State, 10-8, in the championship game of the 2006 NEC Baseball Tournament, presented by Akadema, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ. In the title game, the Pioneers scored the first nine runs of the game and withstood a ninth-inning rally by the Blue Devils to clinch the victory. SHU shortstop Rob Tencza finished with two hits and drove in three runs, while Jeff Hanson and Jason Maiella finished with two RBI each. Pioneer first baseman Bobby McKee was named the Tournament MVP after batting .400 with four runs and five RBI. Sacred Heart will now represent the NEC as the league's automatic qualifier in the NCAA Tournament, which begins regional play from June 2-5. 

 

2006 NEC Baseball Tournament
FirstEnergy Park - Lakewood, NJ

Click here for NEC Baseball Tournament Bracket (PDF)

Day One
Thur.	May 25	Game 1: #4 Sacred Heart 7, #1 CCSU 5	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
		Game 2: #3 Wagner 3, #2 Quinnipiac 1	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
Day Two
Fri.	May 26	Game 3: Sacred Heart 4, Wagner 0	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
		Game 4: CCSU 7, Quinnipiac 6	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
		Game 5: CCSU 25, Wagner 8	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
Day Three
Sat.	May 27	Game 6: Sacred Heart 10, CCSU 8	Final | Live Stats | Boxscore | Recap
		Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (if necessary)	30 minutes later

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tournament MVP Bobby McKee
With Asst. Commissioner Donna Poyant