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. Due to a shortened 2021 season, a championship series was held between the top team of each division. 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 Ed. Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Fourth place No.teams12001 Williams College8–5 Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown422002 Tufts UniversityHuskins Field, Medford432003 Amherst College5–3 Memorial Field, Amherst442004 Trinity College5–4 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford452005 Amherst College8–7 (F/10) Memorial Field, Amherst462006 Bowdoin College8–1 Pickard Baseball Diamond, Brunswick472007 Amherst College5–3 Memorial Field, Amherst482008 Trinity College11–8 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford492009 Williams College7–3 Bobby Coombs Field, Williamstown4102010 Tufts University6–1 Huskins Field, Medford4112011 Amherst CollegeMemorial Field, Amherst4122012 Trinity College6–0 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford4132013 Wesleyan University7–0 Andrus Field, Middletown4142014 Tufts University6–4 Huskins Field, Medford4152015 City of Nashua4–2 (F/12) Holman Stadium, Nashua4162016 City of Nashua18–6 Holman Stadium, Nashua4172017 Colby College10–6 Coombs Field, Waterville4182018 Trinity College3–2 Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford4192019 Colby College8–3 Coombs Field, Waterville42020 Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic202021 Tufts University6–2, 4–1 Huskins Field, Medford 2212022 Trinity CollegeMiddlebury Panthers12–8 Memorial Field, AmherstHamilton ContinentalsColby MulesAmherst Mammoths8222023 Colby CollegeTufts Jumbos12–1 Coombs Field, WatervilleMiddlebury PanthersColby MulesBowdoin Polar Bears8232024 Tufts UniversityMiddlebury Panthers9–2 Sol Gittleman Park, MedfordTufts JumbosColby MulesAmherst Mammoths8242025 Bowdoin CollegeMiddlebury Panthers10–6 Pickard Baseball Diamond, BrunswickWilliams EphsColby MulesTrinity Bantams8252026 Trinity CollegeTBDTBD Murren Family Field at DiBenedetto Stadium, HartfordTBDTBDTBD8
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Teams reaching the top four + Teams reaching the top four Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4 total Tufts7 (2002*, 2010*, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023)8 (2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014*, 2018, 2021*, 2024*)1 (2008)3 (2003, 2004, 2015)19Amherst5 (2004, 2005*, 2013, 2018, 2021)3 (2003*, 2008, 2015)4 (2001, 2007, 2011*, 2017)5 (2012, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024)17Trinity4 (2003, 2008*, 2009, 2012*)3 (2002, 2005, 2016)1 (2013)3 (2001, 2004*, 2025)11Middlebury4 (2006, 2022, 2024, 2025)3 (2017, 2019, 2023)1 (2011)8Williams2 (2001*, 2007*)2 (2004, 2025)5 (2003, 2009*, 2010, 2012, 2019)3 (2002, 2006, 2008)12Wesleyan2 (2014, 2015)1 (2013*)4 (2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)2 (2009, 2010)9Bowdoin3 (2010, 2011, 2012)2 (2004, 2006*)3 (2007, 2013, 2023)8Hamilton1 (2022)1Colby4 (2022, 2023*, 2024, 2025)4Bates2 (2014, 2015)3 (2017, 2018, 2019)5 * hosts
Overall team records
Rank Team 1Tufts17563125354295+592Amherst14462521–––3Trinity10342212–––4Williams11311318–––5Wesleyan8281216–––6Middlebury141486–––7Bowdoin721813–––8Bates1412210–––
See also NESCAC men's basketball tournament NESCAC men's ice hockey tournament
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