We're on to the back half of the alphabet now as we look at the NEC. This, like the MAAC from the other day, has a lot of urban-type schools in it, but most do play baseball. This conference has two schools named St. Francis, one in New York City and one in Pennsylvania. And neither one of them play varsity baseball. I don't know when the PA one dropped it, but the one in Brooklyn dropped it in 2006, which is relatively recent. In their stead, the NEC has four schools that are affiliate members just for baseball: Coppin St., Delaware St., UMES, and Norfolk St. You might sense a bit of a theme with those schools, but I'm glad it works out for everybody. With all the additions and subtractions, it comes out to an 11 team league for baseball. Probably not ideal for scheduling, but not the first time we've seen it, either. I should also note that Bryant won a ton of NEC championships, but they just bolted for the America East. Long Island, or LIU, used to be two separate programs until 2019. LIU-Brooklyn and LIU-Post both had separate baseball teams up until this unification. When combined, they chose to use the Post facilities for baseball. The whole thing is actually pretty fascinating. I would recommend reading up on it. So let's get to the teams that are actually playing for the NEC this year. Central Connecticut Blue DevilsStadium: CCSU Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 2010 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 310 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 5 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006) NEC Tournament Championships: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021) National Titles: 0 Coppin St. EaglesStadium: Cannon Stadium Capacity: 1500 Opened: 1990 Dimensions: 310 LF, 410 CF, 310 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Delaware St. HornetsStadium: Soldier Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 1958 Dimensions: 320 LF, 380 CF, 320 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsStadium: Naimoli Complex Capacity: 500 Opened: 2011 Dimensions: 321 LF, 370 CF, 321 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 5 (1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1999) NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 LIU SharksStadium: LIU Stadium Capacity: N/A Opened: N/A Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 3 (1990*, 2000*, 2022) NEC Tournament Championships: 2 (2018, 2022) National Titles: 0 *Won as LIU-Brooklyn Merrimack Warriors Stadium: Greater Lawrence Technical School Field Capacity: ~100 Opened: 2019 Dimensions: 334 LF, 390 CF, 334 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 *Note: Upon further reflection, I think this picture is actually from Merrimack's old field instead of the high school school that they're using for now, which I don't think is actually in Google Maps. The situation around Merrimack's new baseball field seems fluid, so stay tuned. Norfolk St. SpartansStadium: Miller Field Capacity: 1500 Opened: 1997 Dimensions: 330 LF, 402 CF, 318 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Sacred Heart PioneersStadium: Veterans Memorial Park Capacity: N/A Opened: N/A Dimensions: 327 LF, 386 CF, 330 RF (Measured in Google Maps) Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 4 (2006, 2011, 2012, 2015) National Titles: 0 Stonehill SkyhawksStadium: Gorman Field Capacity: 100 Opened: 2005 Dimensions: 325 LF, 390 CF, 325 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UMES HawksStadium: Hawk Stadium Capacity: 1000 Opened: N/A Dimensions: 340 LF, 400 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Wagner SeahawksStadium: SIUH Community Park
Capacity: 7171 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 320 LF, 390 CF, 318 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf NEC Championships: 1 (2009) NEC Tournament Championships: 1 (2000) National Titles: 0 Comments are closed.
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