Classification Division Format Double-elimination | Teams 4 Champions Maine (2nd title) | |
Site Mahaney Diamond
Orono, ME Winning coach Paul Kostacopoulos (1st title) | ||
The 2002 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23-25 at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine. The top four regular season finishers of the league's seven teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, first-seeded Maine defeated third-seeded Northeastern, 7-5, to win its second tournament championship (its first under head coach Paul Kostacopoulos). As a result, Maine received the America East's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
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Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Most Outstanding Player
Maine second baseman Brett Ouellette was named Most Outstanding Player.