The 2014 Division I baseball conference tournament proved to be a precursor for the rash of upsets that were to follow during NCAA Tournament play. Note that the information below has been updated to include additional notes related to the NCAA Tournament results.
YOUNGSTOWN STATE won the Horizon League tournament as the 6-seed (third-lowest winning seed among 28 conf. tourneys) before riding the arm of Patrick O’Brien (pictured) to upset Indiana State in an NCAA Regional elimination game (5-2,at IU), the Penguins’ first NCAA Tournament victory in program history.
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• Complete results from each conference tournament
• Links to each conference tournament central page (which then include links to game recaps, game stats, postgame video & highlights, photo galleries, all-tournament teams, conf. tournament history, etc.)
• Team photos of each conference tournament championship team, plus select individuals
• A collection of bullet notes recapping the 2014 conference tournament season
Note that the Big West and Pac-12 conferences do not hold conference tournaments (their regular-season champions, Cal Poly and Oregon State, received automatic NCAA tournament bids).
Here’s a few overview notes (again, some updated after the NCAA Super Regional round):
PEPPERDINE standout 2-way player Aaron Brown (LHP/CF), pictured, was named WCC Tournament MVP before leading the Waves in winning the NCAA Regional at Cal Poly, then nearly taking the Super Regional at national 7-seed TCU (Pepperdine led 5-4 entering the 9th inning of the decisive third game vs. the Frogs).
• Eight conference 1-seeds (finished atop regular-season standings) went on to win their conference tournaments:
Indiana (Big Ten)
Rice (Conference USA)
Bethune-Cookman (Mid-Eastern Athletic/MEAC, south-1 seed)
Bryant (Northeastern/NEC)
Bucknell (Patriot)
Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt)
Sacramento State (Western Athletic/WAC)
Pepperdine (West Coast)
• The average seed of the 2014 conference tournament champions was 3.0 … here’s the breakdown of seeds for the conf. tourney champs
1-seeds: 8 (listed above)
2-seeds: 3
TCU/Big12
Charleston/CAA
Siena/MAAC
3-seeds: 8
Binghamton/A-East
Houston/AAC
Kennesaw/A-Sun
Campbell/BigSo.
Dallas Baptist/MVC
San Diego St./MtWest
Jacksonville St./OVC
LSU/SEC
GEORGIA TECH relief pitcher Dusty Isaacs (pictured) was named tournament MVP after helping 9th-seeded GT win the ACC Tournament.
4-seeds: 6
George Mason/A10
Xavier/BigEast
Kent St./MAC
Ga. Southern/SoCon
SE La./Southland
N.D. St./Summit
7/8-seed: 1 (Jackson St/SWAC east-4)
6-seed: 1 (Youngstown State/Horizon)
9-seed: 1 (Georgia Tech/ACC)
• Nine of the 31 teams that earned 2014 NCAA automatic bids via their conference also were 2013 auto.-bid teams: Binghamton (A-East) … Indiana (Big Ten) … Rice (C-USA) … Columbia (Ivy League) … San Diego State (Mt. West) … Bryant (Northeast) … Oregon State (Pac-12) … LSU (SEC) … and Jackson State (SWAC) … IU, Oregon State and LSU all were 2013 CWS teams (none of these nine are in the 2014 CWS field).
Derek Odell and his TCU teammates represent the only 2014 College World Series team that earned its conference automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
• TCU was the only team that earned its conference’s automatic NCAA bid and went on to reach the 2014 College World Series (the 27 other conf. tournament champs all did not make it to Omaha, nor did the regular-season champs/auto bids from the Pac-12, Oregon State, of the Big West, Cal Poly, nor Dartmouth, which won the Ivy League Championship Series).
• Beyond TCU’s 4-0 run to winning the 2014 Big 12 Tournament, the other teams in the 2014 CWS field combined to go only 7-12 in their conference tournaments:
0-2 by Texas Tech (Big 12)
1-2 by Virginia (ACC), Vanderbilt (SEC) and Ole Miss (SEC)
2-2 by Louisville (AAC runner-up) and Texas (Big 12)
• Six of the 28 conference tournament finals pitted 1-seeds vs. 2-seeds (three of those were won by the 1-seeds, Indiana, Louisiana-Lafayette & Pepperdine, while three 2-seeds beat 1-seeds in the final: TCU, College of Charleston & Siena):
– Big-10: 1–Indiana def. 2–Nebraska
– Big 12: 2–TCU def. 1–Oklahoma State
2014 C-USA Tournament MVP Michael Aquino is part of a RICE program that has won its conference regular-season or tournament title (or both, including 2014) in each of the past 19 seasons.
– Colonial: 2–College of Charleston def. 1–William & Mary
– MAAC: 2–Siena def. 1–Canisius
– Sun Belt: 1–Louisiana-Lafayette def. 2–Texas Arlington
– WCC: 1–Pepperdine def. 2–LMU
• 25 of the 28 conference tournament finals had at least one finalist that was a top-3 seed, with the exceptions being:
– ACC: 9-seed Georgia Tech def. 6–Maryland
– MAC: 4-seed Kent State def. 7–Akron
– Southland: 6-seed Southeastern Louisiana def. 4–Central Arkansas
• Two conference tournament champions – Kennesaw State (Atlantic Sun) and College of Charleston (Colonial) – likely would not have made the 2014 NCAAs as at-large entrants, but both went on to win their NCAA Regionals, in the Sunshine State (Kennesaw at Florida State and CofC at Florida).
• Rice has won its conference regular-season or tournament title (in some cases both) during each of the past 19 seasons, starting with the final season of the Southwestern Conference, then nine years in the WAC and now spanning nine seasons in Conference USA.
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Full rundown for 2014 conference tournament results (including tournament central links and championship team photos) included below:
all team and action photos courtesy of the respective conferences or schools …
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BINGHAMTON – 2014 America East Conference tournament champions
AMERICA EAST (Lowell, MA; May 22-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Binghamton … runner-up: 1–Stony Brook
• Game 1 – 1-seed Stony Brook def. 4–Maine, 4-1
• Game 2 – 2-seed Hartford def. 3–Binghamton, 6-1
• Game 3 – 1–Stony Brook def. 2–Hartford, 10-6
• Game 4 – 3-seed Binghamton elim. 4–Maine, 6-3
• Game 5 – 3-seed Binghamton elim. 2–Hartford, 8-0
• Game 6 – 3-seed Binghamton def. 1–Stony Brook, 4-3
• Game 7 (final) – 3-seed Binghamton def. 1–Stony Brook , 8-7
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HOUSTON – 2014 American Athletic Conference tournament champions
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONF. (AAC; Clearwater, FL; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Houston … runner-up: 1–Louisville
– pool-A: (1) Louisville 2-1 … (8) Memphis 2-1 … (4) Rutgers 1-2 … (5) USF 1-2
– pool-B: (3) Houston 2-1 … (2) UCF 1-2 … (6) Temple 1-2 … (7) UConn 1-2
• Game 1 – 1-seed UCF def. 7–Connecticut, 7-1
• Game 2 – 3-seed Houston def. 6–Temple, 3-0
• Game 3 – 4-seed Rutgers def. 5–South Florida, 10-0
• Game 4 – 7-seed UConn def. 3–Houston, 7-2
• Game 5 – 1-seed Louisville def. 8–Memphis, 13-3
• Game 6 – 2-seed UCF def. 6–Temple, 6-2
• Game 7 – 8-seed Memphis def. 4–Rutgers, 5-1
• Game 8 – 5-seed South Florida def. 1–Louisville, 2-1
• Game 9 – 3-seed Houston def. 2–UCF, 13-8
• Game 10 – 6-seed Temple def. 7–Connecticut, 9-4
• Game 11 – 1-seed Louisville def. 4–Rutgers, 9-3
• Game 12 – 8-seed Memphis def. 6–South Florida, 2-1
• Game 13 (final) – 3-seed Houston def. 1–Louisville (#1), 10-4
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GEORGE MASON – 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference tournament champions
ATLANTIC 10 (St. Louis, MO; May 21-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed George Mason … runner-up: 3-seed VCU
• Game 1 – 4-seed VCU def. 5–Richmond, 5-2
• Game 2 – 2-seed St. Joseph’s def. 7–Fordham, 9-4
• Game 3 – 3-seed VCU def. 6–Dayton, 4-3
• Game 4 – 7-seed Fordham elim. 6–Dayton, 4-3
• Game 5 – 4-seed VCU def. 1–St. Louis, 9-4
• Game 6 – 3-seed George Mason def. 2–St. Joseph’s, 5-4
• Game 7 – 7-seed Fordham elim. 1–St. Louis, 12-2
• Game 8 – 2-seed St. Joseph’s elim. 5–Richmond, 12-2
• Game 9 – 3-seed George Mason def. 4–VCU, 3-0
• Game 10 – 1-seed St. Louis (#1) def. 2–St. Joseph’s, 9-1
• Game 11 – 4-seed VCU elim. 1–St. Louis, 8-6
• Game 12 (final) – 3-seed George Mason def. 4–VCU, 3-2
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GEORGIA TECH – 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champions
ATLANTIC COAST (ACC; Greensboro, NC; May 20-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 9-seed Georgia Tech … runner-up: 6–Maryland
– Pool-A: (9) GT 2-1…(5) Clemson 2-1…(1) Miami 1-2…(4) Duke 1-2…(8) WFU 0-1
– Pool-B: (6) MD 2-1…(2) FSU 2-1…(3) UVa 1-2…(7) UNC 1-2…(10) NC State 0-1
• Game 1 –7-seed North Carolina elim. 10–NC State, 4-3
• Game 2 – 9-seed Georgia Tech elim. 8–Wake Forest (#8), 5-3
• Game 3 – 5-seed Clemson def. 4–Duke, 5-3
• Game 4 – 9-seed Georgia Tech def 6–Miami, 6-3
• Game 5 – 2-seed Florida State def. 7–North Carolina, 7-1
• Game 6 – 6-seed Maryland def. 3–Virginia, 7-6
• Game 7 – 4-seed Duke def. 9–Georgia Tech, 6-0
• Game 8 – 5-seed Clemson def. 1–Miami, 3-2
• Game 9 – 6-seed Maryland def. 2–Florida State, 5-3
• Game 10 – 9-seed Georgia Tech def. 5–Clemson, 3-0
• Game 11 – 3-seed Virginia def. 7–North Carolina, 3-2
• Game 12 – 1-seed Miami def. 4–Duke, 6-5
• Game 13 – 7-seed North Carolina def. 6–Maryland, 13-7
• Game 14 – 2-seed Florida State def. 3–Virginia, 6-4
• Game 15 (final) – 9-seed Georgie Tech def. 6–Maryland, 9-4
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KENNESAW STATE – 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference tournament champions
ATLANTIC SUN (Fort Myers, FL; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Kennesaw State … runner-up: 4–Lipscomb
• Game 1 – 3-seed Kennesaw State def. 6–East Tennessee, 11-7
• Game 2 – 7-seed Stetson def. 2–Mercer, 7-5
• Game 3 – 1-seed Florida Gulf Coast def. 8–North Florida, 5-3
• Game 4 – 4-seed Lipscomb def. 5–Jacksonville, 2-1
• Game 5 – 6-seed East Tennessee def. 2–Mercer, 7-1
• Game 6 – 5-seed Jacksonville elim. 8–North Florida, 7-6
• Game 7 – 3-seed Kennesaw State elim. 7–Stetson, 7-5
• Game 8 – 1-seed Florida Gulf Coast def. 4–Lipscomb, 5-4
• Game 9 – 7-seed Stetson elim. 6–East Tennessee, 5-2
• Game 10 – 1-seed Florida Gulf Coast elim. 5–Jacksonville, 3-0
• Game 11 – Kennesaw State (#3) 2 Stetson (#7) 1 Stetson (#7) eliminated, 2-1
• Game 12 – 1-seed Florida Gulf Coast def. 4–Lipscomb, 10-5
• Game 14 – 4-seed Lipscomb elim. 1–Florida Gulf Coast, 11-4
• Game 15 (final) – 3-seed Kennesaw State def. 4–Lipscomb, 7-1
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INDIANA – 2014 Big Ten Conference tournament champions
BIG TEN (Omaha, NE; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Indiana … runner-up: 2–Nebraska)
• Game 1 – 6-seed Michigan State def. 3–Illinois, 2-1
• Game 2 – 7-seed Ohio State def. 2–Nebraska, 7-6
• Game 3 – 1-seed Indiana def. 8–Iowa, 5-2
• Game 4 – 5-seed Michigan def. 4–Minnesota, 3-2
• Game 5 – 3-seed Illinois elim. 7–Ohio State, 6-5
• Game 6 – 8-seed Iowa elim. 4–Minnesota, 2-1
• Game 7 – 2-seed Nebraska def. 6–Michigan State, 3-2
• Game 8 – 1-seed Indiana def. 5–Michigan, 5-0
• Game 9 – 6–Michigan State elim. 4–Illinois, 11-2
• Game 10 – 5-seed Michigan elim. 8–Iowa, 7-1
• Game 11 – 2-seed Nebraska elim. 5–Michigan, 6-1
• Game 12 – 1-seed Indiana elim. 6–Michigan State, 7-4
• Game 15 (final) – 1-seed Indiana def. 2–Nebraska, 8-4
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TCU – 2014 Big 12 Conference tournament champions
BIG 12 (Oklahoma City, OK; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 2-seed TCU … runner-up: 1–Oklahoma State)
• Game 1 – 6-seed West Virginia def. 3–Kansas, 10-9
• Game 2 – 2-seed TCU def. 7–Baylor, 8-5
• Game 3 – 1-seed Oklahoma State def. 8–Oklahoma, 13-4
• Game 4 – 5-seed Texas def. 4–Texas Tech, 8-3
• Game 5 – 7-seed Baylor elim. 3–Kansas, 4-3
• Game 6 – 8-seed Oklahoma elim. 4–Texas Tech, 9-8
• Game 7 – 2-seed TCU def. 6–West Virginia, 6-2
• Game 8 – 5-seed Oklahoma State def. 5–Texas, 3-0
• Game 9 – 7-seed Baylor elim. 6–West Virginia, 9-4
• Game 10 – 1-seed Oklahoma State elim. 8–Oklahoma, 11-8
• Game 11 – 2-seed TCU elim. 7–Baylor, 4-1
• Game 12 – 1-seed Oklahoma State def. 5–Texas, 3-1
• Game 14 – 1-seed Oklahoma State elim. 5–Texas, 6-4
• Game 15 (final) – 2-seed TCU def. 1–Oklahoma State, 7-1
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XAVIER – 2014 BIG EAST Conference tournament champions
BIG EAST (Brooklyn, NY; May 22-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed Xavier … runner-up: 1–Creighton
• Game 1 – 1-seed Creighton def. 4–Xavier, 9-2
• Game 2 – 3-seed Seton Hall def. 2–St. John’s, 1-0
• Game 3 – 4-seed Xavier elim. 2–St. John’s, 8-2
• Game 4 – 1-seed Creighton def. 3–Seton Hall, 2-1
• Game 5 – 4-seed Xavier elim. 3–Seton Hall, 5-3
• Game 6 (final) – 4-seed Xavier def. 1–Creighton, 5-0
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CAMPBELL – 2014 Big South Conference tournament champions
BIG SOUTH (Rock Hill, SC; May 20-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Campbell … runner-up: 2–Winthrop
• Game 1 – 2-seed Winthrop def. 7–Charleston Southern, 4-0
• Game 2 – 6-seed Coastal Carolina def. 3–Campbell, 9-2
• Game 3 – 1-seed Liberty def. 8–Gardner-Webb, 3-0
• Game 4 – 4-seed High Point def. 5–Radford, 3-2
• Game 5 – 3-seed Campbell elim. 7–Charleston Southern, 6-2
• Game 6 – 5-seed Radford elim. 8–Gardner-Webb, 5-4
• Game 7 – 2-seed Winthrop def. 6–Coastal Carolina, 3-2
• Game 8 – 4-seed High Point def. 1–Liberty, 9-0
• Game 9 – 3-seed Campbell elim. 6–Coastal Carolina, 15-11
• Game 10 – 1-seed Liberty elim. 5–Radford, 4-3
• Game 11 – 3-seed Campbell def. 4–High Point, 3-1
• Game 12 –2-seed Winthrop elim. 1–Liberty, 6-5
• Game 13 – 3-seed Campbell elim. 4–High Point, 2-1
• Game 15 (final) – 3-seed Campbell def. 2–Winthrop, 9-1
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COLLEGE of CHARLESTON – 2014 Colonial Athletic Association tournament champions
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOC. (CAA; Willmington, NC; May 21-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 2-seed College of Charleston … runner-up: 1–William & Mary
• Game 1 – 4-seed Delaware def. 5–Northeastern, 4-3
• Game 2 – 3-seed UNC Wilmington def. 6–James Madison, 11-10
• Game 3 – 5-seed Northeastern elim. 6–James Madison, 3-1
• Game 4 – 1-seed William & Mary def. 4–Delaware, 11-4
• Game 5 – 2-seed College of Charleston def. 3–UNC Wilmington, 7-4
• Game 6 – 2-seed Northeastern elim. 5–Northeastern, 3-2
• Game 7 – 2-seed College of Charleston def. 1–William & Mary, 3-1
• Game 8 – 3-seed UNC Wilmington elim. 4–Delaware, 5-3
• Game 9 – 1-seed William & Mary elim. 3–UNC Wilmington, 12-6
• Game 10 (final) – 2-seed College of Charleston def. 1–William & Mary, 6-4
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RICE – 2014 Conference USA tournament champions
CONFERENCE USA (Hattiesburg, MS; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Rice … runner-up: 7–Texas San Antonio (UTSA)
• Game 1 – 4-seed Middle Tennessee def. 5–Old Dominion, 3-2
• Game 2 – 1-seed Rice def. 8–Florida International, 9-2
• Game 3 – 2-seed UAB def. 7–Texas San Antonio (UTSA), 4-1
• Game 4 – 3-seed Southern Mississippi def. 6–East Carolina, 9-8
• Game 5 – 5-seed Old Dominion elim. 8–Florida International, 3-2
• Game 6 – 3-seed Southern Mississippi elim. 2–UAB, 4-3
• Game 7 – 1-seed Rice elim. 4–Middle Tennessee, 8-2
• Game 8 – 7-seed Texas San Antonio (UTSA) def. 6–East Carolina, 8-3
• Game 9 – 5-seed Old Dominion elim. 4–Middle Tennessee, 2-1
• Game 10 – 3-seed Southern Mississippi elim. 3–East Carolina, 3-1
• Game 11 – 5-seed Old Dominion def. 1–Rice, 3-2
• Game 12 – 3-seed Southern Mississippi def. 7–Texas San Antonio (UTSA), 8-7
• Game 13 – 1-seed Rice def. 5–Old Dominion, 7-5
• Game 14 – 7–Texas San Antonio (UTSA) elim. 3–Southern Mississippi, 7-0
• Game 15 (final) – 1-seed Rice def. Texas San Antonio (UTSA), 11-5
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YOUNGSTOWN STATE – 2014 Horizon League tournament champions
HORIZON LEAGUE (Mequon, WI; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 6-seed Youngstown State … runner-up: 1–Wright State
• Game 1 – 4-seed Milwaukee def. 5–Oakland, 4-2
• Game 2 – 6-seed Youngstown State def. 3–Valparaiso, 7-3
• Game 3 – 3-seed Valparaiso elim. 5–Oakland, 2-0
• Game 4 – 4-seed Milwaukee def. 2–Illinois-Chicago, 12-4
• Game 5 – 6-seed Youngstown State def. 1–Wright State, 7-1
• Game 6 – 3-seed Valparaiso elim. 2–Illinois-Chicago, 1-0
• Game 7 – 1-seed Wright State elim. 3–Valparaiso, 7-0
• Game 8 – 6-seed Youngstown State def. 4–Milwaukee, 11-5
• Game 9 – 1-seed Wright State elim. 4–Milwaukee, 4-3
• Game 10 (final) – 6-seed Youngstown State def. 1–Wright State, 5-4
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COLUMBIA – 2014 Ivy League Championship Series winner
IVY LEAGUE (best-of-3 series; New York, NY; May 10) | Tournament Central
… Champion – Columbia (Gehrig Div. #1) … runner-up: Dartmouth (Rolfe Div. #1)
• Game 1 – Columbia def. Dartmouth, -1
• Game 2 – Columbia def. Dartmouth, 6-2
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SIENA – 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament champions
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC (MAAC; Lakewood, NJ; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 2-seed Siena … runner-up: 1–Canisius)
• Game 1 – 3-seed Fairfield def. 6–Manhattan, 3-2
• Game 2 – 4-seed Quinnipiac def. 5–Monmouth, 4-0
• Game 3 – 1-seed Canisius def. 4–Quinnipiac, 10-1
• Game 4 – 3-seed Fairfield def. 2–Siena, 5-3
• Game 5 – 5-seed Monmouth elim. 6–Manhattan, 8-7
• Game 6 – 5-seed Monmouth elim. 4–Quinnipiac, 5-2
• Game 7 – 1-seed Canisius def. 3–Fairfield, 6-2
• Game 8 – 2-seed Siena elim. 5–Monmouth, 6-5
• Game 9 – 2-seed Siena elim. 3–Fairfield, 4-3
• Game 10 – 2-seed Siena def. 1–Canisius, 6-5
• Game 11 (final) – 2-seed Siena def. 1–Canisius, 5-1
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KENT STATE – 2014 Mid-American Conference tournament champions
MID-AMERICAN (MAC; Avon, OH … May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed Kent State … runner-up: 7–Akron
• Game 1 – 6-seed Buffalo def. 3–Miami (OH), 6-5
• Game 2 – 4-seed Kent State def. 5–Bowling Green, 6-2
• Game 3 – 1-seed Ball State def. 8–Western Michigan, 5-3
• Game 4 – 7-seed Akron def. 2–Central Michigan, 9-6
• Game 5 – 8-seed Western Michigan elim. 5–Bowling Green, 7-4
• Game 6 – 3-seed Miami (OH) elim. 2–Central Michigan, 4-3
• Game 7 – 7-seed Akron def. 6–Buffalo, 7-1
• Game 8 – 4-seed Kent State def. 1–Ball State, 4-3
• Game 9 – 6-seed Buffalo elim. 3–Miami (OH), 4-0
• Game 10 – 8-seed Western Michigan elim. 1–Ball State, 4-1
• Game 11 – 7-seed Akron elim. 6–Buffalo, 5-4
• Game 12 – 4-seed Kent State elim. 8–Western Michigan, 12-2
• Game 15 (final) – 4-seed Kent State def. 7–Akron, 3-0
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BETHUNE-COOKMAN – 2014 Mideastern Athletic Conference tournament champions
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (MEAC; Norfolk, VA; May 14-19) | Tournament Central
… Champion: south-1 Bethune-Cookman … runner-up: north-2 Norfolk State
• Game 1 – north-2 Norfolk State def. south-3 North Carolina Central, 6-1
• Game 2 – S1 Bethune-Cookman def. N-4 Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES), 4-0
• Game 3 – S4 Savannah State def. N1 Delaware State, 8-4
• Game 4 – S2 Florida A&M def. N3 Coppin State, 10-0
• Game 5 – S3 North Carolina Central elim. N4 Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES), 10-5
• Game 6 – S1 Bethune-Cookman def. N2 Norfolk State, 10-2
• Game 7 – S4 Savannah State def. S2 Florida A&M, 14-6
• Game 8 –N3 Coppin State elim. N1 Delaware State, 6-1
• Game 9 – N2 Norfolk State elim. S3 North Carolina Central, 10-1
• Game 10 – S2 Florida A&M elim. N3 Coppin State, 11-6
• Game 11 – N2 Norfolk State elim. S2 Florida A&M, 6-3
• Game 12 –S1 Bethune-Cookman def. S4 Savannah State, 16-6
• Game 13 – N2 Norfolk State elim. S4 Savannah State, 5-0
• Game 14 (final) – S1 Bethune-Cookman def. N2 Norfolk State, 4-2
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DALLAS BAPTIST – 2014 Missouri Valley Conference tournament champions
MISSOURI VALLEY (MVC; Terre Haute, IN; May 20-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Dallas Baptist … runner-up: 5–Illinois State
• Game 1 – 5-seed Illinois State def. 4–Wichita State, 6-0
• Game 2 – 8-seed Southern Illinois def 1–Evansville, 9-1
• Game 3 – 3-seed Dallas Baptist def. 6–Missouri State, 3-2
• Game 4 – 7-seed Bradley def. 2–Indiana State, 6-2
• Game 5 – 4-seed Wichita State elim. 1–Evansville, 8-6
• Game 6 – 6-seed Missouri State elim. 2–Indiana State, 9-1
• Game 7 – 5-seed Illinois State def;. 8–Southern Illinois, 6-1
• Game 8 – 3-seed Dallas Baptist def. 7–Bradley, 6-5
• Game 9 – 4-seed Wichita State elim. 8–Southern Illinois, 2-1
• Game 10 – 6-seed Missouri State elim. 7–Bradley, 7-2
• Game 11 – 5-seed Illinois State elim. 4–Wichita State, 6-1
• Game 12 – 6-seed Missouri State def. 3–Dallas Baptist, 5-3
• Game 14 – 3-seed Dallas Baptist elim. 6–Missouri State, 9-4
• Game 15 (final) – 3-seed Dallas Baptist def. 5–Illinois State, 4-1
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SAN DIEGO STATE – 2014 Mountain West Conference tournament champions
MOUNTAIN WEST (MWC; Las Vegas, NV; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed San Diego State … runner-up: 1–UNLV
• Game 1 – 7-seed San Jose State elim. 6–Air Force, 11-3
• Game 2 – 3-seed San Diego State def. 7–San Jose State, 15-1
• Game 3 – 5-seed Fresno State def. 4–Nevada, 4-3
• Game 4 – 4-seed Nevada elim. 7–San Jose State, 4-0
• Game 5 – 3-seed San Diego State def, 2–New Mexico, 11-5
• Game 6 – 1-seed UNLV def. 5–Fresno State, 5-3
• Game 7 – 4-seed Nevada elim. 5–Fresno State, 10-2
• Game 8 – 4-seed Nevada elim. 2–New Mexico, 9-4
• Game 9 – 1-seed UNLV def. 3–San Diego State, 5-4
• Game 10 – 3-seed San Diego State elim. 4–Nevada, 3-2
• Game 11 – 3-seed San Diego State def. 1–UNLV, 9-1
• Game 12 (final) – 3-seed San Diego State def. 1–UNLV, 4-3
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BRYANT – 2014 Northeast Conference tournament champions
NORTHEAST (NEC; Lakewood, NJ; May 22-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Bryant … runner-up: 3–Sacred Heart
• Game 1 – 1-seed Bryant def. 4–Wagner, 5-2
• Game 2 – 2-seed Central Connecticut State def. 3–Sacred Heart, 4-3
• Game 3 – 3-seed Sacred Heart elim. 4–Wagner, 13-8
• Game 4 – 1-seed Bryant def. Central Connecticut State, 3-0
• Game 5 – Sacred Heart elim. Central Connecticut State, 2-0
• Game 6 (final) – 1-seed Bryant def. 3–Sacred Heart, 6-2
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JACKSONVILLE (AL) STATE – 2014 Ohio Valley Conference tournament champions
OHIO VALLEY (OVC; Jackson, TN; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State … runner-up: 2–Tennessee Tech
• Game 1 – 5-seed Morehead State def. 4–SIU Edwardsville (#4) 11-6
• Game 2 – 6-seed Eastern Illinois def. 3–Jacksonville (AL) State, 2-1
• Game 3 – 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State elim. 4–SIU Edwardsville, 7-5
• Game 4 – 2-seed Tennessee Tech def. 5–Morehead State, 14-2
• Game 5 – 1-seed Southeast Missouri def. 6–Eastern Illinois, 8-6
• Game 6 – 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State elim. 6–Eastern Illinois, 13-2
• Game 7 – 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State elim. 5–Morehead State, 7-1
• Game 8 – 2-seed Tennessee Tech def. 1–Southeast Missouri, 92
• Game 9 – 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State elim. 1–Southeast Missouri, 6-2
• Game 10 –3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State def. 2–Tennessee Tech (#2), 10-7
• Game 11 (final) – 3-seed Jacksonville (AL) State def. 2–Tennessee Tech, 4-2
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BUCKNELL – 2014 Patriot League tournament champions
PATRIOT (campus sites, at higher seeds; May 10-16) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Bucknell … runner-up: 3–Lehigh
• Game 1 – 3-seed Lehigh def. 2–Army, 6-0
• Game 2 – 2-seed Army def. 3–Lehigh, 3-2
• Game 3 – 1-seed Bucknell def. 4–Navy, 15-6
• Game 4 – 1-seed Bucknell elim. 4–Navy, 8-4
• Game 5 – 3-seed Lehigh elim. 2–Army, 3-1
• Game 7 – 1-seed Bucknell def. 3–Lehigh, 5-4
• Game 8 (final) – 1-seed Bucknell def. 3–Lehigh, 7-2
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LSU – 2014 Southeastern Conference tournament champions
SOUTHEASTERN (SEC; Hoover, AL; May 20-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 3-seed LSU … runner-up: 1–Florida
• Game 1 – 6-seed Vanderbilt elim. 11–Tennessee, 3-2
• Game 2 – 7-seed Arkansas elim. 10–Texas A&M, 4-0
• Game 3 – 9-seed Kentucky (#9) elim. 8–Alabama, 7-1
• Game 4 – 5-seed Mississippi State elim. 12–Georgia, 5-4
• Game 5 – 3-seed LSU def. 6–Vanderbilt, 11-1
• Game 6 – 7-seed Arkansas def. 2–Ole Miss, 2-1
• Game 7 – 9-seed Kentucky def. 1–Florida, 4-2
• Game 8 – 5-seed Mississippi State def. 4–South Carolina, 12-0
• Game 9 – 2-seed Ole Miss elim. 6–Vanderbilt, 7-2
• Game 10 – 1-seed Florida (#1) def. 4–South Carolina, 7-2
• Game 11 – 3-seed LSU def. 7–Arkansas, 7-2
• Game 12 – 9-seed Kentucky def. 5–Mississippi State, 7-6
• Game 13 – 7-seed Arkansas elim. 2–Ole Miss, 8-7
• Game 14 – 1-seed Florida (#1) elim. 5–Mississippi State, 5-1
• Game 15 – 3-seed LSU def. 7–Arkansas, 11-1
• Game 16 – 1-seed Florida elim. 9–Kentucky, 6-5
• Game 17 (final) – 3-seed LSU def. 1–Florida, 2-0
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GEORGIA SOUTHERN – 2014 Southern Conference tournament champions
SOUTHERN (SoCon; Charleston, SC; May 20-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed Georgia Southern … runner-up: 3–Samford
• Game 1 – 8-seed Furman elim. 9–UNC Greensboro, 6-5
• Game 2 – 10-seed The Citadel (#10) elim. 7–Elon, 10-7
• Game 3 – 5-seed Appalachian State def. 4–Georgia Southern, 3-2
• Game 4 – 8-seed Furman def. 1–Western Carolina, 3-2
• Game 5 – 2-seed Davidson def. 10–The Citadel, 9-7
• Game 6 – 3-seed Samford def. 6–Wofford, 4-2
• Game 7 – 4-seed Georgia Southern elim. 1–Western Carolina, 8-4
• Game 8 – 6-seed Wofford elim. 10–The Citadel, 4-2
• Game 9 – 8-seed Furman def. 5–Appalachian State, 3-1
• Game 10 – 3-seed Samford def. 2–Davidson, 7-3
• Game 11 – 4-seed Georgia Southern elim. 5–Appalachian State, 2-1
• Game 12 – 6-seed Wofford (#6) elim. 2–Davidson, 10-7
• Game 13 – 4-seed Georgia Southern def. 8–Furman, 11-8
• Game 14 – 3-seed Samford elim. 6–Wofford,1 2-3
• Game 15 – 4=seed Georgia Southern elim. 8–Furman, 10-7
• Game 17 (final) – 4-seed Georgia Southern def. 3–Samford, 4-3
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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA – 2014 Southland Conference tournament champions
SOUTHLAND (Conway, AR; May 21-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed Southeastern Louisiana … runner-up: 6–Central Arkansas
• Game 1 – 4-seed Southeastern Louisiana def. 5–Northwestern (LA) State, 5-3
• Game 2 – 1-seed Sam Houston State def. 8–Lamar, 10-4
• Game 3 – 7-seed McNeese State def. 2–Nicholls State, 4-2
• Game 4 – 6-seed Central Arkansas def. 3–Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 3-1
• Game 5 – 5-seed Northwestern (LA) State def. 8–Lamar, 10-8
• Game 6 – 3-seed Texas A&M Corpus Christi elim. 2–Nicholls State, 3-2
• Game 7 – 4-seed Southeastern Louisiana (#4) 1 Sam Houston State (#1) 0
• Game 8 – 3-seed Central Arkansas def. 7–McNeese State, 11-3
• Game 9 – 5-seed Northwestern (LA) State elim. 1–Sam Houston State, 4-1
• Game 10 – 7-seed McNeese State elim. 3–Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7-5
• Game 11 – 4-seed Southeastern Louisiana elim. 5–Northwestern (LA) State, 7-3
• Game 12 – 6-seed Central Arkansas elim. 7–McNeese State, 8-6
• Game 15 (final) – 4-seed Southeastern Louisiana def. 6–Central Arkansas, 9-4
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JACKSON STATE – 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament champions
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC (SWAC; New Orleans, LA; May 14-18) | Tournament Central
… Champion: east-4 Jackson State … runner-up: E1 Alabama State
• Game 1 – east-2 Alabama A&M def. west-3 Prairie View, 11-5
• Game 2 – east-3 Alcorn State def. west-2 Texas Southern, 5-4
• Game 3 – east-4 Jackson State def. west-1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7-1
• Game 4 – east-1 Alabama State def. west-4 Grambling, 11-10
• Game 5 – west-3 Prairie View def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 12-9
• Game 6 – west-4 Grambling elim. west-2 Texas Southern, 14-8
• Game 7 – east-4 Jackson State def. east-2 Alabama A&M, 12-3
• Game 8 – east-1 Alabama State def. east-3 Alcorn State, 6-2
• Game 9 – west-3 Prairie View elim. east-2 Alabama A&M, 9-2
• Game 10 – west-4 Grambling def. east-3 Alcorn State, 13-2
• Game 11 – east-4 Jackson State def. west-3 Prairie View, 8-4
• Game 12 – east-1 Alabama State elim. west-4 Grambling, 15-6
• Game 15 (final) – east-4 Jackson State def. east-1 Alabama State, 9-8
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NORTH DAKOTA STATE – 2014 Summit League tournament champions
SUMMIT (Sioux Falls, SD; May 22-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 4-seed North Dakota State … runner-up: 2–Western Illinois
• Game 1 – 2-seed Western Illinois def. 3–IPFW, 8-7
• Game 2 – 4-seed North Dakota State def. 1–South Dakota State, 4-3
• Game 3 – 1-seed South Dakota State elim. 3–IPFW, 6-3
• Game 4 – 4-seed North Dakota State def. 2–Western Illinois, 6-1
• Game 5 – 2-seed Western Illinois elim. 1–South Dakota State, 5-2
• Game 6 (final) – 4-seed North Dakota State def. 2–Western Illinois, 9-0
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LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE – 2014 Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
SUN BELT (Mobile, AL; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Louisiana-Lafayette … runner-up: 2–Texas Arlington
• Game 1 – 4-seed Texas State def. 5–Western Kentucky, 4-3
• Game 2 – 1-seed Louisiana-Lafayette def. 8–Louisiana-Monroe, 7-3
• Game 3 – 6-seed Troy def. 3–Arkansas State, 4-3
• Game 4 – 2-seed Texas Arlington def. South Alabama, 8-4
• Game 5 – 8-seed Louisiana-Monroe elim. 5–Western Kentucky, 8-6
• Game 6 – 3-seed Arkansas State elim. 7–South Alabama, 4-3
• Game 7 – 1-seed Louisiana-Lafayette def. Texas State, 11-4
• Game 8 – 2-seed Texas Arlington def. 6–Troy, 7-3
• Game 9 – 4-seed Texas State elim. 8–Louisiana-Monroe, 4-2
• Game 10 – 3-seed Arkansas State elim. 6–Troy, 12-0
• Game 11 – 1-seed Louisiana-Lafayette elim. 4–Texas State, 4-3
• Game 12 – 2-seed Texas Arlington elim. 3–Arkansas State, 8-7
• Game 15 (final) – 1-seed Louisiana-Lafayette def. 2–Texas Arlington, 6-5
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PEPPERDINE – 2014 West Coast Conference tournament champions
WEST COAST (WCC; Stockton, CA; May 20-24) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Pepperdine … runner-up: 2–Loyola Marymount
• Game 1 – 1-seed Pepperdine def. 4–Santa Clara, 5-2
• Game 2 – 2-seed Loyola Marymount def. 3–Gonzaga, 5-1
• Game 3 – 3-seed Gonzaga elim. 4–Santa Clara, 8-6
• Game 4 – 1-seed Pepperdine def. 2–Loyola Marymount, 4-1
• Game 5 – 2-seed Loyola Marymount elim. 3–Gonzaga, 7-4
• Game 6 (final) – 1-seed Pepperdine def. 2–Loyola Marymount, 6-1
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SACRAMENTO STATE – 2014 Western Athletic Conference tournament champions
WESTERN ATHLETIC (WAC; Mesa, AZ; May 21-25) | Tournament Central
… Champion: 1-seed Sacramento State … runner-up: 3–Utah Valley
• Game 1 – 4-seed Cal State Bakersfield def. 5–Seattle, 6-5
• Game 2 – 3-seed Utah Valley def. 6–New Mexico State, 11-10
• Game 3 – 6-seed New Mexico State elim. 5–Seattle, 7-3
• Game 4 – 3-seed Utah Valley (#3) def. 2–Texas Pan American (UTPA), 9-2
• Game 5 – 4-seed Cal State Bakersfield def. 1–Sacramento State, 4-1
• Game 6 – 6-seed New Mexico State elim. 2–Texas Pan American (UTPA), 7-4
• Game 7 – 1-seed Sacramento State elim. 6–New Mexico State, 9-5
• Game 8 – 3-seed Utah Valley def. 4–Cal State Bakersfield, 5-2
• Game 9 – 1-seed Sacramento State elim. 4–Cal State Bakersfield, 3-1
• Game 10 – 1-seed Sacramento State def. 3–Utah Valley, 10-3
• Game 11 (final) – 1-seed Sacramento State def. 3–Utah Valley, 10-3