2026 America East Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Binghamton (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Tim Sinicki (7th title) |
| MVP | Matt Bolton (Binghamton) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton †‡y | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 28 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 28 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 20 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 27 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 20 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 15 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 16 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 17, 2026[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 America East Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 20 to 23, 2026[2] to determine the champion of the America East Conference for the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The top six teams out of the league's seven members will meet in the double-elimination tournament held at Binghamton Baseball Complex in Vestal, New York, the home park of Binghamton. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The top six teams from the regular season are seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The top two teams receive a first-round bye with the remaining four teams playing a single-elimination play-in game. The top two teams and the two play-in winners will then play a double-elimination tournament.
Bracket
| Play-In Games | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 11 | 5 | UMass Lowell | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Albany | 5 | 1 | Binghamton | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bryant | 5 | 3 | Maine | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMass Lowell | 7(11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 7 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UMass Lowell | 0 | 2 | UMBC | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | UMBC | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 20 | ||||||
| 1 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 UMass Lowell vs. No. 4 Bryant | 7–5 (11) | Bryant eliminated | ||
| 2 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Albany vs. No. 3 Maine | 5–11 | Albany eliminated | ||
| Thursday, May 21 | ||||||
| 3 | 11:00 am | No. 5 UMass Lowell vs. No. 1 Binghamton | 0–3 | |||
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Maine vs. No. 2 UMBC | 5–4 | |||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 UMass Lowell vs. No. 2 UMBC | 0–9 | UMass Lowell eliminated | ||
| Friday, May 22 | ||||||
| 6 | 1:00 pm | No. 3 Maine vs. No. 1 Binghamton | 5–6 | |||
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Maine vs. No. 2 UMBC | 11–6 | UMBC eliminated | ||
| Saturday, May 23 | ||||||
| 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Maine vs. No. 1 Binghamton | 3–7 | Championship game | ||
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
All–Tournament Team
Source: [3]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Matt Bolton | Binghamton |
| Tim Hennig | |
| Conner Griffin | |
| Steven Kraus | |
| Pierce Friedman | Maine |
| Quinn Murphy | |
| Hunter St. Denis | |
| Cooper Loyal | Albany |
| Aidan Vining | Bryant |
| Alfred Mucciarone | UMass Lowell |
| Nick Solorzano | |
| Zach Robinson | UMBC |
| Dylan Melton |
MVP in bold
References
- ↑ "2026 Baseball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "2025-26 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Bearcats go Back-To-Back, Claim 7th #AEBASE Championship". americaeast.com. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.