2023 Little East Conference Tournament

The 2023 Little East Conference baseball tournament was held May 10-13 in Providence, RI. #2 Eastern Connecticut State University defeated #4 University of Massachusetts Boston for the title. Jason Claiborn of Eastern Connecticut was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Rhode Island College	15-1	Frank Holbrook
2	Eastern Connecticut State University	13-4	Mike Odenwaelder
3	University of Southern Maine	12-4	Ed Flaherty
4	University of Massachusetts Boston	10-7	Brendan Eygabroat
5	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	8-8	Bob Prince
6	Castleton University	6-10	Ted Shipley

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Rhode Island Coll.	10
	6	Castleton	0			1	Rhode Island Coll.	3
						4	UMass Boston	9
											4	UMass Boston	13
											6	Castleton	1
						6	Castleton	3
						5	UMass Dartmouth	2
	2	Eastern Connecticut St.	10													4	UMass Boston	6	x
	5	UMass Dartmouth	3													2	Eastern Connecticut St.	14	x
						2	Eastern Connecticut St.	4
						3	Southern Maine	2
	3	Southern Maine	14								2	Eastern Connecticut St.	8
	4	UMass Boston	4								1	Rhode Island Coll.	5
						3	Southern Maine	2
						1	Rhode Island Coll.	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 10
Game 1	Rhode Island College	10-0 (7)	Castleton University
Game 2	Eastern Connecticut State University	10-3	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Game 3	University of Southern Maine	14-4 (7)	University of Massachusetts Boston
May 11
Game 4	Castleton University	5-2	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	UMass Dartmouth eliminated
Game 5	University of Massachusetts Boston	9-3	Rhode Island College
Game 6	Eastern Connecticut State University	4-2	University of Southern Maine
May 12
Game 7	Rhode Island College	3-2	University of Southern Maine	Southern Maine eliminated
Game 8	University of Massachusetts Boston	13-1 (7)	Castleton University	Castleton eliminated
Game 9	Eastern Connecticut State University	8-5	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island College eliminated
May 13
Game 10	Eastern Connecticut State University	14-6	University of Massachusetts Boston	Eastern Connecticut State advances to NCAA tournament