1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Siena  (2nd title)
Winning coach Tony Rossi  (2nd title)
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Siena  xy144 .7782820 .583
Le Moyne  108 .5561719 .472
Niagara  711 .3891420 .412
Canisius  513 .2781322 .371
Southern
Iona  x117 .6112621 .553
Saint Peter's  107 .5881824 .429
Fairfield  108 .5562019 .513
Manhattan  413 .235930 .231
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 10 through 12, 1996. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Heritage Park in Colonie, New York. Siena won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Siena 144.778
1N
Le Moyne 108.556
4
2N
Niagara 711.389
7
Canisius 513.278
9
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Iona 117.611
1S
Saint Peter's 107.588
.5
2S
Fairfield 108.556
1
Manhattan 413.235
6.5

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1N Siena 7
2S Saint Peter's 3
1NSiena5
1SIona4
1S Iona 2
2N Le Moyne 1
1NSiena
1SIona
Lower round 1Lower final
1SIona7
2SSaint Peter's32NLe Moyne6
2NLe Moyne6

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References

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