1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Siena  (3rd title)
Winning coach Tony Rossi  (3rd title)
MVP Mike Ostrander (Siena)
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Niagara  x117 .6111721 .447
Siena  y108 .5562134 .382
Le Moyne  108 .5561623 .410
Canisius  513 .2781819 .486
Southern
Fairfield  x135 .7222025 .444
Iona  108 .5561927 .413
Saint Peter's  711 .3891027 .270
Manhattan  612 .3331128 .282
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 9 through 11, 1997. 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 third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1997 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
Niagara 117.611
1N
Siena 108.556
1
2N
Le Moyne 108.556
1
Canisius 513.278
6
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Fairfield 135.722
1S
Iona 108.556
3
2S
Saint Peter's 711.389
6
Manhattan 612.333
7

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1N Niagara 5
2S Iona 9
2SIona11
2NSiena2
1S Fairfield 4
2N Siena 9
2SIona
2NSiena
Lower round 1Lower final
2NSiena6
1NNiagara51SFairfield4
1SFairfield15

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [2]

NameSchool
Kevin BrownSiena
Steve CastrelloIona
Kyran ConnellyIona
Todd DonovanSiena
Tony FiumefreddoSiena
Tom LopusznickFairfield
Dave MarekSiena
Adam SamuelianFairfield
Glenn TrevettNiagara
Jon WilsonFairfield
John PenatelloIona
Greg ToherIona

Most Valuable Player

Mike Ostrander was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. [2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.