2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Marist  (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Szefc  (3rd title)
MVP	Mike Sidoti (Marist)
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2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	5		.815			41	–	14		.745
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍	19	–	7		.731			30	–	18		.625
Siena  ‍‍‍	17	–	9		.654			28	–	29		.491
Rider  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			33	–	22		.600
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			32	–	19		.627
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			20	–	30		.400
Iona  ‍‍‍	10	–	16		.385			20	–	28		.417
Niagara  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			12	–	34		.261
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	7	–	18		.280			12	–	30		.286
Canisius  ‍‍‍	3	–	24		.111			4	–	38		.095
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 25, 2002. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Marist	22	5	.815	–	1
Le Moyne	19	7	.792	2.5	2
Siena	17	9	.654	4.5	3
Rider	17	10	.630	5	4
Manhattan	16	11	.593	6	–
Fairfield	12	15	.444	10	–
Iona	10	16	.385	11.5	–
Niagara	9	17	.346	12.5	–
Saint Peter's	7	18	.280	14	–
Canisius	3	24	.111	19	–

Results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Marist	7
	4	Rider	1
						1	Marist	610
						2	Le Moyne	5
	2	Le Moyne	7
	3	Siena	6
											1	Marist
											4	Rider
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Le Moyne	4
	4	Rider	4			4	Rider	14
	3	Siena	3

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Tim Allen	Marist
Anthony Aquilino	Le Moyne
Anthony Bocchino	Marist
Brad Cook	Marist
Mark Fisher	Rider
Ryan Flinn	Siena
Casey Long	Rider
John McGorty	Marist
Bryan Merrigan	Rider
Scott Rich	Rider

Most Valuable Player

Mike Sidoti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sidoti batted .417 with 5 RBI for the Tournament, including a 2–5, 3 RBI performance in the final. ^[4]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
3. "2002 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
4. "Baseball Defeats Rider 10–5 to Win Third Straight MAAC Baseball Title". Marist Red Foxes. May 25, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2018.