2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Le Moyne  (2nd title)
Winning coach Steve Owens  (1st title)
MVP Ed Harper (Le Moyne)
2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Le Moyne  y223 .8803317 .660
Marist  198 .7043320 .623
Niagara  1610 .6152625 .510
Manhattan  1510 .6002626 .500
Iona  1511 .5772124 .467
Siena  1511 .5771735 .327
Rider  1413 .5192227 .449
Saint Peter's  620 .231733 .175
Fairfield  521 .192734 .171
Canisius  323 .115438 .095
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2003. 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. Le Moyne won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding

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

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Le Moyne 223.880
1
Marist 198.704
4
2
Niagara 1610.615
6.5
3
Manhattan 1510.600
7
4
Iona 1511.577
7.5
Siena 1511.577
7.5
Rider 1413.519
9
Saint Peter's 620.231
16.5
Fairfield 521.192
17.5
Canisius 323.115
19.5

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Le Moyne 11
4 Manhattan 0
1Le Moyne4
2Marist3
2 Marist 4
3 Niagara 3
1Le Moyne
2Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
2Marist2
4Manhattan34Manhattan1
3Niagara2

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Mike AffrontiLe Moyne
Tim AllenMarist
Jimmy BoardMarist
Matt GriffithsMarist
Jeff JusticeLe Moyne
Brian MattoonLe Moyne
John McGortyMarist
Sam ParkinsLe Moyne
Steven SuarezLe Moyne)
Chris TraczMarist

Most Valuable Player

Ed Harper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harper was an outfielder for Le Moyne. [2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. "2003 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 20, 2018.