2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Marist  (4th title)
Winning coach	Joe Raccuia  (1st title)
MVP	Andy Kiriakedes (Marist)
← 2004 baseball tournament 2006 →

2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	5		.815			33	–	21		.611
Siena  ‍‍‍	19	–	5		.792			29	–	23		.558
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	15	–	8		.652			27	–	21		.563
Niagara  ‍‍‍	16	–	9		.640			25	–	28		.472
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍	14	–	11		.560			25	–	22		.532
Rider  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			21	–	29		.420
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			15	–	33		.313
Iona  ‍‍‍	8	–	18		.308			11	–	38		.224
Canisius  ‍‍‍	5	–	21		.192			9	–	38		.191
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	2	–	24		.077			5	–	45		.100
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27, 2005. 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. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 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
Siena	19	5	.792	1.5	2
Manhattan	15	8	.652	5	3
Niagara	16	9	.640	5	4
Le Moyne	14	11	.560	7	–
Rider	14	13	.519	8	–
Fairfield	13	14	.481	9	–
Iona	8	18	.308	13.5	–
Canisius	5	21	.192	16.5	–
Saint Peter's	2	24	.077	19.5	–

Results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Marist	3
	4	Niagara	2
						1	Marist	6
						2	Siena	4
	2	Siena	5
	3	Manhattan	0
											1	Marist
											4	Niagara
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Siena	0
	4	Niagara	2			4	Niagara	3
	3	Manhattan	0

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Reed Eastley	Niagara
Kevin Grauer	Marist
Dan Griffin	Niagara
Scott King	Siena
Andrew MacNevin	Niagara
Mike Medici	Niagara
Travis Musolf	Marist
Joe Sargent	Marist
Josh Sawatzky	Niagara
Bryan Towler	Marist

Most Valuable Player

Andy Kiriakedes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kiriakedes was a shortstop for Marist who batted .500 for the tournament. ^[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
3. "2005 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
4. "Marist Wins 2005 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Marist Red Foxes. May 28, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2018.