2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Manhattan  (1st title)
Winning coach Kevin Leighton  (1st title)
MVP Eric Nieto (Manhattan)
2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Le Moyne  215 .8083814 .731
Manhattan  y179 .6543423 .596
Niagara  1710 .6302826 .519
Rider  1710 .6302531 .446
Marist  1610 .6152428 .462
Fairfield  1214 .4621829 .383
Siena  1215 .4442331 .426
Canisius  918 .3331836 .333
Iona  818 .3081242 .222
Saint Peter's  323 .1151041 .196
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27, 2006. 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 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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 215.808
1
Manhattan 179.654
4
2
Niagara 1710.630
4.5
3
Rider 1710.630
4.5
4
Marist 1610.615
5
Fairfield 1214.462
9
Siena 1215.444
9.5
Canisius 918.333
12.5
Iona 818.308
13
Saint Peter's 323.115
18

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Le Moyne 7
4 Niagara 2
1Le Moyne2
2Manhattan3
2 Manhattan 5
3 Rider 0
2Manhattan
1Le Moyne
Lower round 1Lower final
1Le Moyne4
4Niagara94Niagara3
3Rider1

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PBobby BlevinsLe Moyne
Chris CodyManhattan
IFAndrew MacNevinNiagara
Steve CrawfordLe Moyne
Michael AffrontiLe Moyne
Dom LombardiManhattan
Nick DerbaManhattan
OFJeff VincentNiagara
Jamie RoseLe Moyne
Eric NietoManhattan
DHJohn FitzpatrickManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan. [2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7–3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.