2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Mercer County Waterfront Park Trenton, NJ
Champions	Rider  (1st title)
Winning coach	Barry Davis  (1st title)
MVP	James Hayes (Rider)
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2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Canisius  ‍†‍‍	19	–	5		.792			41	–	13		.759
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	19	–	5		.792			31	–	20		.608
Siena  ‍‍‍	15	–	8		.652			30	–	26		.536
Rider  ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	10		.565			29	–	28		.509
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			14	–	36		.280
Niagara  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			22	–	28		.440
Marist  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			19	–	28		.404
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			20	–	30		.400
Iona  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			4	–	44		.083
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2008 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2008. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Rider won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

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
Canisius	19	5	.792	–	1
Manhattan	19	5	.667	–	2
Siena	15	8	.652	3.5	3
Rider	13	10	.565	5.5	4
Fairfield	11	13	.458	8	–
Niagara	10	14	.417	9	–
Marist	8	15	.348	10.5	–
Saint Peter's	7	16	.304	11.5	–
Iona	4	20	.167	15	–

Results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Canisius	3
	4	Rider	4
						4	Rider	3
						3	Siena	0
	2	Manhattan	3
	3	Siena	24
											4	Rider
											3	Siena
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Siena	5
	1	Canisius	16			1	Canisius	2
	2	Manhattan	7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[3]

Pos.	Name	School
P	Jimmer Kennedy	Rider
	Craig Chaput	Siena
IF	Alec Cabello	Canisius
	Mason Heyne	Rider
	Matt McCollum	Rider
	Moises Rivera	Siena
	Rick Seltzer	Siena
	Jacob Willis	Siena
OF	Adam Donato	Canisius
	Kevin Nieto	Manhattan
	Nick Messinger	Siena
DH	James Hayes	Rider

Most Valuable Player

James Hayes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Hayes was a designated hitter for Rider. ^[3]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
2. "Composite Schedule". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
3. "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.