2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Rider  (1st title)
Winning coach Barry Davis  (1st title)
MVP James Hayes (Rider)
2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Canisius  195 .7924113 .759
Manhattan  195 .7923120 .608
Siena  158 .6523026 .536
Rider  y1310 .5652928 .509
Fairfield  1113 .4581436 .280
Niagara  1014 .4172228 .440
Marist  815 .3481928 .404
Saint Peter's  716 .3042030 .400
Iona  420 .167444 .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]

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
Canisius 195.792
1
Manhattan 195.667
2
Siena 158.652
3.5
3
Rider 1310.565
5.5
4
Fairfield 1113.458
8
Niagara 1014.417
9
Marist 815.348
10.5
Saint Peter's 716.304
11.5
Iona 420.167
15

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Canisius 3
4 Rider 4
4Rider3
3Siena0
2 Manhattan 3
3 Siena 24
4Rider
3Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
3Siena5
1Canisius161Canisius2
2Manhattan7

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PJimmer KennedyRider
Craig ChaputSiena
IFAlec CabelloCanisius
Mason HeyneRider
Matt McCollumRider
Moises RiveraSiena
Rick SeltzerSiena
Jacob WillisSiena
OFAdam DonatoCanisius
Kevin NietoManhattan
Nick MessingerSiena
DHJames HayesRider

Most Valuable Player

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

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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. 1 2 3 "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.