2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Marist  (5th title)
Winning coach Dennis Healy  (1st title)
MVP Jacob Wiley (Marist)
2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Manhattan  186 .7503518 .660
Canisius  168 .6673622 .621
Marist  y159 .6253128 .525
Rider  1410 .5832623 .531
Niagara  1410 .5832035 .364
Fairfield  1014 .4172037 .351
Siena  915 .3751535 .300
Saint Peter's  717 .2921737 .315
Iona  519 .208640 .130
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 2009. 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. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 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
Manhattan 186.750
1
Canisius 168.667
2
2
Marist 159.625
3
3
Rider 1410.583
4
4
Niagara 1410.583
4
Fairfield 1014.417
8
Siena 915.375
9
Saint Peter's 717.292
11
Iona 519.208
13

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Manhattan 2
4 Rider 1
1Manhattan3
3Marist411
2 Canisius 6
3 Marist 7
3Marist
2Canisius
Lower round 1Lower final
1Manhattan2
4Rider82Canisius3
2Canisius9

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Brian BurtonCanisius
Richard CuryloMarist
Shane DavisCanisus
Mike GazzolaManhattan
Branson JosephCanisius
Kevin MaillouxCanisius
Brian McDonoughMarist
Kyle MeyerMarist
Bryce NugentMarist
Sean OlsonRider
Chad SalemManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament. [3]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.