2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Canisius  (1st title)
Winning coach Mike McRae  (1st title)
MVP Jesse Puscheck (Canisius)
2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider  1860 .75035220 .614
Marist  1770 .70827241 .529
Canisius  y1590 .62541150 .732
Siena  1590 .62527290 .482
Fairfield  11130 .45820290 .408
Manhattan  9120 .42922270 .449
Saint Peter's  9150 .37517340 .333
Niagara  9150 .37516370 .302
Iona  3210 .1258430 .157
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2013 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Canisius, the tournament champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament. Canisius claimed the third seed over Siena by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rider 186.7501
Marist 177.70812
Canisius 159.62533
Siena 159.62534
Fairfield 1113.4587
Manhattan 912.5297.5
Saint Peter's 915.3759
Niagara 915.3759
Iona 321.12515

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Rider 7
4 Siena 1
1Rider7
3Canisius18
2 Marist 1
3 Canisius 2
3Canisius
4Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
1Rider8
4Siena124Siena11
2Marist5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Mike OreficeMarist
Chris ThorsenMarist
Tyler SmithRider
Adam WaymanRider
Mike AllenSiena
Andres OrtizSiena
Larry BalkwillSiena
Brooklyn FosterCanisius
Ronnie BernickCanisius
Garrett CortrightCanisius

Most Valuable Player

Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius. [3]

References

  1. "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.