2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Marist  (6th title)
Winning coach Chris Tracz  (1st title)
MVPTony Romanelli (Marist)
2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairfield  177 .7083124 .564
Marist  y168 .6673223 .582
Canisius  168 .6673522 .614
Iona  1410 .5832526 .490
Rider  1212 .5002428 .462
Manhattan  1212 .5001835 .340
Niagara  1212 .5002424 .500
Monmouth  1113 .4582028 .417
Quinnipiac  1113 .4581832 .360
Siena  1113 .4582028 .417
Saint Peter's  024 .000038 .000
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. Marist won their sixth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Seeding

The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Fairfield 177.7081
Marist 168.66712
Canisius 168.66713
Iona 1410.58334
Manhattan 1212.50055
Rider 1212.50056
Niagara 1212.5005
Monmouth 1113.4586
Quinnipiac 1113.4586
Siena 1113.4586
Saint Peter's 024.00017

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Fairfield 12
3 Canisius 114Iona1
6 Rider 81Fairfield8
2Marist11
2 Marist 6
4 Iona 53Canisius2
5 Manhattan 1
2Marist5
4Iona1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Iona7
4Iona51Fairfield6
6Rider23Canisius2
6Rider44Iona5
5Manhattan3

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [4]

NameSchool
Michael GintherCanisius
Gage LanningCanisius
Jack GethingsFairfield
John SignoreFairfield
Matt ByrneIona
Jared FinkelIona
Bill MaierIona
Scott BochesMarist
Frankie GregoireMarist
Matt PaganoMarist
Andrew RouseMarist

Most Valuable Player

Tony Romanelli, a junior pitcher for Marist, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. He earned the save in each of Marist's three wins, including a four pitch strikeout in the final after entering with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning. [4]

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References

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