2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Canisius (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike McRae (1st title) |
| MVP | Jesse Puscheck (Canisius) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider † | 18 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .750 | 35 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 27 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 41 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 20 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 22 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 17 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 16 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 3 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .125 | 8 | – | 43 | – | 0 | .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]
Seeding
[edit]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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | 18 | 6 | .750 | – | 1 |
| Marist | 17 | 7 | .708 | 1 | 2 |
| Canisius | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 3 |
| Siena | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 4 |
| Fairfield | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 | – |
| Manhattan | 9 | 12 | .529 | 7.5 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | – |
| Niagara | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | – |
| Iona | 3 | 21 | .125 | 15 | – |
Results
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rider | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rider | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Canisius | 18 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Marist | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Canisius | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Canisius | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rider | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 12 | 4 | Siena | 11 | ||||||||
| 2 | Marist | 5 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Mike Orefice | Marist |
| Chris Thorsen | Marist |
| Tyler Smith | Rider |
| Adam Wayman | Rider |
| Mike Allen | Siena |
| Andres Ortiz | Siena |
| Larry Balkwill | Siena |
| Brooklyn Foster | Canisius |
| Ronnie Bernick | Canisius |
| Garrett Cortright | Canisius |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.