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2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFairfield (1st title)
Winning coachBill Currier (1st title)
MVPJake Salpietro (Fairfield)
2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Fairfield  ‍y 17 7 0   .708 32 26 0   .552
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 30 27 0   .526
Siena  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 25 32 0   .439
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 32 27 0   .542
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 24 31 0   .436
Marist  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 24 27 0   .471
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 16 37 1   .306
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 21 31 0   .404
Rider  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 18 33 0   .353
Iona  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 11 39 0   .220
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 10 42 0   .192
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. As tournament champion, Fairfield earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

Seeding

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

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Fairfield 17 7 .708
1
Siena 16 8 .667
1
2
Monmouth 16 8 .667
1
3
Canisius 16 8 .667
1
4
Marist 13 11 .542
4
5
Manhattan 13 11 .542
4
6
Niagara 11 13 .458
6
Quinnipiac 10 14 .417
7
Rider 10 14 .417
7
Iona 5 19 .208
12
Saint Peter's 5 19 .208
12

Results

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All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Jake Salpietro Fairfield
Drew Arciuolo Fairfield
Michael Conti Fairfield
Jack Gethings Fairfield
Kevin Radziewicz Fairfield
Chris Amorosi Siena
Bryan Goossens Siena
Phil Madonna Siena
Jake Lumley Canisius
Anthony Massicci Canisius
Joe Jacques Manhattan
Fabian Pena Manhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jake Salpietro was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 MAAC Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Fairfield Wins its First MAAC Baseball Championship in Program History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.