2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Marist (5th title) |
Winning coach | Dennis Healy (1st title) |
MVP | Jacob Wiley (Marist) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan † | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 35 | – | 18 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 31 | – | 28 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 26 | – | 23 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 20 | – | 37 | .351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 15 | – | 35 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 6 | – | 40 | .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]
Seeding
[edit]The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Manhattan | 18 | 6 | .750 | – |
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Canisius | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2 |
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Marist | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 |
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Rider | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
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Niagara | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
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Fairfield | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 |
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Siena | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 |
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Saint Peter's | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 |
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Iona | 5 | 19 | .208 | 13 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Manhattan | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Manhattan | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | 411 | |||||||||||
2 | Canisius | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | ||||||||||||
2 | Canisius | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
1 | Manhattan | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 8 | 2 | Canisius | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Canisius | 9 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Name | School |
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Brian Burton | Canisius |
Richard Curylo | Marist |
Shane Davis | Canisus |
Mike Gazzola | Manhattan |
Branson Joseph | Canisius |
Kevin Mailloux | Canisius |
Brian McDonough | Marist |
Kyle Meyer | Marist |
Bryce Nugent | Marist |
Sean Olson | Rider |
Chad Salem | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.