2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Single-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Marist (1st title) |
Winning coach | John Szefc (1st title) |
MVP | Kevin Ool (Marist) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 22 | – | 4 | .846 | 31 | – | 13 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | 32 | – | 15 | .681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | 26 | – | 20 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist ‡y | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 32 | – | 18 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | 22 | – | 29 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 16 | – | 25 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 21 | .160 | 8 | – | 41 | .163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 9 | – | 33 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place on May 21 and 22, 2000. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the single-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 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 single-elimination tournament.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Iona | 22 | 4 | .846 | – |
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Le Moyne | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.5 |
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Fairfield | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4.5 |
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Marist | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 |
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Rider | 13 | 12 | .520 | 8 |
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Niagara | 13 | 13 | .500 | 9 |
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Siena | 12 | 14 | .462 | 10 |
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Manhattan | 10 | 16 | .385 | 12 |
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Saint Peter's | 4 | 21 | .160 | 17.5 |
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Canisius | 4 | 23 | .077 | 18.5 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Iona | 0 | |||||||
4 | Marist | 2 | |||||||
4 | Marist | 11 | |||||||
3 | Fairfield | 5 | |||||||
2 | Le Moyne | 1 | |||||||
3 | Fairfield | 3 |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Name | School |
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Anthony Ambrosini | Marist |
Ryan Bittner | Fairfield |
Tim Bittner | Marist |
Anthony Bocchino | Marist |
Ryan Brady | Marist |
Brian Coughlin | Marist |
Jeff Hanson | Fairfield |
Tom Lopusznick | Fairfield |
Manny Pizarro | Iona |
Casey Saucke | Le Moyne |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Kevin Ool was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Ool was a freshman pitcher for Marist.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Marist NCAA Regional History". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 22, 2018.