2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Marist (2nd title) |
Winning coach | John Szefc (2nd title) |
MVP | Anthony Bocchino (Marist) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena † | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist ‡y | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 33 | – | 21 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 29 | – | 20 | .592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 25 | – | 20 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 17 | – | 28 | .378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 20 | – | 25 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 14 | – | 28 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 17 | – | 32 | .347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 4 | – | 39 | .093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 18 through 20, 2001. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 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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Siena | 19 | 8 | .704 | – |
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Rider | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1 |
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Marist | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 |
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Le Moyne | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 |
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Niagara | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 |
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Fairfield | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5 |
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Manhattan | 9 | 15 | .375 | 8.5 |
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Canisius | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9 |
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Iona | 8 | 15 | .348 | 9 |
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Saint Peter's | 4 | 23 | .148 | 15 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Siena | 6 | |||||||||||
4 | Le Moyne | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Le Moyne | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | 13 | |||||||||||
2 | Rider | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | 10 | |||||||||||
3 | Marist | ||||||||||||
2 | Rider | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
4 | Le Moyne | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Siena | 6 | 2 | Rider | 8 | ||||||||
2 | Rider | 7 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Name | School |
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Tim Bittner | Marist |
Ryan Brady | Marist |
Rich Brooks | Rider |
Bill Cilento | Siena |
Ben Cueto | Marist |
Eddie Harper | Le Moyne |
Carl Loadenthal | Rider |
Casey Long | Rider |
Steve O’Sullivan | Marist |
Kevin Ool | Marist |
Jaime Steward | Le Moyne |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Anthony Bocchino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bocchino was an outfielder for Marist, who finished 3–5 in the final, with two runs and five RBI, including a grand slam in the second inning.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Marist Repeats as MAAC Baseball Champions". Marist Red Foxes. May 20, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2018.