2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Marist (3rd title) |
Winning coach | John Szefc (3rd title) |
MVP | Mike Sidoti (Marist) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist †‡y | 22 | – | 5 | .815 | 41 | – | 14 | .745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 30 | – | 18 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 32 | – | 19 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 20 | – | 30 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 20 | – | 28 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | 12 | – | 34 | .261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | 12 | – | 30 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | 4 | – | 38 | .095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 25, 2002. 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 third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 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.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Marist | 22 | 5 | .815 | – |
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Le Moyne | 19 | 7 | .792 | 2.5 |
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Siena | 17 | 9 | .654 | 4.5 |
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Rider | 17 | 10 | .630 | 5 |
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Manhattan | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6 |
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Fairfield | 12 | 15 | .444 | 10 |
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Iona | 10 | 16 | .385 | 11.5 |
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Niagara | 9 | 17 | .346 | 12.5 |
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Saint Peter's | 7 | 18 | .280 | 14 |
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Canisius | 3 | 24 | .111 | 19 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Marist | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Marist | 610 | |||||||||||
2 | Le Moyne | 5 | |||||||||||
2 | Le Moyne | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | Siena | 6 | |||||||||||
1 | Marist | ||||||||||||
4 | Rider | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
2 | Le Moyne | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 4 | 4 | Rider | 14 | ||||||||
3 | Siena | 3 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Name | School |
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Tim Allen | Marist |
Anthony Aquilino | Le Moyne |
Anthony Bocchino | Marist |
Brad Cook | Marist |
Mark Fisher | Rider |
Ryan Flinn | Siena |
Casey Long | Rider |
John McGorty | Marist |
Bryan Merrigan | Rider |
Scott Rich | Rider |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Mike Sidoti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sidoti batted .417 with 5 RBI for the Tournament, including a 2–5, 3 RBI performance in the final.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "2002 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Baseball Defeats Rider 10–5 to Win Third Straight MAAC Baseball Title". Marist Red Foxes. May 25, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2018.