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2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (2nd title)
MVPBrian Hansen (Le Moyne)
2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Le Moyne  ‍y 24 3   .889 36 21   .632
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 16 9   .640 27 27   .500
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 16 9   .640 25 27   .481
Marist  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 25 20   .556
Rider  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 24 27   .471
Siena  ‍‍‍ 13 12   .520 27 26   .509
Iona  ‍‍‍ 11 14   .440 16 27   .372
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 16 27   .372
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4 23   .148 8 34   .190
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 4 23   .148 4 43   .085
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 27 through 29, 2004. 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. Le Moyne won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

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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
Le Moyne 24 2 .923
1
Niagara 16 9 .640
7.5
2
Manhattan 16 9 .640
7.5
3
Marist 17 10 .630
7.5
4
Rider 15 12 .556
9.5
Siena 13 12 .520
10.5
Iona 11 14 .440
12.5
Fairfield 11 16 .407
13.5
Saint Peter's 4 23 .148
20.5
Canisius 4 23 .148
20.5

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Le Moyne8
4Marist2
1Le Moyne12
3Manhattan5
2Niagara2
3Manhattan7
1Le Moyne
3Manhattan
Lower round 1Lower final
3Manhattan12
4Marist32Niagara7
2Niagara7

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name School
Frank Cappello Manhattan
Matt Cucurullo Manhattan
Andre Enriquez Le Moyne
Josh Greco Manhattan
Jeff Justice Le Moyne
Mike Medici Niagara
Travis Musolf Marist
Josh Santerre Manhattan
Matt Scherer Le Moyne
Steven Suarez Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

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Brian Hansen was named Most Valuable Player. Hansen was a catcher for Le Moyne.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "2004 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 18, 2018.