2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
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Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Rider (1st title) |
Winning coach | Barry Davis (1st title) |
MVP | James Hayes (Rider) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius † | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 41 | – | 13 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 31 | – | 20 | .608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider ‡y | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 14 | – | 36 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 22 | – | 28 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 19 | – | 28 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 20 | – | 30 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 4 | – | 44 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2008[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2008. 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. Rider won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 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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Canisius | 19 | 5 | .792 | – |
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Manhattan | 19 | 5 | .667 | – |
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Siena | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.5 |
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Rider | 13 | 10 | .565 | 5.5 |
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Fairfield | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 |
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Niagara | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 |
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Marist | 8 | 15 | .348 | 10.5 |
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Saint Peter's | 7 | 16 | .304 | 11.5 |
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Iona | 4 | 20 | .167 | 15 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Canisius | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Siena | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Manhattan | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Siena | 24 | |||||||||||
4 | Rider | ||||||||||||
3 | Siena | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
3 | Siena | 5 | |||||||||||
1 | Canisius | 16 | 1 | Canisius | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Manhattan | 7 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Pos. | Name | School |
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P | Jimmer Kennedy | Rider |
Craig Chaput | Siena | |
IF | Alec Cabello | Canisius |
Mason Heyne | Rider | |
Matt McCollum | Rider | |
Moises Rivera | Siena | |
Rick Seltzer | Siena | |
Jacob Willis | Siena | |
OF | Adam Donato | Canisius |
Kevin Nieto | Manhattan | |
Nick Messinger | Siena | |
DH | James Hayes | Rider |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]James Hayes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Hayes was a designated hitter for Rider.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Composite Schedule". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.