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2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCanisius (2nd title)
Winning coachMike McRae (2nd title)
MVPConnor Panas (Canisius)
2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Rider  ‍‍‍ 15 6 0   .714 28 22 0   .560
Canisius  ‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 34 30 0   .531
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 29 27 0   .518
Siena  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 23 28 0   .451
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 22 24 0   .478
Marist  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 19 27 1   .415
Iona  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 20 33 0   .377
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 17 32 0   .347
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 18 34 0   .346
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 13 32 2   .298
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 10 38 1   .214
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Second-seeded Canisius won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

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The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Rider 15 6 .714 1
Canisius 16 8 .667 1 2
Quinnipiac 15 9 .625 1.5 3
Siena 13 8 .619 2 4
Monmouth 14 10 .583 2.5 5
Marist 12 12 .500 4.5 6
Iona 11 13 .458 5.5
Fairfield 9 15 .375 7.5
Manhattan 9 15 .375 7.5
Niagara 8 16 .333 8.5
Saint Peter's 7 17 .292 9.5

Results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Rider4
3Quinnipiac74Siena5
6Marist34Siena6*
3Quinnipiac5
2Canisius1
4Siena123Quinnipiac6
5Monmouth0
4Siena52
2Canisius1011
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Quinnipiac2
1Rider72Canisius12
2Canisius52Canisius8
6Marist106Marist0
5Monmouth3

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
Connor Panas Canisius
Mike Krische Canisius
Jack Massa Canisius
J.P. Stevenson Canisius
Rich Vrana Marist
Dan Shea Monmouth
Vincent Guglietti Quinnipiac
Thomas Jankins Quinnipiac
Nick Richter Rider
Joe Drpich Siena
Matt Quintana Siena
Dan Swain Siena

Most Valuable Player

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Connor Panas was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Panas had 13 hits in 26 at bats, with 10 runs scored and 12 driven in for the Tournament.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 MAAC Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Manhattan To Host 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship At Dutchess Stadium". gojaspers.com. October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Canisius Takes Two to Win 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.