2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2003. 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 second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Le Moyne (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Owens (1st title) |
| MVP | Ed Harper (Le Moyne) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne †‡y | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | 33 | – | 17 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 26 | – | 25 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 21 | – | 24 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 17 | – | 35 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | 7 | – | 33 | .175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | 7 | – | 34 | .171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | 4 | – | 38 | .095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
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 | 22 | 3 | .880 | – | 1 |
| Marist | 19 | 8 | .704 | 4 | 2 |
| Niagara | 16 | 10 | .615 | 6.5 | 3 |
| Manhattan | 15 | 10 | .600 | 7 | 4 |
| Iona | 15 | 11 | .577 | 7.5 | – |
| Siena | 15 | 11 | .577 | 7.5 | – |
| Rider | 14 | 13 | .519 | 9 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 6 | 20 | .231 | 16.5 | – |
| Fairfield | 5 | 21 | .192 | 17.5 | – |
| Canisius | 3 | 23 | .115 | 19.5 | – |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Mike Affronti | Le Moyne |
| Tim Allen | Marist |
| Jimmy Board | Marist |
| Matt Griffiths | Marist |
| Jeff Justice | Le Moyne |
| Brian Mattoon | Le Moyne |
| John McGorty | Marist |
| Sam Parkins | Le Moyne |
| Steven Suarez | Le Moyne) |
| Chris Tracz | Marist |
Most Valuable Player
Ed Harper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harper was an outfielder for Le Moyne.[2]
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- "2003 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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