2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 2009. 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. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Marist (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Dennis Healy (1st title) |
| MVP | Jacob Wiley (Marist) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan † | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 35 | – | 18 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 31 | – | 28 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 26 | – | 23 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 20 | – | 37 | .351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 15 | – | 35 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 6 | – | 40 | .130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 18 | 6 | .750 | – | 1 |
| Canisius | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| Marist | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 3 |
| Rider | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 | 4 |
| Niagara | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 | – |
| Fairfield | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | – |
| Siena | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 | – |
| Iona | 5 | 19 | .208 | 13 | – |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Brian Burton | Canisius |
| Richard Curylo | Marist |
| Shane Davis | Canisus |
| Mike Gazzola | Manhattan |
| Branson Joseph | Canisius |
| Kevin Mailloux | Canisius |
| Brian McDonough | Marist |
| Kyle Meyer | Marist |
| Bryce Nugent | Marist |
| Sean Olson | Rider |
| Chad Salem | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.