2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Siena's Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY. Manhattan won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Manhattan (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Duffy (1st title) |
| MVP | Taylor Sewitt (Manhattan) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan †‡y | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 33 | – | 27 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 33 | – | 27 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 18 | – | 37 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 19 | – | 29 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012[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 |
| Fairfield | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 | 3 |
| Rider | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5 | 4 |
| Marist | 11 | 12 | .478 | 6.5 | – |
| Iona | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | – |
| Siena | 8 | 16 | .333 | 10 | – |
| Niagara | 7 | 16 | .304 | 10.5 | – |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Scott Warwick | Fairfield |
| P | Brett Shulick | Fairfield |
| 3B | Adam Wayman | Rider |
| P | Tyler Smith | Rider |
| SS | Ronnie Bernick | Canisius |
| C | Brooklyn Foster | Canisius |
| P | Garrett Cortright | Canisius |
| 2B | Nick Camastro | Manhattan |
| C | Ramon Ortega | Manhattan |
| OF | Joe Rock | Manhattan |
| DH | Brendan Slattery | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
Taylor Sewitt was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sewitt was a pitcher for Manhattan.[3]
References
- "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings and Leaders". maacsports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- "2012 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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