2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Canisius, the tournament champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Canisius (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike McRae (1st title) |
| MVP | Jesse Puscheck (Canisius) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider † | 18 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .750 | 35 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 27 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 41 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 20 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 22 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 17 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 16 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 3 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .125 | 8 | – | 43 | – | 0 | .157 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2013[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. Canisius claimed the third seed over Siena by tiebreaker.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | 18 | 6 | .750 | – | 1 |
| Marist | 17 | 7 | .708 | 1 | 2 |
| Canisius | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 3 |
| Siena | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 | 4 |
| Fairfield | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7 | – |
| Manhattan | 9 | 12 | .529 | 7.5 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | – |
| Niagara | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | – |
| Iona | 3 | 21 | .125 | 15 | – |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Mike Orefice | Marist |
| Chris Thorsen | Marist |
| Tyler Smith | Rider |
| Adam Wayman | Rider |
| Mike Allen | Siena |
| Andres Ortiz | Siena |
| Larry Balkwill | Siena |
| Brooklyn Foster | Canisius |
| Ronnie Bernick | Canisius |
| Garrett Cortright | Canisius |
Most Valuable Player
Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius.[3]
References
- "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.