2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (3rd title)
MVPMike Sidoti (Marist)
2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 5   .815 41 – 14   .745
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 19 – 7   .731 30 – 18   .625
Siena  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 28 – 29   .491
Rider  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 33 – 22   .600
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 32 – 19   .627
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 20 – 30   .400
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 20 – 28   .417
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 12 – 34   .261
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18   .280 12 – 30   .286
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 3 – 24   .111 4 – 38   .095
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 25, 2002. 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. Marist won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

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
Marist 22 5 .815
–
1
Le Moyne 19 7 .792
2.5
2
Siena 17 9 .654
4.5
3
Rider 17 10 .630
5
4
Manhattan 16 11 .593
6
–
Fairfield 12 15 .444
10
–
Iona 10 16 .385
11.5
–
Niagara 9 17 .346
12.5
–
Saint Peter's 7 18 .280
14
–
Canisius 3 24 .111
19
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Marist7
4Rider1
1Marist610
2Le Moyne5
2Le Moyne7
3Siena6
1Marist
4Rider
Lower round 1Lower final
2Le Moyne4
4Rider44Rider14
3Siena3

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name School
Tim Allen Marist
Anthony Aquilino Le Moyne
Anthony Bocchino Marist
Brad Cook Marist
Mark Fisher Rider
Ryan Flinn Siena
Casey Long Rider
John McGorty Marist
Bryan Merrigan Rider
Scott Rich Rider

Most Valuable Player

Mike Sidoti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sidoti batted .417 with 5 RBI for the Tournament, including a 2–5, 3 RBI performance in the final.[4]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "2002 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Baseball Defeats Rider 10–5 to Win Third Straight MAAC Baseball Title". Marist Red Foxes. May 25, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2018.