2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsRider (1st title)
Winning coachBarry Davis (1st title)
MVPJames Hayes (Rider)
2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 41 – 13   .759
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 31 – 20   .608
Siena  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 30 – 26   .536
Rider  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 10   .565 29 – 28   .509
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 14 – 36   .280
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 22 – 28   .440
Marist  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 19 – 28   .404
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 20 – 30   .400
Iona  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 4 – 44   .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2008. 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. Rider won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

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
Canisius 19 5 .792
–
1
Manhattan 19 5 .667
–
2
Siena 15 8 .652
3.5
3
Rider 13 10 .565
5.5
4
Fairfield 11 13 .458
8
–
Niagara 10 14 .417
9
–
Marist 8 15 .348
10.5
–
Saint Peter's 7 16 .304
11.5
–
Iona 4 20 .167
15
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Canisius3
4Rider4
4Rider3
3Siena0
2Manhattan3
3Siena24
4Rider
3Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
3Siena5
1Canisius161Canisius2
2Manhattan7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School
P Jimmer Kennedy Rider
Craig Chaput Siena
IF Alec Cabello Canisius
Mason Heyne Rider
Matt McCollum Rider
Moises Rivera Siena
Rick Seltzer Siena
Jacob Willis Siena
OF Adam Donato Canisius
Kevin Nieto Manhattan
Nick Messinger Siena
DH James Hayes Rider

Most Valuable Player

James Hayes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Hayes was a designated hitter for Rider.[3]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Composite Schedule". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.