2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachMike McRae (1st title)
MVPJesse Puscheck (Canisius)
2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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


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]

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

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Rider7
4Siena1
1Rider7
3Canisius18
2Marist1
3Canisius2
3Canisius
4Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
1Rider8
4Siena124Siena11
2Marist5

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

  1. ^ "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.