1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (1st title)
Winning coachJohn King (1st title)
MVPBill Kerry (Le Moyne)
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  x‍‍‡‍y 20 – 6   .769 26 – 15   .634
Marist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8   .692 30 – 17   .638
Siena  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 17 – 32   .347
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 17 – 23   .425
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 10 – 30   .250
Southern
Rider  x‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 25 – 25   .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 22 – 26   .458
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 20 – 21   .488
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 19 – 25   .432
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20   .231 7 – 34   .171
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 8 through 10, 1998. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Le Moyne won their first tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Northern Division
Le Moyne 20 6 .769
–
1N
Marist 18 8 .692
2
2N
Siena 11 15 .423
9
–
Niagara 11 15 .423
9
–
Canisius 7 19 .269
13
–
Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Division
Rider 16 10 .615
–
1S
Iona 15 11 .577
1
2S
Manhattan 14 12 .538
2
–
Fairfield 12 14 .462
4
–
Saint Peter's 6 20 .231
10
–

Results

First round Finals
      
1N Le Moyne 3
2S Iona 1
1N Le Moyne 9
2N Marist 1
1S Rider 1
2N Marist 5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Wil Pickolycky Iona
Anthony Cervini Marist
Mark Ciccarelli Marist
Jim McGowan Marist
Vic Boccarossa Le Moyne
Scott Cassidy Le Moyne
Jack Kennedy Le Moyne
Cam Pelton Le Moyne
Drew Olson Le Moyne
Derek Walsh Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Bill Kerry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.