1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (4th title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (4th title)
MVPDave Pahucki (Siena)
1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Siena  x‍‍‡‍y 21 – 5   .808 34 – 22   .607
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 21 – 16   .568
Marist  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 27 – 23   .540
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14   .440 13 – 22   .371
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 13 – 26   .333
Southern
Iona  x‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 23 – 27   .460
Rider  ‍‍‍ 14 – 11   .560 26 – 30   .464
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500 23 – 23   .500
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 22 – 27   .449
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22   .154 10 – 36   .217
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 1999. 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. Siena won their fourth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 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
Siena 21 5 .808
—
1N
Le Moyne 17 9 .654
4
2N
Marist 14 12 .538
7
–
Niagara 11 14 .440
9.5
–
Canisius 8 18 .308
13
–
Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Division
Iona 15 11 .577
—
1S
Rider 14 11 .560
.5
2S
Fairfield 13 13 .500
2
–
Manhattan 12 14 .462
3
–
Saint Peter's 4 22 .154
11
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NSiena10
2SRider2
1NSiena9
2NLe Moyne5
1SIona1
2NLe Moyne2
1NSiena
2SRider
Lower round 1Lower final
2NLe Moyne1
2SRider32SRider2
1SIona1

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Vic Boccarossa Le Moyne
Edwin Diaz Le Moyne
Todd Donovan Siena
Sean Dougherty Siena
Ryan Finn Siena
Trey Gethoefer Siena
Jared Lenko Rider
Nick Spera Siena
Mike Volkmar Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Dave Pahucki was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 23, 2018.