2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Mercer County Waterfront Park Trenton, NJ
Champions	Marist (5th title)
Winning coach	Dennis Healy (1st title)
MVP	Jacob Wiley (Marist)

2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Manhattan  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6		.750			35	–	18		.660
Canisius  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			36	–	22		.621
Marist  ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9		.625			31	–	28		.525
Rider  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			26	–	23		.531
Niagara  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			20	–	35		.364
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			20	–	37		.351
Siena  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			15	–	35		.300
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			17	–	37		.315
Iona  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			6	–	40		.130
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 2009. 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. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 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
Manhattan	18	6	.750	–	1
Canisius	16	8	.667	2	2
Marist	15	9	.625	3	3
Rider	14	10	.583	4	4
Niagara	14	10	.583	4	–
Fairfield	10	14	.417	8	–
Siena	9	15	.375	9	–
Saint Peter's	7	17	.292	11	–
Iona	5	19	.208	13	–

Results

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Manhattan	2
	4	Rider	1
						1	Manhattan	3
						3	Marist	4^11
	2	Canisius	6
	3	Marist	7
											3	Marist
											2	Canisius
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	Manhattan	2
	4	Rider	8			2	Canisius	3
	2	Canisius	9

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Brian Burton	Canisius
Richard Curylo	Marist
Shane Davis	Canisus
Mike Gazzola	Manhattan
Branson Joseph	Canisius
Kevin Mailloux	Canisius
Brian McDonough	Marist
Kyle Meyer	Marist
Bryce Nugent	Marist
Sean Olson	Rider
Chad Salem	Manhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
2. "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
3. "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.