2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (1st title)
MVPKevin Ool (Marist)
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona   224 .8463113 .705
Le Moyne   187 .7203215 .681
Fairfield   178 .6802620 .565
Marist  y 1611 .5933218 .640
Rider   1312 .5202229 .431
Niagara   1313 .5001625 .390
Siena   1214 .4621532 .319
Manhattan   1016 .3852029 .408
Saint Peter's   421 .160841 .163
Canisius   423 .148933 .214
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place on May 21 and 22, 2000. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the single-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 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 single-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Iona224.846
1
Le Moyne187.720
3.5
2
Fairfield178.680
4.5
3
Marist1611.593
6.5
4
Rider1312.520
8
Niagara1313.500
9
Siena1214.462
10
Manhattan1016.385
12
Saint Peter's421.160
17.5
Canisius423.077
18.5

Results

First round Finals
      
1 Iona 0
4 Marist 2
4 Marist 11
3 Fairfield 5
2 Le Moyne 1
3 Fairfield 3

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Anthony AmbrosiniMarist
Ryan BittnerFairfield
Tim BittnerMarist
Anthony BocchinoMarist
Ryan BradyMarist
Brian CoughlinMarist
Jeff HansonFairfield
Tom LopusznickFairfield
Manny PizarroIona
Casey SauckeLe Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Kevin Ool was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Ool was a freshman pitcher for Marist.[3]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Marist NCAA Regional History". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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