2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Raccuia (1st title)
MVPAndy Kiriakedes (Marist)
2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marist  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–5 .81533–21 .611
Siena  ‍‍‍ 19–5 .79229–23 .558
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65227–21 .563
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 16–9 .64025–28 .472
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 14–11 .56025–22 .532
Rider  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51921–29 .420
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48115–33 .313
Iona  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30811–38 .224
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 5–21 .1929–38 .191
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 2–24 .0775–45 .100
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27, 2005. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Marist225.815
–
1
Siena195.792
1.5
2
Manhattan158.652
5
3
Niagara169.640
5
4
Le Moyne1411.560
7
–
Rider1413.519
8
–
Fairfield1314.481
9
–
Iona818.308
13.5
–
Canisius521.192
16.5
–
Saint Peter's224.077
19.5
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Marist3
4Niagara2
1Marist6
2Siena4
2Siena5
3Manhattan0
1Marist
4Niagara
Lower round 1Lower final
2Siena0
4Niagara24Niagara3
3Manhattan0

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Reed EastleyNiagara
Kevin GrauerMarist
Dan GriffinNiagara
Scott KingSiena
Andrew MacNevinNiagara
Mike MediciNiagara
Travis MusolfMarist
Joe SargentMarist
Josh SawatzkyNiagara
Bryan TowlerMarist

Most Valuable Player

Andy Kiriakedes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kiriakedes was a shortstop for Marist who batted .500 for the tournament.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2005 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Marist Wins 2005 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Marist Red Foxes. May 28, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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