2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsManhattan (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Leighton (1st title)
MVPEric Nieto (Manhattan)
2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Le Moyne   215 .8083814 .731
Manhattan  y 179 .6543423 .596
Niagara   1710 .6302826 .519
Rider   1710 .6302531 .446
Marist   1610 .6152428 .462
Fairfield   1214 .4621829 .383
Siena   1215 .4442331 .426
Canisius   918 .3331836 .333
Iona   818 .3081242 .222
Saint Peter's   323 .1151041 .196
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27, 2006. 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 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Le Moyne215.808
1
Manhattan179.654
4
2
Niagara1710.630
4.5
3
Rider1710.630
4.5
4
Marist1610.615
5
Fairfield1214.462
9
Siena1215.444
9.5
Canisius918.333
12.5
Iona818.308
13
Saint Peter's323.115
18

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Le Moyne7
4Niagara2
1Le Moyne2
2Manhattan3
2Manhattan5
3Rider0
2Manhattan
1Le Moyne
Lower round 1Lower final
1Le Moyne4
4Niagara94Niagara3
3Rider1

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PBobby BlevinsLe Moyne
Chris CodyManhattan
IFAndrew MacNevinNiagara
Steve CrawfordLe Moyne
Michael AffrontiLe Moyne
Dom LombardiManhattan
Nick DerbaManhattan
OFJeff VincentNiagara
Jamie RoseLe Moyne
Eric NietoManhattan
DHJohn FitzpatrickManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7–3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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