2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsRider (1st title)
Winning coachBarry Davis (1st title)
MVPJames Hayes (Rider)
2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Canisius   195 .7924113 .759
Manhattan   195 .7923120 .608
Siena   158 .6523026 .536
Rider  y 1310 .5652928 .509
Fairfield   1113 .4581436 .280
Niagara   1014 .4172228 .440
Marist   815 .3481928 .404
Saint Peter's   716 .3042030 .400
Iona   420 .167444 .083
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2008. 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. Rider won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Canisius195.792
1
Manhattan195.667
2
Siena158.652
3.5
3
Rider1310.565
5.5
4
Fairfield1113.458
8
Niagara1014.417
9
Marist815.348
10.5
Saint Peter's716.304
11.5
Iona420.167
15

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Canisius3
4Rider4
4Rider3
3Siena0
2Manhattan3
3Siena24
4Rider
3Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
3Siena5
1Canisius161Canisius2
2Manhattan7

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PJimmer KennedyRider
Craig ChaputSiena
IFAlec CabelloCanisius
Mason HeyneRider
Matt McCollumRider
Moises RiveraSiena
Rick SeltzerSiena
Jacob WillisSiena
OFAdam DonatoCanisius
Kevin NietoManhattan
Nick MessingerSiena
DHJames HayesRider

Most Valuable Player

James Hayes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Hayes was a designated hitter for Rider.[3]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "Composite Schedule". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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