2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachMike McRae (1st title)
MVPJesse Puscheck (Canisius)
2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider   1860 .75035220 .614
Marist   1770 .70827241 .529
Canisius y 1590 .62541150 .732
Siena   1590 .62527290 .482
Fairfield   11130 .45820290 .408
Manhattan   9120 .42922270 .449
Saint Peter's   9150 .37517340 .333
Niagara   9150 .37516370 .302
Iona   3210 .1258430 .157
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Canisius, the tournament champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 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. Canisius claimed the third seed over Siena by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rider186.7501
Marist177.70812
Canisius159.62533
Siena159.62534
Fairfield1113.4587
Manhattan912.5297.5
Saint Peter's915.3759
Niagara915.3759
Iona321.12515

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Rider7
4Siena1
1Rider7
3Canisius18
2Marist1
3Canisius2
3Canisius
4Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
1Rider8
4Siena124Siena11
2Marist5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Mike OreficeMarist
Chris ThorsenMarist
Tyler SmithRider
Adam WaymanRider
Mike AllenSiena
Andres OrtizSiena
Larry BalkwillSiena
Brooklyn FosterCanisius
Ronnie BernickCanisius
Garrett CortrightCanisius

Most Valuable Player

Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius.[3]

References

  1. "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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