Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Marist (6th title) |
Winning coach | Chris Tracz (1st title) |
MVP | Tony Romanelli (Marist) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield † | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 31 | – | 24 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist ‡y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 32 | – | 23 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 35 | – | 22 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 25 | – | 26 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 18 | – | 35 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 24 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 20 | – | 28 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 18 | – | 32 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 20 | – | 28 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 0 | – | 24 | .000 | 0 | – | 38 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. Marist won their sixth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2][3][4]
Seeding
The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Fairfield | 17 | 7 | .708 | — | 1 |
Marist | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
Canisius | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 3 |
Iona | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3 | 4 |
Manhattan | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 5 |
Rider | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 6 |
Niagara | 12 | 12 | .500 | 5 | — |
Monmouth | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | — |
Quinnipiac | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | — |
Siena | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | — |
Saint Peter's | 0 | 24 | .000 | 17 | — |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | School |
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Michael Ginther | Canisius |
Gage Lanning | Canisius |
Jack Gethings | Fairfield |
John Signore | Fairfield |
Matt Byrne | Iona |
Jared Finkel | Iona |
Bill Maier | Iona |
Scott Boches | Marist |
Frankie Gregoire | Marist |
Matt Pagano | Marist |
Andrew Rouse | Marist |
Most Valuable Player
Tony Romanelli, a junior pitcher for Marist, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. He earned the save in each of Marist's three wins, including a four pitch strikeout in the final after entering with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning.[4]
References
- ↑ "2016-17 MAAC Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Marist Claims 2017 MAAC LifeStorage Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.