1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 10–12, 1996. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Heritage Park in Colonie, New York. Siena won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (2nd title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (2nd title)
MVP,
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Siena  xy 144 .778  2820 .583
Le Moyne   108 .556  1719 .472
Niagara   711 .389  1420 .412
Canisius   513 .278  1322 .371
Southern
Iona  x 117 .611  2621 .553
Saint Peter's   107 .588  1824 .429
Fairfield   108 .556  2019 .513
Manhattan   413 .235  930 .231
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Siena144.778
1N
Le Moyne108.556
4
2N
Niagara711.389
7
Canisius513.278
9
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Iona117.611
1S
Saint Peter's107.588
.5
2S
Fairfield108.556
1
Manhattan413.235
6.5

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N Siena 7  
2S Saint Peter's 3  
  1N Siena 5  
  1S Iona 4  
1S Iona 2
2N Le Moyne 1  
  1N Siena 11
  1S Iona 3
2S Saint Peter's 3  
2N Le Moyne 6  
  1S Iona 7
  2N Le Moyne 6  

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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