1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 21–23, 1999. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Siena won their fourth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (4th title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (4th title)
MVPDave Pahucki, Siena
1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Siena  xy 215 .808  3422 .607
Le Moyne   179 .654  2116 .568
Marist   1412 .538  2723 .540
Niagara   1114 .440  1322 .371
Canisius   818 .308  1326 .333
Southern
Iona  x 1511 .577  2327 .460
Rider   1411 .560  2630 .464
Fairfield   1313 .500  2323 .500
Manhattan   1214 .462  2227 .449
Saint Peter's   422 .154  1036 .217
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[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
Siena215.808
1N
Le Moyne179.654
4
2N
Marist1412.538
7
Niagara1114.440
9.5
Canisius818.308
13
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Iona1511.577
1S
Rider1411.560
.5
2S
Fairfield1313.500
2
Manhattan1214.462
3
Saint Peter's422.154
11

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N Siena 10  
2S Rider 2  
  1N Siena 9  
  2N Le Moyne 5  
1S Iona 1
2N Le Moyne 2  
  1N Siena 16
  2S Rider 2
2S Rider 3  
1S Iona 1  
  2N Le Moyne 1
  2S Rider 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Vic BoccarossaLe Moyne
Edwin DiazLe Moyne
Todd DonovanSiena
Sean DoughertySiena
Ryan FinnSiena
Trey GethoeferSiena
Jared LenkoRider
Nick SperaSiena
Mike VolkmarLe Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Dave Pahucki was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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