2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–27, 2005. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Raccuia (1st title)
MVPAndy Kiriakedes, Marist
2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marist  y 225 .815  3321 .611
Siena   195 .792  2923 .558
Manhattan   158 .652  2721 .563
Niagara   169 .640  2528 .472
Le Moyne   1411 .560  2522 .532
Rider   1413 .519  2129 .420
Fairfield   1314 .481  1533 .313
Iona   818 .308  1138 .224
Canisius   521 .192  938 .191
Saint Peter's   224 .077  545 .100
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Marist225.815
1
Siena195.792
1.5
2
Manhattan158.652
5
3
Niagara169.640
5
4
Le Moyne1411.560
7
Rider1413.519
8
Fairfield1314.481
9
Iona818.308
13.5
Canisius521.192
16.5
Saint Peter's224.077
19.5

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Marist 3  
4 Niagara 2  
  1 Marist 6  
  2 Siena 4  
2 Siena 5
3 Manhattan 0  
  1 Marist 5
  4 Niagara 4
4 Niagara 2  
3 Manhattan 0  
  2 Siena 0
  4 Niagara 3  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Reed EastleyNiagara
Kevin GrauerMarist
Dan GriffinNiagara
Scott KingSiena
Andrew MacNevinNiagara
Mike MediciNiagara
Travis MusolfMarist
Joe SargentMarist
Josh SawatzkyNiagara
Bryan TowlerMarist

Most Valuable Player

Andy Kiriakedes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kiriakedes was a shortstop for Marist who batted .500 for the tournament.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. "2005 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. "Marist Wins 2005 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Marist Red Foxes. May 28, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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