2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–27, 2006. 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 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]

2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsManhattan (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Leighton (1st title)
MVPEric Nieto, Manhattan
2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Le Moyne   215 .808  3814 .731
Manhattan  y 179 .654  3423 .596
Niagara   1710 .630  2826 .519
Rider   1710 .630  2531 .446
Marist   1610 .615  2428 .462
Fairfield   1214 .462  1829 .383
Siena   1215 .444  2331 .426
Canisius   918 .333  1836 .333
Iona   818 .308  1242 .222
Saint Peter's   323 .115  1041 .196
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[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
Le Moyne215.808
1
Manhattan179.654
4
2
Niagara1710.630
4.5
3
Rider1710.630
4.5
4
Marist1610.615
5
Fairfield1214.462
9
Siena1215.444
9.5
Canisius918.333
12.5
Iona818.308
13
Saint Peter's323.115
18

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Le Moyne 7  
4 Niagara 2  
  1 Le Moyne 2  
  2 Manhattan 3  
2 Manhattan 5
3 Rider 0  
  2 Manhattan 7
  1 Le Moyne 3
4 Niagara 9  
3 Rider 1  
  1 Le Moyne 4
  4 Niagara 3  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PBobby BlevinsLe Moyne
Chris CodyManhattan
IFAndrew MacNevinNiagara
Steve CrawfordLe Moyne
Michael AffrontiLe Moyne
Dom LombardiManhattan
Nick DerbaManhattan
OFJeff VincentNiagara
Jamie RoseLe Moyne
Eric NietoManhattan
DHJohn FitzpatrickManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7-3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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