2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 21–23, 2009. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Healy (1st title)
MVPJacob Wiley, Marist
2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Manhattan   186 .750  3518 .660
Canisius   168 .667  3622 .621
Marist  y 159 .625  3128 .525
Rider   1410 .583  2623 .531
Niagara   1410 .583  2035 .364
Fairfield   1014 .417  2037 .351
Siena   915 .375  1535 .300
Saint Peter's   717 .292  1737 .315
Iona   519 .208  640 .130
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009[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
Manhattan186.750
1
Canisius168.667
2
2
Marist159.625
3
3
Rider1410.583
4
4
Niagara1410.583
4
Fairfield1014.417
8
Siena915.375
9
Saint Peter's717.292
11
Iona519.208
13

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Manhattan 2  
4 Rider 1  
  1 Manhattan 3  
  3 Marist 411  
2 Canisius 6
3 Marist 7  
  3 Marist 4 13
  2 Canisius 5 9
4 Rider 8  
2 Canisius 9  
  1 Manhattan 2
  2 Canisius 3  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Brian BurtonCanisius
Richard CuryloMarist
Shane DavisCanisus
Mike GazzolaManhattan
Branson JosephCanisius
Kevin MaillouxCanisius
Brian McDonoughMarist
Kyle MeyerMarist
Bryce NugentMarist
Sean OlsonRider
Chad SalemManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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