2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23–26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, NJ. Canisius, the tournament champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachMike McRae (1st title)
MVPJesse Puscheck, Canisius
2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Rider   1860 .750  35220 .614
Marist   1770 .708  27241 .529
Canisius y 1590 .625  41150 .732
Siena   1590 .625  27290 .482
Fairfield   11130 .458  20290 .408
Manhattan   9120 .429  22270 .449
Saint Peter's   9150 .375  17340 .333
Niagara   9150 .375  16370 .302
Iona   3210 .125  8430 .157
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2013[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. Canisius claimed the third seed over Siena by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Rider186.750
1
Marist177.708
1
2
Canisius159.625
3
3
Siena159.625
3
4
Fairfield1113.458
7
Manhattan912.529
7.5
Saint Peter's915.375
9
Niagara915.375
9
Iona321.125
15

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Rider 7  
4 Siena 1  
  1 Rider 7  
  3 Canisius 18  
2 Marist 1
3 Canisius 2  
  3 Canisius 12 -
  4 Siena 11 -
4 Siena 12  
2 Marist 5  
  1 Rider 8
  4 Siena 11  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Mike OreficeMarist
Chris ThorsenMarist
Tyler SmithRider
Adam WaymanRider
Mike AllenSiena
Andres OrtizSiena
Larry BalkwillSiena
Brooklyn FosterCanisius
Ronnie BernickCanisius
Garrett CortrightCanisius

Most Valuable Player

Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius.[3]

References

  1. "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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