2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–24. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Second-seeded Canisius won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCanisius (2nd title)
Winning coachMike McRae (2nd title)
MVPConnor Panas, Canisius
2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Rider   1560 .714  28220 .560
Canisius  y 1680 .667  34300 .531
Quinnipiac   1590 .625  29270 .518
Siena   1380 .619  23280 .451
Monmouth   14100 .583  22240 .478
Marist   12120 .500  19271 .415
Iona   11130 .458  20330 .377
Fairfield   9150 .375  17320 .347
Manhattan   9150 .375  18340 .346
Niagara   8160 .333  13322 .298
Saint Peter's   7170 .292  10381 .214
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Rider156.7141
Canisius168.66712
Quinnipiac159.6251.53
Siena138.61924
Monmouth1410.5832.55
Marist1212.5004.56
Iona1113.4585.5
Fairfield915.3757.5
Manhattan915.3757.5
Niagara816.3338.5
Saint Peter's717.2929.5

Results

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  3 Quinnipiac 7     1 Rider 4  
  6 Marist 3     4 Siena 5    
      4 Siena 6*              
      3 Quinnipiac 5              
  4 Siena 12     2 Canisius 1          
  5 Monmouth 0     3 Quinnipiac 6        
        4 Siena 5 2
Loser's Bracket       2 Canisius 10 11
  6 Marist 10        
  5 Monmouth 3          
      2 Canisius 5        
      6 Marist 0          
            1 Rider 7              
          2 Canisius 8              
      3 Quinnipiac 2    
    2 Canisius 12  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Connor PanasCanisius
Mike KrischeCanisius
Jack MassaCanisius
J.P. StevensonCanisius
Rich VranaMarist
Dan SheaMonmouth
Vincent GugliettiQuinnipiac
Thomas JankinsQuinnipiac
Nick RichterRider
Joe DrpichSiena
Matt QuintanaSiena
Dan SwainSiena

Most Valuable Player

Connor Panas was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Panas had 13 hits in 26 at bats, with 10 runs scored and 12 driven in for the Tournament.[3]

References

  1. "2015 MAAC Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. "Manhattan To Host 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship At Dutchess Stadium". gojaspers.com. October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  3. "Canisius Takes Two to Win 2015 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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