2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. As tournament champion, Fairfield earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFairfield (1st title)
Winning coachBill Currier (1st title)
MVPJake Salpietro, Fairfield
2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Fairfield  y 1770 .708  32260 .552
Monmouth   1680 .667  30270 .526
Siena   1680 .667  25320 .439
Canisius   1680 .667  32270 .542
Manhattan   13110 .542  24310 .436
Marist   13110 .542  24270 .471
Niagara   11130 .458  16371 .306
Quinnipiac   10140 .417  21310 .404
Rider   10140 .417  18330 .353
Iona   5190 .208  11390 .220
Saint Peter's   5190 .208  10420 .192
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[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
Fairfield177.708
1
Siena168.667
1
2
Monmouth168.667
1
3
Canisius168.667
1
4
Marist1311.542
4
5
Manhattan1311.542
4
6
Niagara1113.458
6
Quinnipiac1014.417
7
Rider1014.417
7
Iona519.208
12
Saint Peter's519.208
12

Results

  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  3 Monmouth 8     1 Fairfield 5  
  6 Manhattan 12     6 Manhattan 2    
      1 Fairfield 8              
      4 Canisius 5              
  4 Canisius 15     2 Siena 4          
  5 Marist 8     4 Canisius 8        
        1 Fairfield 18
Loser's Bracket       2 Siena 2
  3 Monmouth 9        
  5 Marist 6          
      3 Monmouth 1        
      6 Manhattan 8          
            6 Manhattan 4              
          2 Siena 15              
      4 Canisius 0    
    2 Siena 5  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NameSchool
Jake SalpietroFairfield
Drew ArciuoloFairfield
Michael ContiFairfield
Jack GethingsFairfield
Kevin RadziewiczFairfield
Chris AmorosiSiena
Bryan GoossensSiena
Phil MadonnaSiena
Jake LumleyCanisius
Anthony MassicciCanisius
Joe JacquesManhattan
Fabian PenaManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jake Salpietro was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[4]

References

  1. "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 MAAC Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. "2016 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. "Fairfield Wins its First MAAC Baseball Championship in Program History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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