2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (2nd title)
MVPAnthony Bocchino (Marist)
2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 29 – 29   .500
Rider  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 27 – 27   .500
Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 10   .630 33 – 21   .611
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 29 – 20   .592
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 25 – 20   .556
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 17 – 28   .378
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 20 – 25   .444
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 14 – 28   .333
Iona  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 17 – 32   .347
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23   .148 4 – 39   .093
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 18–20, 2001. 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. Marist won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

Seeding[]

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Siena 19 8 .704
–
1
Rider 18 9 .667
1
2
Marist 17 10 .630
2
3
Le Moyne 13 8 .619
3
4
Niagara 15 11 .577
3.5
–
Fairfield 14 13 .519
5
–
Manhattan 9 15 .375
8.5
–
Canisius 10 17 .370
9
–
Iona 8 15 .348
9
–
Saint Peter's 4 23 .148
15
–

Results[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Siena 6  
4 Le Moyne 7  
  4 Le Moyne 3  
  3 Marist 13  
2 Rider 6
3 Marist 10  
  3 Marist 11 —
  2 Rider 3 —
1 Siena 6  
2 Rider 7  
  4 Le Moyne 5
  2 Rider 8  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name School
Tim Bittner Marist
Ryan Brady Marist
Rich Brooks Rider
Bill Cilento Siena
Ben Cueto Marist
Eddie Harper LeMoyne
Carl Loadenthal Rider
Casey Long Rider
Steve O’Sullivan Marist
Kevin Ool Marist
Jaime Steward LeMoyne

Most Valuable Player[]

Anthony Bocchino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bocchino was an outfielder for Marist, who finished 3-5 in the final, with two runs and five RBI, including a grand slam in the second inning.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Marist Repeats as MAAC Baseball Champions". Marist Red Foxes. May 20, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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