2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsManhattan (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Leighton (1st title)
MVPEric Nieto (Manhattan)
2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Le Moyne  ‍†‍‍ 21 – 5   .808 38 – 14   .731
Manhattan  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 9   .654 34 – 23   .596
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 28 – 26   .519
Rider  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 25 – 31   .446
Marist  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 24 – 28   .462
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 18 – 29   .383
Siena  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 23 – 31   .426
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 18 – 36   .333
Iona  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 12 – 42   .222
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 23   .115 10 – 41   .196
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–27, 2006. 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. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]

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
Le Moyne 21 5 .808
–
1
Manhattan 17 9 .654
4
2
Niagara 17 10 .630
4.5
3
Rider 17 10 .630
4.5
4
Marist 16 10 .615
5
–
Fairfield 12 14 .462
9
–
Siena 12 15 .444
9.5
–
Canisius 9 18 .333
12.5
–
Iona 8 18 .308
13
–
Saint Peter's 3 23 .115
18
–

Results[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Le Moyne 7  
4 Niagara 2  
  1 Le Moyne 2  
  2 Manhattan 3  
2 Manhattan 5
3 Rider 0  
  2 Manhattan 7 —
  1 Le Moyne 3 —
4 Niagara 9  
3 Rider 1  
  1 Le Moyne 4
  4 Niagara 3  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
P Bobby Blevins Le Moyne
Chris Cody Manhattan
IF Andrew MacNevin Niagara
Steve Crawford Le Moyne
Michael Affronti Le Moyne
Dom Lombardi Manhattan
Nick Derba Manhattan
OF Jeff Vincent Niagara
Jamie Rose Le Moyne
Eric Nieto Manhattan
DH John Fitzpatrick Manhattan

Most Valuable Player[]

Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7-3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. ^ 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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