2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (5th title)
Winning coachDennis Healy (1st title)
MVPJacob Wiley (Marist)
2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Manhattan  ‍†‍‍ 18–6 .75035–18 .660
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66736–22 .621
Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .62531–28 .525
Rider  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58326–23 .531
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58320–35 .364
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41720–37 .351
Siena  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37515–35 .300
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29217–37 .315
Iona  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .2086–40 .130
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 2009. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Manhattan186.750
–
1
Canisius168.667
2
2
Marist159.625
3
3
Rider1410.583
4
4
Niagara1410.583
4
–
Fairfield1014.417
8
–
Siena915.375
9
–
Saint Peter's717.292
11
–
Iona519.208
13
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Manhattan2
4Rider1
1Manhattan3
3Marist411
2Canisius6
3Marist7
3Marist
2Canisius
Lower round 1Lower final
1Manhattan2
4Rider82Canisius3
2Canisius9

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Brian BurtonCanisius
Richard CuryloMarist
Shane DavisCanisus
Mike GazzolaManhattan
Branson JosephCanisius
Kevin MaillouxCanisius
Brian McDonoughMarist
Kyle MeyerMarist
Bryce NugentMarist
Sean OlsonRider
Chad SalemManhattan

Most Valuable Player

Jacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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