2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014
Teams 6
Format Double-elimination
Site FirstEnergy Park
Lakewood, NJ
Champions Siena (5th title)
Winning coach Tony Rossi (5th title)
MVP Vincent Citro (Siena)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Canisius 20 4   .833     39 14   .736
Siena 17 7   .708     22 31   .415
Fairfield 15 8   .652     31 22   .585
Monmouth 12 10   .545     22 24   .478
Quinnipiac 12 10   .545     18 30   .375
Manhattan 11 13   .458     17 33   .340
Marist 10 14   .417     17 32   .347
Iona 9 15   .375     13 31   .295
Niagara 8 14   .364     20 31   .392
Rider 7 15   .318     16 33   .327
Saint Peter's 6 17   .261     11 41   .212
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 23, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–25. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. Siena won the tournament for the fifth time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding

The top six 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
Canisius 20 4 .833
1
Siena 17 7 .708
3
2
Fairfield 15 8 .652
4.5
3
Quinnipiac 12 10 .545
7
4
Monmouth 12 10 .545
7
5
Manhattan 11 13 .458
9
6
Marist 10 14 .417
10
Iona 9 15 .375
11
Niagara 8 14 .364
11
Rider 7 15 .318
12
Saint Peter's 6 17 .261
13.5

Results

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

* - Indicates game required extra innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Siena infielder Vincent Citro, one of four Saints selected, was named the Most Outstanding Player.

Name Team
Vincent Citro Siena
Andres Ortiz Siena
Neil Fryer Siena
John Rooney Siena
Devon Stewart Canisius
Anthony Massicci Canisius
Jimmy Luppens Canisius
Kyle Perry Monmouth
Steve Wilgus Monmouth
Thomas Jankins Quinnipiac
Brendan Slattery Manhattan
Ryan Plourde Fairfield

References

  1. "2014 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "2014 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2013.