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
«2013  2015»
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.