1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 9–11, 1997. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Heritage Park in Colonie, New York. Siena won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (3rd title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (3rd title)
MVPMike Ostrander, Siena
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Niagara  x 117 .611  1721 .447
Siena  y 108 .556  2134 .382
Le Moyne   108 .556  1623 .410
Canisius   513 .278  1819 .486
Southern
Fairfield  x 135 .722  2025 .444
Iona   108 .556  1927 .413
Saint Peter's   711 .389  1027 .270
Manhattan   612 .333  1128 .282
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Niagara117.611
1N
Siena108.556
1
2N
Le Moyne108.556
1
Canisius513.278
6
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Fairfield135.722
1S
Iona108.556
3
2S
Saint Peter's711.389
6
Manhattan612.333
7

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N Niagara 5  
2S Iona 9  
  2S Iona 11  
  2N Siena 2  
1S Fairfield 4
2N Siena 9  
  2S Iona 4 8
  2N Siena 10 9
1N Niagara 5  
1S Fairfield 15  
  2N Siena 6
  1S Fairfield 4  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Kevin BrownSiena
Steve CastrelloIona
Kyran ConnellyIona
Todd DonovanSiena
Tony FiumefreddoSiena
Tom LopusznickFairfield
Dave MarekSiena
Adam SamuelianFairfield
Glenn TrevettNiagara
Jon WilsonFairfield
John PenatelloIona
Greg ToherIona

Most Valuable Player

Mike Ostrander was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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