1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 8–10, 1998. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Le Moyne won their first tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Le Moyne (1st title)
Winning coach	John King (1st title)
MVP	Bill Kerry, Le Moyne

1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	6		.769			26	–	15		.634
Marist  ‍‍‍	18	–	8		.692			30	–	17		.638
Siena  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			17	–	32		.347
Niagara  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			17	–	23		.425
Canisius  ‍‍‍	7	–	19		.269			10	–	30		.250
Southern
Rider  ^x‍‍‍	16	–	10		.615			25	–	25		.500
Iona  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			22	–	26		.458
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			20	–	21		.488
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			19	–	25		.432
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	6	–	20		.231			7	–	34		.171
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1998[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.

Team W L PCT GB Seed Northern Division Le Moyne 20 6 .769 – 1N Marist 18 8 .692 2 2N Siena 11 15 .423 9 – Niagara 11 15 .423 9 – Canisius 7 19 .269 13 –

Team W L PCT GB Seed Southern Division Rider 16 10 .615 – 1S Iona 15 11 .577 1 2S Manhattan 14 12 .538 2 – Fairfield 12 14 .462 4 – Saint Peter's 6 20 .231 10 –

Results

	First Round					Finals
	1N	Le Moyne	3
	2S	Iona	1
						1N	Le Moyne	9
						2N	Marist	1
	1S	Rider	1
	2N	Marist	5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Wil Pickolycky	Iona
Anthony Cervini	Marist
Mark Ciccarelli	Marist
Jim McGowan	Marist
Vic Boccarossa	Le Moyne
Scott Cassidy	Le Moyne
Jack Kennedy	Le Moyne
Cam Pelton	Le Moyne
Drew Olson	Le Moyne
Derek Walsh	Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Bill Kerry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". 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.