1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 21–23, 1999. 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. Siena won their fourth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Siena (4th title)
Winning coach	Tony Rossi (4th title)
MVP	Dave Pahucki, Siena

1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Siena  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	21	–	5		.808			34	–	22		.607
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍	17	–	9		.654			21	–	16		.568
Marist  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			27	–	23		.540
Niagara  ‍‍‍	11	–	14		.440			13	–	22		.371
Canisius  ‍‍‍	8	–	18		.308			13	–	26		.333
Southern
Iona  ^x‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			23	–	27		.460
Rider  ‍‍‍	14	–	11		.560			26	–	30		.464
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			23	–	23		.500
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			22	–	27		.449
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	4	–	22		.154			10	–	36		.217
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1999[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 Siena 21 5 .808 — 1N Le Moyne 17 9 .654 4 2N Marist 14 12 .538 7 – Niagara 11 14 .440 9.5 – Canisius 8 18 .308 13 –

Team W L PCT GB Seed Southern Division Iona 15 11 .577 — 1S Rider 14 11 .560 .5 2S Fairfield 13 13 .500 2 – Manhattan 12 14 .462 3 – Saint Peter's 4 22 .154 11 –

Results

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

1N

Siena

10

2S

Rider

2

1N

Siena

9

2N

Le Moyne

5

1S

Iona

1

2N

Le Moyne

2

1N

Siena

16

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2S

Rider

2

—

2S

Rider

3

1S

Iona

1

2N

Le Moyne

1

2S

Rider

2

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Vic Boccarossa	Le Moyne
Edwin Diaz	Le Moyne
Todd Donovan	Siena
Sean Dougherty	Siena
Ryan Finn	Siena
Trey Gethoefer	Siena
Jared Lenko	Rider
Nick Spera	Siena
Mike Volkmar	Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Dave Pahucki was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 23, 2018.