2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–27, 2006. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]

2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Manhattan (1st title)
Winning coach	Kevin Leighton (1st title)
MVP	Eric Nieto, Manhattan

2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Le Moyne  ‍†‍‍	21	–	5		.808			38	–	14		.731
Manhattan  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	9		.654			34	–	23		.596
Niagara  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			28	–	26		.519
Rider  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			25	–	31		.446
Marist  ‍‍‍	16	–	10		.615			24	–	28		.462
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			18	–	29		.383
Siena  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			23	–	31		.426
Canisius  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			18	–	36		.333
Iona  ‍‍‍	8	–	18		.308			12	–	42		.222
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	3	–	23		.115			10	–	41		.196
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top four 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
Le Moyne	21	5	.808	–	1
Manhattan	17	9	.654	4	2
Niagara	17	10	.630	4.5	3
Rider	17	10	.630	4.5	4
Marist	16	10	.615	5	–
Fairfield	12	14	.462	9	–
Siena	12	15	.444	9.5	–
Canisius	9	18	.333	12.5	–
Iona	8	18	.308	13	–
Saint Peter's	3	23	.115	18	–

Results

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Le Moyne	7
	4	Niagara	2
						1	Le Moyne	2
						2	Manhattan	3
	2	Manhattan	5
	3	Rider	0
											2	Manhattan	7	—
										1	Le Moyne	3	—
	4	Niagara	9
	3	Rider	1
						1	Le Moyne	4
						4	Niagara	3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Bobby Blevins	Le Moyne
	Chris Cody	Manhattan
IF	Andrew MacNevin	Niagara
	Steve Crawford	Le Moyne
	Michael Affronti	Le Moyne
	Dom Lombardi	Manhattan
	Nick Derba	Manhattan
OF	Jeff Vincent	Niagara
	Jamie Rose	Le Moyne
	Eric Nieto	Manhattan
DH	John Fitzpatrick	Manhattan

Most Valuable Player

Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan.[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
2. "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7-3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
3. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
4. "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
5. 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
6. "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.