2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 22–24, 2008. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Rider won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsRider (1st title)
Winning coachBarry Davis (1st title)
MVPJames Hayes, Rider
2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Canisius   195 .792  4113 .759
Manhattan   195 .792  3120 .608
Siena   158 .652  3026 .536
Rider  y 1310 .565  2928 .509
Fairfield   1113 .458  1436 .280
Niagara   1014 .417  2228 .440
Marist   815 .348  1928 .404
Saint Peter's   716 .304  2030 .400
Iona   420 .167  444 .083
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008[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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Canisius195.792
1
Manhattan195.667
2
Siena158.652
3.5
3
Rider1310.565
5.5
4
Fairfield1113.458
8
Niagara1014.417
9
Marist815.348
10.5
Saint Peter's716.304
11.5
Iona420.167
15

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Canisius 3  
4 Rider 4  
  4 Rider 3  
  3 Siena 0  
2 Manhattan 3
3 Siena 24  
  4 Rider 8 12
  3 Siena 9 5
1 Canisius 16  
2 Manhattan 7  
  3 Siena 5
  1 Canisius 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.NameSchool
PJimmer KennedyRider
Craig ChaputSiena
IFAlec CabelloCanisius
Mason HeyneRider
Matt McCollumRider
Moises RiveraSiena
Rick SeltzerSiena
Jacob WillisSiena
OFAdam DonatoCanisius
Kevin NietoManhattan
Nick MessingerSiena
DHJames HayesRider

Most Valuable Player

James Hayes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Hayes was a designated hitter for Rider.[3]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. "Composite Schedule". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. "Rider University Wins 2008 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 24, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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