1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 13 through 15, 1994. This was the first tournament held to determine the champion of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. 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. Saint Peter's won the championship and advanced to a play-in round for the right to compete in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Peter's (1st title)
Winning coachBruce Sabatini (1st title)
MVPVictor Santos (Saint Peter's)
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Canisius  x‍‍‍ 17 1   .944 28 14   .667
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Siena  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 15 22   .405
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 9 29   .237
Southern
Iona  x‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 21 22   .488
Saint Peter's  ‍‍ 11 7   .611 18 22   .450
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 15 22   .405
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 2 31   .061
x – Division champion
As of June 30, 1994[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding edit

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
Canisius 17 1 .944
1N
Le Moyne 9 9 .500
8
2N
Siena 8 10 .444
9
Niagara 2 16 .111
15
Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Division
Iona 13 5 .722
1S
Saint Peter's 11 7 .611
2
2S
Fairfield 10 8 .556
3
Manhattan 2 16 .111
11

Results edit

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NCanisius6
2SSaint Peter's7
2SSaint Peter's7
2NLe Moyne1
1SIona7
2NLe Moyne9
2SSaint Peter's
2NLe Moyne
Lower round 1Lower final
2NLe Moyne7
1NCanisius51SIona2
1SIona16

All-Tournament Team edit

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

Name School
Kevin Allen Le Moyne
Mike Anderson Saint Peter's
Marty Boryczewski Saint Peter's
Kevin Filipelli Saint Peter's
Dave Flipkowski Iona
John Geis Le Moyne
Bill Moore Saint Peter's
Chris Nocera Saint Peter's
Brian Phillips Le Moyne
Chris Pini Saint Peter's
Kevin Rockwell Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player edit

Victor Santos was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Santos was a junior pitcher for Saint Peter's.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 23, 2018.