2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place on May 21 and 22, 2000. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the single-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (1st title)
MVPKevin Ool (Marist)
2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona  ‍‍‍ 22 4   .846 31 13   .705
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 18 7   .720 32 15   .681
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 17 8   .680 26 20   .565
Marist  ‍‍y 16 11   .593 32 18   .640
Rider  ‍‍‍ 13 12   .520 22 29   .431
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 16 25   .390
Siena  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 15 32   .319
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 20 29   .408
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4 21   .160 8 41   .163
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 4 23   .148 9 33   .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a single-elimination tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Iona 22 4 .846
1
Le Moyne 18 7 .720
3.5
2
Fairfield 17 8 .680
4.5
3
Marist 16 11 .593
6.5
4
Rider 13 12 .520
8
Niagara 13 13 .500
9
Siena 12 14 .462
10
Manhattan 10 16 .385
12
Saint Peter's 4 21 .160
17.5
Canisius 4 23 .077
18.5

Results

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First round Finals
      
1 Iona 0
4 Marist 2
4 Marist 11
3 Fairfield 5
2 Le Moyne 1
3 Fairfield 3

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Anthony Ambrosini Marist
Ryan Bittner Fairfield
Tim Bittner Marist
Anthony Bocchino Marist
Ryan Brady Marist
Brian Coughlin Marist
Jeff Hanson Fairfield
Tom Lopusznick Fairfield
Manny Pizarro Iona
Casey Saucke Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

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Kevin Ool was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Ool was a freshman pitcher for Marist.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Marist NCAA Regional History". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 22, 2018.