2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 28. 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. Rider won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsRider (2nd title)
Winning coachBarry Davis (2nd title)
MVPA.J. Albee (Manhattan)
2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 19 5   .792 39 21   .650
Marist  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 33 22   .600
Rider  ‍‍y 15 9   .625 36 23   .610
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 31 20   .608
Siena  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 27   .500
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 17 36   .321
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 32   .360
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 18 34   .346
Iona  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 9 40   .184
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010[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 double-elimination tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Canisius 19 5 .792
1
Marist 16 8 .667
3
2
Rider 15 9 .625
4
3
Manhattan 15 9 .625
4
4
Siena 13 11 .542
6
Niagara 13 11 .542
6
Fairfield 8 16 .333
11
Saint Peter's 6 18 .250
13
Iona 3 21 .125
16

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Canisius7
4Manhattan5
1Canisius5
3Rider10
2Marist7
3Rider10
3Rider
1Canisius
Lower round 1Lower final
1Canisius6
4Manhattan64Manhattan5
2Marist5

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Patrick Devlin Rider
P/OF Shayne Willson Canisius
1B Brian Burton Canisius
Mason Heyne Rider
SS Sean Jamieson Canisius
DH Ryan Gauck Marist
OF Kevin Nieto Manhattan
Mark Onorati Manhattan
Brandon Cotten Rider
Nick Wojnowski Rider

Most Valuable Player

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A.J. Albee was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Albee was a second baseman for Rider.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2010". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "D-I Baseball Conference Tournament Hub". NCAA. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "2010 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2018.