2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Siena's Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY. Manhattan won their second consecutive, and third overall, tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsManhattan (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Duffy (1st title)
MVPTaylor Sewitt (Manhattan)
2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan  ‍y 18 6   .750 33 27   .550
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 33 27   .550
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 27 28   .491
Rider  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 22 34   .393
Marist  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 25 25   .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 21 33   .389
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 34   .370
Siena  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 37   .327
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 19 29   .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[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
Manhattan 18 6 .750 1
Canisius 16 8 .667 2 2
Fairfield 14 10 .583 4 3
Rider 13 11 .542 5 4
Marist 11 12 .478 6.5
Iona 10 14 .417 8
Saint Peter's 10 14 .417 8
Siena 8 16 .333 10
Niagara 7 16 .304 10.5

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Manhattan4
4Rider6
4Rider3
2Canisius10
2Canisius2
3Fairfield1
2Canisius
1Manhattan
Lower round 1Lower final
4Rider5
1Manhattan11Manhattan6
3Fairfield0

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Scott Warwick Fairfield
P Brett Shulick Fairfield
3B Adam Wayman Rider
P Tyler Smith Rider
SS Ronnie Bernick Canisius
C Brooklyn Foster Canisius
P Garrett Cortright Canisius
2B Nick Camastro Manhattan
C Ramon Ortega Manhattan
OF Joe Rock Manhattan
DH Brendan Slattery Manhattan

Most Valuable Player

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Taylor Sewitt was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sewitt was a pitcher for Manhattan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings and Leaders". maacsports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "2012 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.