2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2011 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 Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Manhattan won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Manhattan (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Kevin Leighton (2nd title) |
| MVP | Mike Giordano (Manhattan) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan †‡y | 20 | – | 2 | .909 | 34 | – | 19 | .642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 33 | – | 18 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 28 | – | 30 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | 26 | – | 32 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 35 | – | 17 | .673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 22 | – | 25 | .468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 17 | – | 34 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | 16 | – | 34 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 8 | – | 40 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2011[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.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 20 | 2 | .909 | – | 1 |
| Rider | 16 | 7 | .696 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Siena | 14 | 10 | .583 | 7 | 3 |
| Canisius | 12 | 10 | .545 | 8 | 4 |
| Marist | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | – |
| Fairfield | 13 | 11 | .542 | 8 | – |
| Iona | 7 | 17 | .292 | 14 | – |
| Saint Peter's | 5 | 18 | .217 | 15.5 | – |
| Niagara | 5 | 19 | .208 | 16 | – |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Garreth Cortright | Canisius |
| Neil Fryer | Siena | |
| John Soldinger | Manhattan | |
| C | Ramon Ortega | Manhattan |
| 1B | Austin Sheffield | Manhattan |
| 2B | Dan Paolini | Siena |
| Jose Torralba | Canisius | |
| SS | John Ralston | Rider |
| OF | Mike Fish | Siena |
| Karl Johnston | Rider | |
| Mark Onorati | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
Mike Giordano was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Giordano was a pitcher for Manhattan.[3]
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2011". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Division I Conference Championships". NCAA. May 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- "2011 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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