2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. As tournament champion, Fairfield earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Fairfield (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Currier (1st title) |
| MVP | Jake Salpietro (Fairfield) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield †‡y | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 32 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 25 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 32 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 24 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 24 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 16 | – | 37 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 21 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 18 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 5 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .208 | 11 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 5 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .208 | 10 | – | 42 | – | 0 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 17 | 7 | .708 | — | 1 |
| Siena | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Monmouth | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 3 |
| Canisius | 16 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 4 |
| Marist | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 | 5 |
| Manhattan | 13 | 11 | .542 | 4 | 6 |
| Niagara | 11 | 13 | .458 | 6 | — |
| Quinnipiac | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | — |
| Rider | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7 | — |
| Iona | 5 | 19 | .208 | 12 | — |
| Saint Peter's | 5 | 19 | .208 | 12 | — |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Jake Salpietro | Fairfield |
| Drew Arciuolo | Fairfield |
| Michael Conti | Fairfield |
| Jack Gethings | Fairfield |
| Kevin Radziewicz | Fairfield |
| Chris Amorosi | Siena |
| Bryan Goossens | Siena |
| Phil Madonna | Siena |
| Jake Lumley | Canisius |
| Anthony Massicci | Canisius |
| Joe Jacques | Manhattan |
| Fabian Pena | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
Jake Salpietro was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[4]
References
- "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- "2015-16 MAAC Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- "2016 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- "Fairfield Wins its First MAAC Baseball Championship in Program History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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