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1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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The 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 9 through 11, 1997. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Heritage Park in Colonie, New York. Siena won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (3rd title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (3rd title)
MVPMike Ostrander (Siena)
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Niagara  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 17 – 21   .447
Siena  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 8   .556 21 – 34   .382
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 16 – 23   .410
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 18 – 19   .486
Southern
Fairfield  x‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 20 – 25   .444
Iona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 19 – 27   .413
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 10 – 27   .270
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 11 – 28   .282
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Northern Division
Niagara 11 7 .611
–
1N
Siena 10 8 .556
1
2N
Le Moyne 10 8 .556
1
–
Canisius 5 13 .278
6
–
Team W L PCT GB Seed
Southern Division
Fairfield 13 5 .722
—
1S
Iona 10 8 .556
3
2S
Saint Peter's 7 11 .389
6
–
Manhattan 6 12 .333
7
–

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NNiagara5
2SIona9
2SIona11
2NSiena2
1SFairfield4
2NSiena9
2SIona
2NSiena
Lower round 1Lower final
2NSiena6
1NNiagara51SFairfield4
1SFairfield15

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Kevin Brown Siena
Steve Castrello Iona
Kyran Connelly Iona
Todd Donovan Siena
Tony Fiumefreddo Siena
Tom Lopusznick Fairfield
Dave Marek Siena
Adam Samuelian Fairfield
Glenn Trevett Niagara
Jon Wilson Fairfield
John Penatello Iona
Greg Toher Iona

Most Valuable Player

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Mike Ostrander was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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