The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2003. 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. Le Moyne won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Le Moyne (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Steve Owens (1st title) |
MVP | Ed Harper (Le Moyne) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne †‡y | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | 33 | – | 17 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 26 | – | 25 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 21 | – | 24 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 17 | – | 35 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | 7 | – | 33 | .175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | 7 | – | 34 | .171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | 4 | – | 38 | .095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Seeding
editThe 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 |
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Le Moyne | 22 | 3 | .880 | – |
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Marist | 19 | 8 | .704 | 4 |
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Niagara | 16 | 10 | .615 | 6.5 |
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Manhattan | 15 | 10 | .600 | 7 |
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Iona | 15 | 11 | .577 | 7.5 |
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Siena | 15 | 11 | .577 | 7.5 |
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Rider | 14 | 13 | .519 | 9 |
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Saint Peter's | 6 | 20 | .231 | 16.5 |
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Fairfield | 5 | 21 | .192 | 17.5 |
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Canisius | 3 | 23 | .115 | 19.5 |
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Results
editAll-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Name | School |
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Mike Affronti | Le Moyne |
Tim Allen | Marist |
Jimmy Board | Marist |
Matt Griffiths | Marist |
Jeff Justice | Le Moyne |
Brian Mattoon | Le Moyne |
John McGorty | Marist |
Sam Parkins | Le Moyne |
Steven Suarez | Le Moyne) |
Chris Tracz | Marist |
Most Valuable Player
editEd Harper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harper was an outfielder for Le Moyne.[2]
References
edit- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "2003 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 20, 2018.