The 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 23, 2009. 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. Marist won their fifth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Marist (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Dennis Healy (1st title) |
| MVP | Jacob Wiley (Marist) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan † | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 35 | – | 18 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 31 | – | 28 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 26 | – | 23 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 20 | – | 37 | .351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 15 | – | 35 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 6 | – | 40 | .130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[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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| Manhattan | 18 | 6 | .750 | – |
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| Canisius | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2 |
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| Marist | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3 |
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| Rider | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
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| Niagara | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 |
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| Fairfield | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 |
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| Siena | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 |
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| Saint Peter's | 7 | 17 | .292 | 11 |
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| Iona | 5 | 19 | .208 | 13 |
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Results
editAll-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Brian Burton | Canisius |
| Richard Curylo | Marist |
| Shane Davis | Canisus |
| Mike Gazzola | Manhattan |
| Branson Joseph | Canisius |
| Kevin Mailloux | Canisius |
| Brian McDonough | Marist |
| Kyle Meyer | Marist |
| Bryce Nugent | Marist |
| Sean Olson | Rider |
| Chad Salem | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
editJacob Wiley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wiley was a pitcher for Marist, and recorded three saves in the Tournament.[3]
References
edit- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Marist College Wins 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 23, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2018.