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]

2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsManhattan (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin Leighton (2nd title)
MVPMike Giordano (Manhattan)
2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Manhattan3
4Canisius2
1Manhattan8
3Siena7
2Rider3
3Siena6
1Manhattan
3Siena
Lower round 1Lower final
3Siena3
4Canisius44Canisius2
2Rider3

All-Tournament Team

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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

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Mike Giordano was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Giordano was a pitcher for Manhattan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2011". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Division I Conference Championships". NCAA. May 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "2011 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2018.