2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Manhattan (1st title) |
Winning coach | Kevin Leighton (1st title) |
MVP | Eric Nieto (Manhattan) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne † | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | 38 | – | 14 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan ‡y | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 34 | – | 23 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 25 | – | 31 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | 18 | – | 29 | .383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 18 | – | 36 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | 12 | – | 42 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | 10 | – | 41 | .196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2006[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 25 through 27, 2006. 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. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]
Seeding
[edit]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 |
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Le Moyne | 21 | 5 | .808 | – |
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Manhattan | 17 | 9 | .654 | 4 |
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Niagara | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.5 |
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Rider | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.5 |
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Marist | 16 | 10 | .615 | 5 |
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Fairfield | 12 | 14 | .462 | 9 |
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Siena | 12 | 15 | .444 | 9.5 |
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Canisius | 9 | 18 | .333 | 12.5 |
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Iona | 8 | 18 | .308 | 13 |
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Saint Peter's | 3 | 23 | .115 | 18 |
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Results
[edit]First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Le Moyne | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Le Moyne | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Manhattan | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Manhattan | 5 | |||||||||||
3 | Rider | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Manhattan | ||||||||||||
1 | Le Moyne | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
1 | Le Moyne | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Niagara | 9 | 4 | Niagara | 3 | ||||||||
3 | Rider | 1 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Pos. | Name | School |
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P | Bobby Blevins | Le Moyne |
Chris Cody | Manhattan | |
IF | Andrew MacNevin | Niagara |
Steve Crawford | Le Moyne | |
Michael Affronti | Le Moyne | |
Dom Lombardi | Manhattan | |
Nick Derba | Manhattan | |
OF | Jeff Vincent | Niagara |
Jamie Rose | Le Moyne | |
Eric Nieto | Manhattan | |
DH | John Fitzpatrick | Manhattan |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Eric Nieto was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Nieto was an outfielder for Manhattan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c "BASEBALL CLAIMS FIRST MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7–3 WIN OVER LE MOYNE". Manhattan Jaspers. May 27, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "2006 Baseball Schedule". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "2006 Baseball Schedule". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ 2007 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Rider Broncs. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Manhattan College Wins 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 26, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2018.