2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place on May 21 and 22, 2000. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the single-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Marist won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Marist (1st title) |
| Winning coach | John Szefc (1st title) |
| MVP | Kevin Ool, Marist |
| 2000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 22 | – | 4 | .846 | 31 | – | 13 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | 32 | – | 15 | .681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | 26 | – | 20 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist ‡y | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 32 | – | 18 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | 22 | – | 29 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 16 | – | 25 | .390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | 15 | – | 32 | .319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 21 | .160 | 8 | – | 41 | .163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | 9 | – | 33 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2000[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a single-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 22 | 4 | .846 | ||
| Le Moyne | 18 | 7 | .720 | ||
| Fairfield | 17 | 8 | .680 | ||
| Marist | 16 | 11 | .593 | ||
| Rider | 13 | 12 | .520 | ||
| Niagara | 13 | 13 | .500 | ||
| Siena | 12 | 14 | .462 | ||
| Manhattan | 10 | 16 | .385 | ||
| Saint Peter's | 4 | 21 | .160 | ||
| Canisius | 4 | 23 | .077 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Anthony Ambrosini | Marist |
| Ryan Bittner | Fairfield |
| Tim Bittner | Marist |
| Anthony Bocchino | Marist |
| Ryan Brady | Marist |
| Brian Coughlin | Marist |
| Jeff Hanson | Fairfield |
| Tom Lopusznick | Fairfield |
| Manny Pizarro | Iona |
| Casey Saucke | Le Moyne |
Most Valuable Player
Kevin Ool was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Ool was a freshman pitcher for Marist.[3]
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References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "Marist NCAA Regional History". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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