2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 18–20, 2001. 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. Marist won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Marist (2nd title)
Winning coach	John Szefc (2nd title)
MVP	Anthony Bocchino, Marist

2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena  ‍†‍‍	19	–	8		.704			29	–	29		.500
Rider  ‍‍‍	18	–	9		.667			27	–	27		.500
Marist  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	10		.630			33	–	21		.611
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍	13	–	8		.619			29	–	20		.592
Niagara  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			25	–	20		.556
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			17	–	28		.378
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			20	–	25		.444
Canisius  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			14	–	28		.333
Iona  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			17	–	32		.347
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	4	–	23		.148			4	–	39		.093
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[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 double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Siena	19	8	.704	–	1
Rider	18	9	.667	1	2
Marist	17	10	.630	2	3
Le Moyne	13	8	.619	3	4
Niagara	15	11	.577	3.5	–
Fairfield	14	13	.519	5	–
Manhattan	9	15	.375	8.5	–
Canisius	10	17	.370	9	–
Iona	8	15	.348	9	–
Saint Peter's	4	23	.148	15	–

Results

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Siena	6
	4	Le Moyne	7
						4	Le Moyne	3
						3	Marist	13
	2	Rider	6
	3	Marist	10
											3	Marist	11	—
										2	Rider	3	—
	1	Siena	6
	2	Rider	7
						4	Le Moyne	5
						2	Rider	8

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Name	School
Tim Bittner	Marist
Ryan Brady	Marist
Rich Brooks	Rider
Bill Cilento	Siena
Ben Cueto	Marist
Eddie Harper	LeMoyne
Carl Loadenthal	Rider
Casey Long	Rider
Steve O’Sullivan	Marist
Kevin Ool	Marist
Jaime Steward	LeMoyne

Most Valuable Player

Anthony Bocchino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bocchino was an outfielder for Marist, who finished 3-5 in the final, with two runs and five RBI, including a grand slam in the second inning.[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
3. "Marist Repeats as MAAC Baseball Champions". Marist Red Foxes. May 20, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2018.