2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 23–25, 2002. 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 third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (3rd title)
MVPMike Sidoti, Marist
2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marist  y 225 .815  4114 .745
Le Moyne   197 .731  3018 .625
Siena   179 .654  2829 .491
Rider   1710 .630  3322 .600
Manhattan   1611 .593  3219 .627
Fairfield   1215 .444  2030 .400
Iona   1016 .385  2028 .417
Niagara   917 .346  1234 .261
Saint Peter's   718 .280  1230 .286
Canisius   324 .111  438 .095
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002[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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Marist225.815
1
Le Moyne197.792
2.5
2
Siena179.654
4.5
3
Rider1710.630
5
4
Manhattan1611.593
6
Fairfield1215.444
10
Iona1016.385
11.5
Niagara917.346
12.5
Saint Peter's718.280
14
Canisius324.111
19

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Marist 7  
4 Rider 1  
  1 Marist 610  
  2 Le Moyne 5  
2 Le Moyne 7
3 Siena 6  
  1 Marist 10
  4 Rider 5
4 Rider 4  
3 Siena 3  
  2 Le Moyne 4
  4 Rider 14  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Tim AllenMarist
Anthony AquilinoLe Moyne
Anthony BocchinoMarist
Brad CookMarist
Mark FisherRider
Ryan FlinnSiena
Casey LongRider
John McGortyMarist
Bryan MerriganRider
Scott RichRider

Most Valuable Player

Mike Sidoti was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sidoti batted .417 with 5 RBI for the Tournament, including a 2–5, 3 RBI performance in the final.[4]

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. "2002 Baseball Schedule". Marist Red Foxes. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. >"Baseball Defeats Rider 10-5 to Win Third Straight MAAC Baseball Title". Marist Red Foxes. May 25, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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