2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 27–29, 2004. 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. Le Moyne won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (2nd title)
MVPBrian Hansen, Le Moyne
2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Le Moyne  y 243 .889  3621 .632
Niagara   169 .640  2727 .500
Manhattan   169 .640  2527 .481
Marist   1710 .630  2520 .556
Rider   1512 .556  2427 .471
Siena   1312 .520  2726 .509
Iona   1114 .440  1627 .372
Fairfield   1116 .407  1627 .372
Saint Peter's   423 .148  834 .190
Canisius   423 .148  443 .085
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[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
Le Moyne242.923
1
Niagara169.640
7.5
2
Manhattan169.640
7.5
3
Marist1710.630
7.5
4
Rider1512.556
9.5
Siena1312.520
10.5
Iona1114.440
12.5
Fairfield1116.407
13.5
Saint Peter's423.148
20.5
Canisius423.148
20.5

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Le Moyne 8  
4 Marist 2  
  1 Le Moyne 12  
  3 Manhattan 5  
2 Niagara 2
3 Manhattan 7  
  1 Le Moyne 6
  3 Manhattan 4
4 Marist 3  
2 Niagara 7  
  3 Manhattan 12
  2 Niagara 7  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Frank CappelloManhattan
Matt CucurulloManhattan
Andre EnriquezLe Moyne
Josh GrecoManhattan
Jeff JusticeLe Moyne
Mike MediciNiagara
Travis MusolfMarist
Josh SanterreManhattan
Matt SchererLe Moyne
Steven SuarezLe Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Brian Hansen was named Most Valuable Player. Hansen was a catcher for Le Moyne.[2]

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. "2004 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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