1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (1st title)
Winning coachJohn King (1st title)
MVPBill Kerry (Le Moyne)
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  xy 206 .7692615 .634
Marist   188 .6923017 .638
Siena   1115 .4231732 .347
Niagara   1115 .4231723 .425
Canisius   719 .2691030 .250
Southern
Rider  x 1610 .6152525 .500
Iona   1511 .5772226 .458
Manhattan   1412 .5382021 .488
Fairfield   1214 .4621925 .432
Saint Peter's   620 .231734 .171
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 8 through 10, 1998. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Le Moyne won their first tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Le Moyne206.769
1N
Marist188.692
2
2N
Siena1115.423
9
Niagara1115.423
9
Canisius719.269
13
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Rider1610.615
1S
Iona1511.577
1
2S
Manhattan1412.538
2
Fairfield1214.462
4
Saint Peter's620.231
10

Results

First round Finals
      
1N Le Moyne 3
2S Iona 1
1N Le Moyne 9
2N Marist 1
1S Rider 1
2N Marist 5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Wil PickolyckyIona
Anthony CerviniMarist
Mark CiccarelliMarist
Jim McGowanMarist
Vic BoccarossaLe Moyne
Scott CassidyLe Moyne
Jack KennedyLe Moyne
Cam PeltonLe Moyne
Drew OlsonLe Moyne
Derek WalshLe Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Bill Kerry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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