2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Sal Maglie Stadium
City:Niagara Falls, NY
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Chris Tracz
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Tony Romanelli
Mvpteam:Marist

The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 28. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. won their sixth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Seeding

The top six teams were seeded one through six based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
17 7 1
16 8 1 2
16 8 1 3
14 10 3 4
12 12 5 5
12 12 5 6
12 12 5
11 13 6
11 13 6
11 13 6
0 24 .000 17

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Michael Ginther Canisius
Gage Lanning Canisius
Jack Gethings Fairfield
John Signore Fairfield
Matt Byrne Iona
Jared Finkel Iona
Bill Maier Iona
Scott Boches Marist
Frankie Gregoire Marist
Matt Pagano Marist
Andrew Rouse Marist

Most Valuable Player

Tony Romanelli, a junior pitcher for Marist, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. He earned the save in each of Marist's three wins, including a four pitch strikeout in the final after entering with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-17 MAAC Championships. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. February 10, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Baseball Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. February 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707182012/http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=210348496. July 7, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  4. Web site: Marist Claims 2017 MAAC LifeStorage Baseball Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 27, 2017. February 27, 2018.