2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2003. 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 second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (1st title)
MVPEd Harper (Le Moyne)
2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Le Moyne  ‍y 22 3   .880 33 17   .660
Marist  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 33 20   .623
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 26 25   .510
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 15 10   .600 26 26   .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 21 24   .467
Siena  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 17 35   .327
Rider  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 22 27   .449
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6 20   .231 7 33   .175
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 5 21   .192 7 34   .171
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 3 23   .115 4 38   .095
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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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
Le Moyne 22 3 .880
1
Marist 19 8 .704
4
2
Niagara 16 10 .615
6.5
3
Manhattan 15 10 .600
7
4
Iona 15 11 .577
7.5
Siena 15 11 .577
7.5
Rider 14 13 .519
9
Saint Peter's 6 20 .231
16.5
Fairfield 5 21 .192
17.5
Canisius 3 23 .115
19.5

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Le Moyne11
4Manhattan0
1Le Moyne4
2Marist3
2Marist4
3Niagara3
1Le Moyne
2Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
2Marist2
4Manhattan34Manhattan1
3Niagara2

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Mike Affronti Le Moyne
Tim Allen Marist
Jimmy Board Marist
Matt Griffiths Marist
Jeff Justice Le Moyne
Brian Mattoon Le Moyne
John McGorty Marist
Sam Parkins Le Moyne
Steven Suarez Le Moyne)
Chris Tracz Marist

Most Valuable Player

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Ed Harper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harper was an outfielder for Le Moyne.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "2003 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 20, 2018.