1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 8–10, 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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  x‍‍‡‍y 20–6 .769  26–15 .634
Marist  ‍‍‍ 18–8 .692  30–17 .638
Siena  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  17–32 .347
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  17–23 .425
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .269  10–30 .250
Southern
Rider  x‍‍‍ 16–10 .615  25–25 .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .577  22–26 .458
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .538  20–21 .488
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  19–25 .432
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .231  7–34 .171
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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. "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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