2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 18–20, 2001. 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. Marist won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMarist (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Szefc (2nd title)
MVPAnthony Bocchino, Marist
2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena  ‍†‍‍ 19–8 .704  29–29 .500
Rider  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .667  27–27 .500
Marist  ‍‍‡‍y 17–10 .630  33–21 .611
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .619  29–20 .592
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .577  25–20 .556
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  17–28 .378
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  20–25 .444
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .370  14–28 .333
Iona  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  17–32 .347
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 4–23 .148  4–39 .093
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[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
Siena198.704
–
1
Rider189.667
1
2
Marist1710.630
2
3
Le Moyne138.619
3
4
Niagara1511.577
3.5
–
Fairfield1413.519
5
–
Manhattan915.375
8.5
–
Canisius1017.370
9
–
Iona815.348
9
–
Saint Peter's423.148
15
–

Results
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Siena 6  
4 Le Moyne 7  
  4 Le Moyne 3  
  3 Marist 13  
2 Rider 6
3 Marist 10  
  3 Marist 11 —
  2 Rider 3 —
1 Siena 6  
2 Rider 7  
  4 Le Moyne 5
  2 Rider 8  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Tim BittnerMarist
Ryan BradyMarist
Rich BrooksRider
Bill CilentoSiena
Ben CuetoMarist
Eddie HarperLeMoyne
Carl LoadenthalRider
Casey LongRider
Steve O’SullivanMarist
Kevin OolMarist
Jaime StewardLeMoyne

Most Valuable Player

Anthony Bocchino was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bocchino was an outfielder for Marist, who finished 3-5 in the final, with two runs and five RBI, including a grand slam in the second inning.[2]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. "Marist Repeats as MAAC Baseball Champions". Marist Red Foxes. May 20, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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