2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2008 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ. #4 Rider University defeated #3 Siena College for the title. James Hayes of Rider was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Canisius College	19-5	Mike McRae
2	Manhattan College	19-5	Kevin Leighton
3	Siena College	15-8	Tony Rossi
4	Rider University	13-10	Barry Davis

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Canisius	3
	4	Rider	4
						4	Rider	3
						3	Siena	0
	2	Manhattan	3
	3	Siena	24
											4	Rider	8	12
											3	Siena	9	5
						3	Siena	5
	1	Canisius	16			1	Canisius	2
	2	Manhattan	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Siena College	24-3	Manhattan College
Game 2	Rider University	4-3	Canisius College
May 23
Game 3	Canisius College	16-7	Manhattan College	Manhattan eliminated
Game 4	Rider University	3-0	Siena College
Game 5	Siena College	5-2	Canisius College	Canisius eliminated
May 24
Game 6	Siena College	9-8	Rider University
Game 7	Rider University	12-5	Siena College	Rider advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• IF Alec Cabello, Canisius
• IF Mason Heyne, Rider
• IF Matt McCollum, Rider
• IF Moises Rivera, Siena
• IF Rick Seltzer, Siena
• IF Jacob Willis, Siena
• OF Adam Donato, Canisius
• OF Kevin Nieto, Manhattan
• OF Nick Messinger, Siena
• DH/UT James Hayes, Rider
• P Jimmer Kennedy, Rider
• P Craig Chaput, Siena