2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, NY. #2 Marist College defeated #4 Iona College for the title. Tony Romanelli of Marist was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Fairfield University 17-7 Bill Currier
2 Marist College 16-8 Chris Tracz
3 Canisius College 16-8 Mike McRae
4 Iona College 14-10 Pat Carey
5 Manhattan College 12-12 Jim Duffy
6 Rider University 12-12 Barry Davis

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Fairfield 12  
  4 Iona 5     4 Iona 1    
  5 Manhattan 1         1 Fairfield 8  
      2 Marist 11    
    2 Marist 6          
  3 Canisius 11     3 Canisius 2        
  6 Rider 8         2 Marist 5 x
      4 Iona 1 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  4 Iona 5        
  6 Rider 2         1 Fairfield 6    
      3 Canisius 2     4 Iona 7  
      4 Iona 5  
  5 Manhattan 3    
  6 Rider 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 24
Game 1 Canisius College 11-8 Rider University
Game 2 Iona College 5-1 Manhattan College
Game 3 Fairfield University 12-1 Iona College
May 25
Game 4 Rider University 4-3 Manhattan College Manhattan eliminated
Game 5 Marist College 6-2 Canisius College
May 26
Game 6 Iona College 5-2 Rider University Rider eliminated
Game 7 Marist College 11-8 Fairfield University
Game 8 Iona College 5-2 Canisius College Canisius eliminated
May 27
Game 9 Iona College 7-6 Fairfield University Fairfield eliminated
Game 10 Marist College 5-1 Iona College Marist advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • 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
  • Tony Romanelli, Marist