2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 24- at Clover Stadium in Pomona, NY. #2 Rider University defeated #1 Fairfield University for the title. Scott Shaw of Rider was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Fairfield University	15-5	Bill Currier
2	Rider University	14-7	Barry Davis
3	Canisius College	16-8	Matt Mazurek
4	Quinnipiac University	16-8	John Delaney
5	Niagara University	14-10	Rob McCoy
6	Manhattan College	13-11	David Miller

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	Fairfield	8
	3	Canisius	3			6	Manhattan	7
	6	Manhattan	17								1	Fairfield	3
											2	Rider	6
						2	Rider	8
	4	Quinnipiac	13			4	Quinnipiac	0
	5	Niagara	2													2	Rider	7	18
																1	Fairfield	8	4
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	6	Manhattan	7
	3	Canisius	8								1	Fairfield	12
						4	Quinnipiac	8			4	Quinnipiac	4
						3	Canisius	7
	3	Canisius	6
	5	Niagara	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Manhattan College	17-3	Canisius College
Game 2	Quinnipiac University	13-2	Niagara University
Game 3	Canisius College	6-2	Niagara University	Niagara eliminated
May 25
Game 4	Fairfield University	8-7	Manhattan College
Game 5	Rider University	8-0	Quinnipiac University
Game 6	Canisius College	8-7	Manhattan College	Manhattan eliminated
May 26
Game 7	Rider University	6-3	Fairfield University
Game 8	Quinnipiac University	8-7	Canisius College	Canisius eliminated
Game 9	Fairfield University	12-4	Quinnipiac University	Quinnipiac eliminated
May 27
Game 10	Fairfield University	8-7	Rider University
Game 11	Rider University	18-4	Fairfield University	Rider advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Mike DeStefano - Canisius
• Tom Peltier - Canisius
• Keegan O’Connor - Quinnipiac
• Kevin Seitter - Quinnipiac
• Matt Bergevin - Fairfield
• Blake Helmstetter - Fairfield
• Charlie Pagliarini - Fairfield
• Frank Doelling - Rider
• Luke Lesch - Rider
• John Volpe - Rider
• Brian Young - Rider
• Scott Shaw - Rider