2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013
Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Site	Arm & Hammer Park Trenton, NJ
Champions	Canisius (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike McRae (1st title)
MVP	Jesse Puscheck (Canisius)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament «2012  2014»

2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Rider †	18	–	6	–	0		.750			35	–	22	–	0		.614
Marist	17	–	7	–	0		.708			27	–	24	–	1		.529
Canisius ‡^y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			41	–	15	–	0		.732
Siena	15	–	9	–	0		.625			27	–	29	–	0		.482
Fairfield	11	–	13	–	0		.458			20	–	29	–	0		.408
Manhattan	9	–	12	–	0		.429			22	–	27	–	0		.449
Saint Peter's	9	–	15	–	0		.375			17	–	34	–	0		.333
Niagara	9	–	15	–	0		.375			16	–	37	–	0		.302
Iona	3	–	21	–	0		.125			8	–	43	–	0		.157
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23–26. The top four regular season finishers of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, NJ. Canisius, the tournament champion, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.^[2][3][4]

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament. Canisius claimed the third seed over Siena by tiebreaker.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Rider	18	6	.750	–	1
Marist	17	7	.708	1	2
Canisius	15	9	.625	3	3
Siena	15	9	.625	3	4
Fairfield	11	13	.458	7	–
Manhattan	9	12	.529	7.5	–
Saint Peter's	9	15	.375	9	–
Niagara	9	15	.375	9	–
Iona	3	21	.125	15	–

Results

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Rider	7
	4	Siena	1
						1	Rider	7
						3	Canisius	18
	2	Marist	1
	3	Canisius	2
											3	Canisius	12	-
										4	Siena	11	-
	4	Siena	12
	2	Marist	5
						1	Rider	8
						4	Siena	11

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.^[3]

Name	School
Mike Orefice	Marist
Chris Thorsen	Marist
Tyler Smith	Rider
Adam Wayman	Rider
Mike Allen	Siena
Andres Ortiz	Siena
Larry Balkwill	Siena
Brooklyn Foster	Canisius
Ronnie Bernick	Canisius
Garrett Cortright	Canisius

Most Valuable Player

Jesse Puscheck was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Puscheck was a designated hitter for Canisius.^[3]

References

1. "2013 MAAC Standings and Leaders". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
3. "2013 Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
4. "Canisius Wins First-Ever MAAC Baseball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2014.