2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Owens (1st title)
MVPEd Harper (Le Moyne)
2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Le Moyne  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–3 .88033–17 .660
Marist  ‍‍‍ 19–8 .70433–20 .623
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 16–10 .61526–25 .510
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 15–10 .60026–26 .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57721–24 .467
Siena  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57717–35 .327
Rider  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51922–27 .449
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .2317–33 .175
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 5–21 .1927–34 .171
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 3–23 .1154–38 .095
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 24, 2003. 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. Le Moyne won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The top four teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Le Moyne223.880
–
1
Marist198.704
4
2
Niagara1610.615
6.5
3
Manhattan1510.600
7
4
Iona1511.577
7.5
–
Siena1511.577
7.5
–
Rider1413.519
9
–
Saint Peter's620.231
16.5
–
Fairfield521.192
17.5
–
Canisius323.115
19.5
–

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Le Moyne11
4Manhattan0
1Le Moyne4
2Marist3
2Marist4
3Niagara3
1Le Moyne
2Marist
Lower round 1Lower final
2Marist2
4Manhattan34Manhattan1
3Niagara2

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Mike AffrontiLe Moyne
Tim AllenMarist
Jimmy BoardMarist
Matt GriffithsMarist
Jeff JusticeLe Moyne
Brian MattoonLe Moyne
John McGortyMarist
Sam ParkinsLe Moyne
Steven SuarezLe Moyne)
Chris TraczMarist

Most Valuable Player

Ed Harper was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Harper was an outfielder for Le Moyne.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2003". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2003 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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