1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLe Moyne (1st title)
Winning coachJohn King (1st title)
MVPBill Kerry (Le Moyne)
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  x‍‍‡‍y 20–6 .76926–15 .634
Marist  ‍‍‍ 18–8 .69230–17 .638
Siena  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42317–32 .347
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42317–23 .425
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .26910–30 .250
Southern
Rider  x‍‍‍ 16–10 .61525–25 .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57722–26 .458
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53820–21 .488
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46219–25 .432
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .2317–34 .171
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 8 through 10, 1998. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions participated in the tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Originally scheduled as a double-elimination tournament like in previous years, inclement weather forced the conference to switch to a single-elimination format.[2] Le Moyne won their first tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]

Seeding

The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Le Moyne206.769
–
1N
Marist188.692
2
2N
Siena1115.423
9
–
Niagara1115.423
9
–
Canisius719.269
13
–
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Rider1610.615
–
1S
Iona1511.577
1
2S
Manhattan1412.538
2
–
Fairfield1214.462
4
–
Saint Peter's620.231
10
–

Results

First round Finals
      
1N Le Moyne 3
2S Iona 1
1N Le Moyne 9
2N Marist 1
1S Rider 1
2N Marist 5

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Wil PickolyckyIona
Anthony CerviniMarist
Mark CiccarelliMarist
Jim McGowanMarist
Vic BoccarossaLe Moyne
Scott CassidyLe Moyne
Jack KennedyLe Moyne
Cam PeltonLe Moyne
Drew OlsonLe Moyne
Derek WalshLe Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Bill Kerry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mother Nature Delays Baseball Title Series | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "All-Time Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 24, 2018.