2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 27–29, 2004. 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 third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY
Champions	Le Moyne (3rd title)
Winning coach	Steve Owens (2nd title)
MVP	Brian Hansen, Le Moyne

2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Le Moyne  ‍†‍‡‍^y	24	–	3		.889			36	–	21		.632
Niagara  ‍‍‍	16	–	9		.640			27	–	27		.500
Manhattan  ‍‍‍	16	–	9		.640			25	–	27		.481
Marist  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			25	–	20		.556
Rider  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			24	–	27		.471
Siena  ‍‍‍	13	–	12		.520			27	–	26		.509
Iona  ‍‍‍	11	–	14		.440			16	–	27		.372
Fairfield  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			16	–	27		.372
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍	4	–	23		.148			8	–	34		.190
Canisius  ‍‍‍	4	–	23		.148			4	–	43		.085
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Le Moyne	24	2	.923	–	1
Niagara	16	9	.640	7.5	2
Manhattan	16	9	.640	7.5	3
Marist	17	10	.630	7.5	4
Rider	15	12	.556	9.5	–
Siena	13	12	.520	10.5	–
Iona	11	14	.440	12.5	–
Fairfield	11	16	.407	13.5	–
Saint Peter's	4	23	.148	20.5	–
Canisius	4	23	.148	20.5	–

Results

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Le Moyne	8
	4	Marist	2
						1	Le Moyne	12
						3	Manhattan	5
	2	Niagara	2
	3	Manhattan	7
											1	Le Moyne	6	—
										3	Manhattan	4	—
	4	Marist	3
	2	Niagara	7
						3	Manhattan	12
						2	Niagara	7

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Frank Cappello	Manhattan
Matt Cucurullo	Manhattan
Andre Enriquez	Le Moyne
Josh Greco	Manhattan
Jeff Justice	Le Moyne
Mike Medici	Niagara
Travis Musolf	Marist
Josh Santerre	Manhattan
Matt Scherer	Le Moyne
Steven Suarez	Le Moyne

Most Valuable Player

Brian Hansen was named Most Valuable Player. Hansen was a catcher for Le Moyne.[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2004". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
2. "Baseball Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
3. "2004 Baseball Stats". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved March 18, 2018.