2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
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| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2005 | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | Dutchess Stadium Wappingers Falls, NY |
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| Champions | Marist (4th title) | ||
| Winning coach | Joe Raccuia (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Andy Kiriakedes (Marist) | ||
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Template:2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings The 2005 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 25–27, 2005. 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. Manhattan won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1][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.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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| Marist | 22 | 5 | .815 |
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| Siena | 19 | 5 | .792 |
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| Manhattan | 15 | 8 | .652 |
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| Niagara | 16 | 9 | .640 |
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| Le Moyne | 14 | 11 | .560 |
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| Rider | 14 | 13 | .519 |
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| Fairfield | 13 | 14 | .481 |
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| Iona | 8 | 18 | .308 |
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| Canisius | 5 | 21 | .192 |
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| Saint Peter's | 2 | 24 | .077 |
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Results
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Siena | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Siena | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Manhattan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marist | 5 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Manhattan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Siena | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 3 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
| Name | School |
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| Reed Eastley | Niagara |
| Kevin Grauer | Marist |
| Dan Griffin | Niagara |
| Scott King | Siena |
| Andrew MacNevin | Niagara |
| Mike Medici | Niagara |
| Travis Musolf | Marist |
| Joe Sargent | Marist |
| Josh Sawatzky | Niagara |
| Bryan Towler | Marist |
Most Valuable Player
Andy Kiriakedes was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kiriakedes was a shortstop for Marist who batted .500 for the tournamenet.[1]
