1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 4 Double-elimination Heritage Park Colonie, NY 1997 Siena Saints Siena 3rd Tony Rossi 3rd Mike Ostrander Siena The 1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 9 through 11, 1997. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Heritage Park in Colonie, New York. 1997 Siena Saints Siena won their third consecutive (and third overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://www.maacsports.com/sports/2014/7/9/209573437.aspx?id=1907& Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Championship History March 10, 2018https://static.lemoynedolphins.com/custompages/Statistics/Baseball/Year%20by%20Year/histresu.htm Le Moyne Dolphins All-Time Results March 24, 2018 Seeding The top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament. Team W L PCT GB Seed Northern Division 1997 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 11 7 11 7 – 1N 1997 Siena Saints Siena 10 8 10 8 1 2N 1997 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 10 8 10 8 1 – 1997 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 5 13 5 13 6 – Team W L PCT GB Seed Southern Division 1997 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 13 5 13 5 — 1S 1997 Iona Gaels Iona 10 8 10 8 3 2S 1997 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 7 11 7 11 6 – 1997 Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 6 12 6 12 7 – Results First round Semi-finals Finals 1N 1997 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 5 2S 1997 Iona Gaels Iona 9 1S 1997 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 4 2N 1997 Siena Saints Siena 9 1N Niagara 5 1S Fairfield 15 2S Iona 11 2N Siena 2 2N Siena 6 1S Fairfield 4 2S Iona 4 8 2N Siena 10 9 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Kevin Brown Siena Steve Castrello Iona Kyran Connelly Iona Todd Donovan Siena Tony Fiumefreddo Siena Tom Lopusznick Fairfield Dave Marek Siena Adam Samuelian Fairfield Glenn Trevett Niagara Jon Wilson Fairfield John Penatello Iona Greg Toher Iona Most Valuable Player Mike Ostrander was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. References Tournament Category:Metro Conference baseball tournament Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in New York (state) Category:Colonie, New York Category:May 1997 sports events in the United States