The Metro Conference baseball tournament (formerly called the MAAC baseball tournament) is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Metro Conference. The top six finishers in the regular season participate in the double-elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
History From 1982 to 1993, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference determined its champion by regular season records. From 1990 to 1993, the conference divided into divisions and crowned a champion of each division. In 1994, the MAAC launched a tournament to crown its conference champion, with the top two teams from each division qualifying. Beginning in 2000, the MAAC eliminated divisions, with the top four teams in the regular season qualifying for the conference tournament. In 2014, the tournament expanded from four teams to six teams.
For the first five years, the tournament winner advanced to a play-in round with a team from a different conference for the right to advance to the 48-team NCAA Tournament proper. Beginning in 1999, the tournament winner advanced directly to the expanded 64-team NCAA tournament field.
On May 27, 2026, the MAAC announced that it would adopt the new name of Metro Conference starting that July 1.
Champions
By year The following is a list of tournament champions by year. Year Champion Venue MVP 1994 Heritage Park • Colonie, NY Victor Santos, Saint Peter's 1995 P. J. Buonocore, Siena 1996 1997 Mike Ostrander, Siena 1998 Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Bill Kerry, Le Moyne 1999 Dave Pahucki, Siena 2000 Kevin Ool, Marist 2001 Anthony Bocchino, Marist 2002 Mike Sidoti, Marist 2003 Ed Harper, Le Moyne 2004 Brian Hansen, Le Moyne 2005 Andy Kiriakedes, Marist 2006 Eric Nieto, Manhattan 2007 Ryan Woods, Le Moyne 2008 Mercer County Waterfront Park • Trenton, NJ James Hayes, Rider 2009 Jacob Wiley, Marist 2010 Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY A.J. Albee, Rider 2011 Mercer County Waterfront Park • Trenton, NJ Mike Giordano, Manhattan 2012 Joseph L. Bruno Stadium • Troy, NY Taylor Sewitt, Manhattan 2013 Arm & Hammer Park • Trenton, NJ Jesse Puscheck, Canisius 2014 FirstEnergy Park • Lakewood, NJ Vincent Citro, Siena 2015 Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Connor Panas, Canisius 2016 Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Jake Salpietro, Fairfield 2017 Sal Maglie Stadium • Niagara Falls, NY Tony Romanelli, Marist 2018 Richmond County Bank Ballpark • Staten Island, NY J.P. Stevenson, Canisius 2019 Brian Moskey, Quinnipiac 2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Rider Alumni Baseball Diamond • Fairfield, CT Jordan Erbe, Rider 2022 Canisius Clover Stadium • Pomona, NY Matt Duffy, Canisius 2023 Rider Scott Shaw, Rider 2024 Niagara Matt Ward, Niagara 2025 Fairfield Matthew Bucciero, Fairfield 2026 Rider Heritage Financial Park • Wappingers Falls, NY PJ Craig, Rider
Indicates declared champion, tournament final canceled due to inclement weather.
By school The following is a list of tournament championships listed by school. Program Championships Years Marist 6 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2017 Rider 5 2008, 2010, 2021, 2023, 2026 Siena 5 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2014 Canisius 4 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022 Le Moyne 4 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 Manhattan 3 2006, 2011, 2012 Fairfield 2 2016, 2025 Saint Peter's 1 1994 Niagara 1 2024 Quinnipiac 1 2019
Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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