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The 1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament took place from May 10 through 12, 1996. 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. Siena won their second consecutive (and second overall) tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (2nd title)
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1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSiena (2nd title)
Winning coachTony Rossi (2nd title)
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1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Siena  x‍‍‡‍y 14–4 .77828–20 .583
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55617–19 .472
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38914–20 .412
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–22 .371
Southern
Iona  x‍‍‍ 11–7 .61126–21 .553
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58818–24 .429
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55620–19 .513
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .2359–30 .231
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Seeding

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

More information Team, W ...
TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Northern Division
Siena144.778
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1N
Le Moyne108.556
4
2N
Niagara711.389
7
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Canisius513.278
9
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TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Southern Division
Iona117.611
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1S
Saint Peter's107.588
.5
2S
Fairfield108.556
1
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Manhattan413.235
6.5
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Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NSiena7
2SSaint Peter's3
1NSiena5
1SIona4
1SIona2
2NLe Moyne1
1NSiena11—
1SIona3—
Lower round 1Lower final
1SIona7
2SSaint Peter's32NLe Moyne6
2NLe Moyne6

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