2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

2014 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorge Mason (1st title)
Winning coachBill Brown (1st title)
MVPLuke Willis (George Mason)
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 7 – 1   .712 34 – 21 – 1   .616
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8 – 0   .692 35 – 16 – 0   .686
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 9 – 0   .640 34 – 22 – 0   .607
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10 – 0   .600 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 – 12 – 0   .520 24 – 28 – 1   .462
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 24 – 30 – 0   .444
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 24 – 30 – 0   .444
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 20 – 30 – 0   .400
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 15 – 31 – 0   .326
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 1   .380 14 – 34 – 1   .296
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18 – 0   .280 13 – 40 – 0   .245
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17 – 0   .261 12 – 30 – 0   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Billiken Sports Center on the campus of the Saint Louis University in St. Louis. George Mason won their first Tournament championship in their first year of membership and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format from 2013, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.[4][5][6]

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Saint Louis 18 7 1 .712
–
1
Saint Joseph's 18 8 0 .692
.5
2
George Mason 16 9 0 .640
2
3
VCU 15 10 0 .600
3
4
Richmond 13 12 0 .520
5
5
Dayton 14 13 0 .519
5
6
Fordham 13 14 0 .481
6
7
George Washington 12 15 0 .444
7
–
UMass 12 15 0 .444
7
–
La Salle 9 15 1 .380
8.5
–
Rhode Island 7 18 0 .280
11
–
St. Bonaventure 6 17 0 .261
11
–

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Louis4
4VCU9
4VCU5
5Richmond2
4VCU0
3George Mason3
2Saint Joseph's9
7Fordham4
2Saint Joseph's4
3George Mason5
3George Mason4
6Dayton3
3George Mason3–
4VCU2–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
7Fordham2
7Fordham41Saint Louis121Saint Louis6
6Dayton31Saint Louis94VCU8
2Saint Joseph's1
5Richmond2
2Saint Joseph's12

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Saint Louis's Michael Bozarth, also chosen in 2013, was a second-time selection.

Name School
Luke Willis George Mason
Jared Gaynor George Mason
Tyler Zombro George Mason
Anthony Montefusco George Mason
Tim Swatek Fordham
Michael Bozarth Saint Louis
Damien Rivera Saint Louis
Brian O’Keefe Saint Joseph’s
Collin Forgey Saint Joseph’s
Bill Cullen VCU
Matt Davis VCU

Most Outstanding Player

Luke Willis was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Willis was an outfielder for George Mason.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "George Mason Captures First A-10 Baseball Championship with 3–2 Victory over VCU". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Jim Shonerd (February 4, 2014). "2014 College Preview: Atlantic 10". Baseball America. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 A-10 Baseball Championship" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Defending Champion Saint Louis Claims Top-Seed in A-10 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.