2014 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 7
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions George Mason (1st title)
Winning coach Bill Brown (1st title)
MVP Luke Willis George Mason
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 21–24. 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]

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Saint Louis1871.712
–
1
Saint Joseph's1880.692
.5
2
George Mason1690.640
2
3
VCU15100.600
3
4
Richmond13120.520
5
5
Dayton14130.519
5
6
Fordham13140.481
6
7
George Washington12150.444
7
–
UMass12150.444
7
–
La Salle9151.380
8.5
–
Rhode Island7180.280
11
–
St. Bonaventure6170.261
11
–

Results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Saint Louis 4  
      4 VCU 9    
  4 VCU 5          
  5 Richmond 2        
      4 VCU 0            
      3 George Mason 3              
  2 Saint Joseph's 9              
  7 Fordham 4                
      2 Saint Joseph's 4          
      3 George Mason 5        
  3 George Mason 4          
  6 Dayton 3         3 George Mason 3 –
      4 VCU 2 –
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Fordham 4        
  6 Dayton 3     7 Fordham 2        
    1 Saint Louis 12          
      1 Saint Louis 9        
      2 Saint Joseph's 1     1 Saint Louis 6    
  5 Richmond 2         4 VCU 8  
  2 Saint Joseph's 12  

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.

NameSchool
Luke WillisGeorge Mason
Jared GaynorGeorge Mason
Tyler ZombroGeorge Mason
Anthony MontefuscoGeorge Mason
Tim SwatekFordham
Michael BozarthSaint Louis
Damien RiveraSaint Louis
Brian O’KeefeSaint Joseph’s
Collin ForgeySaint Joseph’s
Bill CullenVCU
Matt DavisVCU

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. 1 2 3 "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.
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