2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. It took place from May 22–25. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's fifteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at newly renovated[2] Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the championship game, first-seeded Saint Louis defeated second-seeded Charlotte, 7-4, to win its third tournament championship (its second under head coach Darin Hendrickson). Saint Louis earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3] As a team, SLU collected 92 hits in six days (.395 average), shattering the previous A-10 Tournament record of 65.

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Louis (3rd title)
Winning coachDarin Hendrickson (2nd title)
MVPAlex Kelly, Saint Louis
2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis  y 1770 .708  41210 .661
Charlotte   1770 .708  37230 .617
Rhode Island   1770 .708  35240 .593
Xavier   1680 .667  32260 .552
George Washington   1590 .625  26320 .448
La Salle   1590 .625  24290 .453
Richmond   13110 .542  31240 .564
VCU   12120 .500  28260 .519
Saint Joseph's   12120 .500  26260 .500
Butler   12120 .500  25260 .490
St. Bonaventure   9150 .375  20280 .417
Fordham   8160 .333  22330 .400
Temple   7170 .292  18280 .391
Massachusetts   7170 .292  14310 .311
Dayton   3210 .125  11391 .225
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 3, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

In an expansion from previous years, the top seven finishers from the regular season were seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.[4]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Saint Louis177.708
1
Charlotte177.708
2
Rhode Island177.708
3
Xavier168.667
1
4
George Washington159.625
2
5
La Salle159.625
2
6
Richmond1311.542
4
7
VCU1212.500
5
Saint Joseph's1212.500
5
Butler1212.500
5
St. Bonaventure915.375
8
Fordham816.333
9
Temple717.292
10
UMass717.292
10
Dayton321.125
14

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
   
     
      1 Saint Louis 6  
      4 Xavier 7    
  4 Xavier 8          
  5 George Washington 2        
      4 Xavier 3            
      2 Charlotte 12              
  2 Charlotte 6              
  7 Richmond 5                
      2 Charlotte 5          
      3 Rhode Island 2        
  3 Rhode Island 5          
  6 La Salle 2         2 Charlotte 4 4
      1 Saint Louis 5 7
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Richmond 7        
  6 La Salle 2     1 Saint Louis 10        
    7 Richmond 6          
      1 Saint Louis 13        
          5 George Washington 4     4 Xavier 4    
      3 Rhode Island 4         1 Saint Louis 6  
    5 George Washington 5  

All-Tournament Team

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

POSNameSchoolClass
PMike BradstreetRhode IslandSR
PMarco MejiaSaint LouisSR
PJohn HamiltonCharlotteSR
OF/PVinny NittoliXavierJR
1BDerek BrownGeorge WashingtonSR
1BMike VigliaroloSaint LouisSO
2BBrad ElwoodCharlotteSO
SSTyler BeckwithRichmondFR
OFMark ElwellXavierSR
OFAlex KellySaint LouisSR
OFMichael BozarthSaint LouisFR
OFTony MontlbanoCharlotteSR

Most Valuable Player

Alex Kelly was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kelly was a senior outfielder for Saint Louis who set tournament records for hits (12) and RBI (13).

References

  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. "Charlotte's Hayes Stadium Renovation Complete for 2013". atlantic10.com. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Atlantic 10 Conference Championships". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. "Saint Louis Picked to Claim A-10 Baseball Championship". atlantic10.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
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