2014 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014
Teams 7
Format Double-elimination
Site Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
Champions George Mason (1st title)
Winning coach Bill Brown (1st title)
MVP Luke Willis (George Mason)
Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2013  2015»
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 21–24. 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

  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.

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "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.