1979 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament

1979 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Finals site	Hershey, Pennsylvania
Champions	George Washington  (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Toomey  (1st title)
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The 1979 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1979 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the first iteration of the event, and was held at Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. George Washington earned the first championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^[1]

Format

The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with two teams (George Washington and Duquesne) receiving first round byes.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Second Round					Championship Game
							George Washington	4
		Penn State	4				Penn State	3
		Rutgers	3									George Washington	7
												Pittsburgh	3
							Duquesne	3
		Pittsburgh	3				Pittsburgh	12
		West Virginia	2

Two games were scheduled to determine place of finish. West Virginia beat Rutgers 13-10 to finish 5th while Penn State won by forfeit over Duquesne to win 3rd. ^[2]

References

1. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1979_Eastern_8_Tournament